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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942102 | Liquid distribution apparatus employing a check valve for distributing liquid into a seed furrow Aspects of the present invention involve an extension adapted to extend from a planter, such as the seed tube portion of the planter, into a seed furrow in order to engage seeds being deposited therein, where such engagement may involve deflecting the seeds toward t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7707952 | Liquid distribution apparatus for distributing liquid into a seed furrow An extension for use with a planter, drill, or other farming implement having a seed tube that deposits seed in a furrow. The extension defines protrusions for attaching one or more liquid distribution apparatuses arranged to distribute liquid in a furrow well above... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7617783 | Furrowing tip body for a paired row opener A paired row opener has a furrowing tip arranged to be selectively supported on a body of the opener. The furrowing tip includes a knife portion and a pair of wing portions extending rearwardly and outwardly therefrom. A central chamber between the wing portions com... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7552689 | Liquid distribution apparatus employing a check valve for distributing liquid into a seed furrow Aspects of the present invention involve an extension adapted to extend from a planter, such as the seed tube portion of the planter, into a seed furrow in order to engage seeds being deposited therein, where such engagement may involve deflecting the seeds toward t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7263937 | Seed tube guard A mutually-engageable or interlocking connection between a seed tube guard and a frame member mounted to a seed planting machine. The mutually-engageable connection includes a yoke having a front journal and a rear journal with a gap, the yoke, carried on the frame ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7168376 | Seed boot for a seeding machine An integral cast seed boot is provided with a mounting assembly for securing the seed boot to a planting unit frame. A single furrow opener disc is rotatively mounted to the planting unit frame by a bearing assembly. The seed boot defines a seed entry passage having... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152539 | Fertilizer injector wing for disc openers Disc openers (14) for use with an air seeder (10) are configured for seeding and fertilizing a field (G). The opener (14b) broadly includes a coulter disc (20), a seed boot (24), and a fertilizer injector wing (26). T... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121216 | Liquid distribution apparatus for distributing liquid into a seed furrow An extension for use with a planter, drill, or other farming implement having a seed tube that deposits seed in a furrow. The extension defines protrusions for attaching one or more liquid distribution apparatuses arranged to distribute liquid in a furrow well above... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104205 | Pivoting arm for seeders A pivot mechanism for pivotally attaching two members about a pivot axis comprises a first member defining a first pivot hole, and having first and second bearing surfaces oriented perpendicular to the pivot axis. A second member defines a second pivot hole aligned ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096803 | Seed boot opener having interchangeable dispensers A seed boot having a modular or replaceable opener removably fastened to the seed boot. The opener is configured in any of several embodiments for discharging a fluent material such as seed in different ways, including narrow single row, wide single row, and double ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090433 | Underground cable laying apparatus Presented is an underground cable laying apparatus that leaves virtually no visible scar in the turf under which cable, wire, line, hose, etc. is laid. The apparatus utilizes a pair of angularly displaced turf slicing wheels to slice and separate the turf forming a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7004090 | Fertilizer injector wing for disc openers Disc openers (14) for use with an air seeder (10), are configured for seeding and fertilizing a field (G). The opener (14b) broadly includes a drawbar assembly (16), a disc assembly (18) including a coulter disc (20) ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990911 | Seed planting assembly and liquid application device for same A planting assembly including a frame, a furrow opening mechanism, a seed tube for directing a seed into a furrow, a liquid source, a liquid delivery conduit having a delivery end, and a furrow closing mechanism. An adapter is configured for mounting to the seed tub... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6959655 | Method and apparatus for the application of fluid to soil or plants The present invention is a method and apparatus for the application of fluid to soil and/or plants. A cutting blade for the soil preferably goes to depths of at least 12 inches. A nozzle/spray system is provided to the cutting blade to provide fluid during cutting o... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6918342 | Planter bracket assembly for supporting appurtenances in substantial alignment with the seed tube An improved bracket assembly for supporting seed planting appurtenances in substantial alignment with respect to a seed tube of an agricultural planter. The bracket assembly comprises a housing having opposing first and second sides. The housing includes mounting st... