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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028632 | Prescision hoe opener with swing link between cylinder and shank A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a lost motion linkage, a hoe opener,... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7685950 | Furrow opener apparatus with two way depth control A furrow opener device includes a disc arranged to open a primary furrow in the ground. A scraper body has a leading scraper edge supported alongside the disc to scrape the disc. A wing member is supported on a bottom portion of the scraper body in proximity to a bo... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7578246 | Precision hoe opener with draft force compensation A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a swing link, a ground engaging tool... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7261048 | Parallel link trailing arm for seeders A furrow opener apparatus includes a parallel link trailing arm having a rear link that is maintained substantially horizontal as the arm moves up and down. Front and rear furrow openers are attached to the rear link. A packer wheel arm is attached to the rear link ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240626 | Tandem gauge wheel assembly for planting unit A seed planting assembly is provided having a plurality of planting units supported by a tool bar, each of which being operable to form a seed trench in soil, plant seeds in the seed trench, and close the seed trench. The seed trench defines a depth that is achieved... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240625 | Tandem gauge wheel assembly for planting unit A seed planting assembly is provided having a plurality of planting units supported by a tool bar, each of which being operable to form a seed trench in soil, plant seeds in the seed trench, and close the seed trench. The seed trench defines a depth that is achieved... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7191715 | Tandem gauge wheel assembly for planting unit A seed planting assembly is provided having a plurality of planting units supported by a tool bar, each of which being operable to form a seed trench in soil, plant seeds in the seed trench, and close the seed trench. The seed trench defines a depth that is achieved... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7044070 | Seed drill with walking beam assembly A no-till drill with a novel walking beam assembly that allows the drill to be pulled over severe terrain conditions that include large rocks, fallen limbs and other large obstructions. The inventive walking beam assembly includes two independent pivot points that a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032527 | Vertical positioner for seed planter having integral locking mechanism A seed planting assembly is provided having a plurality of planting units supported by a tool bar, each of which being operable to form a seed trench in soil, plant seeds in the seed trench, and close the seed trench. Each planting assembly is supported by the tool ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6945182 | Midrow levelling attachment for a seeder A midrow levelling attachment for a seeder includes a set of leveller gangs each of which is mounted on a respective one of the packer wheel gangs of the seeder by a pair of mounting members one at each end of the common shaft of the leveller gang. The levelling rol... | 09/20/2005 |
| 5809915 | Contouring dry land seed drill A seed drill particularly adapted for contouring uneven ground and accommodating rocks, especially where depth of furrow and placement of seed against wet soil is critical, as in dry land farming. Each drill in a set of drills is a separate unit which is ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5562054 | Seeding machinery A seeding assembly (20) for attachment to a cultivating or seeding tine (21). The seeding assembly (20) includes a seed tube (52) movably attached to the tine (21) by parallel linkages (53, 54). A wheel (63) is attached to the seeding tube (52) to regulat... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5357884 | All purpose coulter drill A unique and improved seed and fertilizer coulter-type drill is disclosed. The drill has a plurality of coulter wheels in four rows, the front two rows of coulters cut first furrows and deposit seed. The rear two rows of coulters cover the seed in the fir... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5335610 | Suspension for coulter wheel assembly An improved suspension for a coulter wheel assembly of the type primarily intended for attachment to a tractor wherein the improved suspension is characterized by its construction including a plurality of pivotal support bars interconnecting a set of doub... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5161472 | Multi-function draft implement A multi-function draft implement for opening, seeding, and fertilizing is disclosed. The implement provides a vertical knife opener for creating a vertical trench in the ground, a horizontal sweep for opening a horizontal swath in the ground and creating ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5081942 | Depth adjusting device for a furrow opener A depth gauging adjustment mechanism includes a spring-loaded handle which pivots about a common axis with the depth gauging wheel arm on an opener assembly. The handle has two transversely located pins, and the back of the opener assembly has notches on ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5022333 | Universal press wheel arm assembly A towable, furrow opening seed planting assembly includes a mobile frame and a planting unit, the planting unit including a ground engaging opener, a seed depositing apparatus and a press wheel for covering the deposited seed with soil. A variety of diffe... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4893572 | Grain drill planting depth control In an agriculture grain drill which includes a pair of furrow forming disks rotatably mounted on a support connected with the grain drill in trailing fashion and on which downward pressure is exerted by the grain drill, a furrow closing disk depth control... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4846084 | Leveling linkage for planter units A leveling linkage is provided on a planter unit of a planter implement. Each planter unit includes a leveling spring for supporting a back end of the plant unit in its raised, transport position. The leveling linkage is connected to a mounting bracket an... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4831945 | Opener assembly with depth gauging from a press wheel Relatively simple opener assembly structure for maintaining a generally constant vertical relationship between an opener and a trailing press wheel. The structure provides benefits of a parallel linkage design but obviates the extra links of, and provides... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4762075 | Seed/fertilizer minimum tillage planter Apparatus for seed and fertilizer placement in the ground comprises a knife followed immediately by a first tube for depositing fertilizer and a second tube spaced therefrom for depositing the seed. The second tube can be adjusted horizontally and vertica... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4750441 | Furrow opening assembly A towable, furrow opening assembly has an intermediate opener and delivery tubes for deposit of materials such as seed into the opened furrow, together with a trailing press wheel and an aligned, leading wheel such that furrow depth is controlled by the w... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4712492 | Implement position adjusting device An adjusting device permitting the operator of a planter to easily and accurately adjust the depth of planting by vertically adjusting the height of the planter frame through use of an adjustable spacer device in the support for the gauge wheels. The adju... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4694759 | Seed drill A seed drill for applying seed and/or fertilizer has a frame, reservoir, and sowing shares. The sowing shares are attached to the frame in such a way that they can move in an upright plane by means of superimposed and at least approximately parallel strut... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4671193 | Planting tool A planting tool especially for minimum tillage operations has a leading rolling coulter and an elongated, rigid knife behind the coulter to hold open a slot cut in the soil by the coulter. Blades mounted on the vertical knife cut lateral slices in the soi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4660651 | Highly flexible, foldable drill for uniform depth seed deposit In a drill, there is provided the combination of a pair of foldable pivot frames to each of which is attached a wheeled wing frame for up and down swinging movement, together with a tongue assembly for effecting the folding action, as well as a subframe f... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4611545 | Conservation no till farming apparatus A conservation no till apparatus for placing seed and fertilizer into the ground in one operation as pulled through the field includes a main implement frame having ground engaging support wheels. Hoppers for supplying the seed and fertilizer are supporte... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4596200 | Row crop planter A row crop planter unit (12) has seed trench forming dixc openers (31, 32) followed by a pair of equalizer mounted planter unit support and gauge wheels (50, 64) having slicing discs (61, 66) secured to the laterally inner sides serving to cut the banks o... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4519460 | Compaction and support apparatus A compaction and support apparatus for packing the ground immediately after tillage includes a frame and a wheel support gang movably mounted adjacent a rearward end of the frame. A plurality of tillers are supported in spaced relation from the frame, and... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4506609 | Trash seeder An agricultural implement for seed planting having a series of independent planter units at the rear of a frame with the planter units connected to the frame in such a manner that the press wheels of the planter units form the rear wheels of the implement... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4438710 | Seedling planter A twin row seedling planter is provided with a new mechanical system for ejecting seedlings into a cut in the ground made by a dibble after the dibble has cut to a selected depth. The planter also features an improved modular lay-out of planting beams, pa... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4432292 | Floating planter A planter has the seed box and seed dispensing mechanism supported by a tool bar which is supported by tool bar gage wheels and a tractor. A plow moves loose, dry dirt from the seed bed. The plow, opening plow, and covering mechanism are drawn as a unit f... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4426940 | Implements for injecting substances below the surface of the soil A machine for burying slurry, sewage, or other soil-improving fluids has a hollow straight forward-leaning tine which carries at its bottom end an arched, forward-sloping delta-shaped shoe for lifting the soil into the form of a tunnel. The hollow interio... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4417530 | Planting apparatus A device for planting seed and applying fertilizer including a frame adapted to be moved over the ground and a furrow opener shank carried on the frame. A first delivery tube is provided in the shank for fertilizer and has a lower end disposed to a first ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4407207 | Drill having disk furrow openers Seed drill (FIG. 2) having share disks 10, and press wheels 27 which determine the depth of penetration of the disks. Runners 13 and disposed on the outer sides of the disks for enabling the soil particles or cohering pieces of soil lifted by the disks to... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4393791 | Undercutter seed planter An undercutter seed planter in the form of an elongated tubular seed delivery member adapted to be pulled beneath the soil behind the blade of an undercutter plow. An air metering system supplies seeds to the seed delivery member and such seeds are releas... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4307674 | Agricultural implement for planting seeds An implement that includes a pair of furrow forming disks, a seed tube located between the disks for depositing seed in the furrow, a seed firming wheel rotatably supported between the disks for movement in the furrow generally adjacent the tube exit and ... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4296695 | Seeding device with air distribution system A seeding device which comprises an attachment that can be placed onto existing tillage implements such as field cultivators and utilizes an air distribution system which permits the transfer of a metered amount of seed into individual air carrying lines,... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4275671 | Seed sowing implements The invention provides a seed sowing coulter implement comprising a vertical cutting blade in the form of a rotatable disc disposed in the line of travel and having a peripheral cutting edge part arranged to penetrate and slit the ground as the implement ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4275670 | Seed drill mounting arrangement Seed drill (FIG. 1) having furrow openers 10 and accompanying press wheels 12 pivotally arranged on frame 1 by mounting means 3. A spring 18 is interposed between the frame and the furrow openers - press wheels. The bias of the spring can be adjusted by o... | 06/30/1981 |