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6763773 | Liquid distribution apparatus for distributing liquid into a seed furrow An extension for use with a planter, drill, or other farming implement having a seed tube that deposits seed in a furrow. The extension defining one or more depressions for locating one or more liquid distribution apparatuses arranged to distribute liquid in a furro... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6666156 | Seed flap for controlling seed placement A seed flap for a disc opener associates with an air seeder operable to place seed and fertilizer into a furrow formed in the ground by the disc opener. The seed flap is formed from a non-flexible material, such as an abrasion resistant steel, and pivotal... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6453832 | Liquid distribution apparatus for distributing liquid into a seed furrow A liquid distribution apparatus for use with a planter, drill or other farming implement having a seed tube that deposits seeds in a furrow. The liquid distribution apparatus includes a supply channel in fluid connection with a hose supplying a liquid to ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6289829 | Planting apparatus with improved liquid pesticide delivery device and related method for delivering liquid pesticide A planting machine for delivering liquid pesticides to the soil mixing zone preceding the furrow closing mechanism to effectively distribute liquid pesticide throughout soil covering seed in a furrow. The planting machine has a furrow opening mechanism, s... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6283050 | Extension for reducing seed bounce and associated hose attachment An extension for use with a furrow opener is disclosed for properly placing seeds in a furrow. The extension attaches by way of particular attachment brackets to the furrow opener to help direct bouncing seeds into the vertex in the bottom portion of the ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6178901 | Seed boot and seed positioner A furrow opener of an air seed planter is equipped with a seed boot and seed positioner for planting one or more rows of seeds in soil. The seed boot has walls providing a passage for directing seeds into a furrow. The seed positioner attached to the seed... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6082275 | Extension for reducing seed bounce and associated attachment brackets An extension for use with a furrow opener is disclosed for properly placing seeds in a furrow. The extension attaches by way of particular attachment brackets to the furrow opener to help direct bouncing seeds into the vertex in the bottom portion of the ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5996514 | Apparatus and method for subsurface application The invention comprises an apparatus for the subsurface application of chemicals such as metham sodium in soil. A frame is shown, capable of being pulled across a field, the frame having a plurality of shanks with a plate and a rearwardly discharging wide... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983813 | Seeding material spreader and optional adjustment means The invention relates to a spreader for use on a delivery tube of a seeding tool. The spreader is mounted for adjustable positioning in the product stream providing a selectable width of product scatter. The invention preferably includes a tapered deflect... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5918557 | Extension for reducing seed bounce An extension for use with a furrow opener is disclosed for properly placing seeds in a furrow. The extension attaches to the furrow opener to help direct bouncing seeds into the vertex in the bottom portion of the furrow. The extension comprises an elonga... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5640915 | Extension for reducing seed bounce An extension for use with a furrow opener is disclosed for properly placing seeds in a furrow. The extension attaches to the furrow opener to help direct bouncing seeds into the vertex in the bottom portion of the furrow. The extension comprises an elonga... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5452673 | Anhydrous ammonia knife An anhydrous ammonia knife including a shank attached to an implement tool bar, a knife segment attached to the forward edge of the shank, and an ammonia delivery tube disposed between the forward edge of the shank and the leading edge of the knife segmen... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5375541 | Material insertion machine A machine for slitting turf or soil and inserting particulate solids in the bottom of the cut slits. This machine consists of a propulsion unit, cutter blades, a material hopper, a material flow control valve, a set of rotary material supply vanes driven ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5074228 | Apparatus and methods for selectively creating tramlines The selective creation of tramlines is disclosed where the metered seed normlly delivered through the outlet hose (18b) of the row planter unit (20b) corresponding to the desired location of the tramline is diverted by a butterfly valve (26) to one or bot... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4911090 | Seed boot A seed boot for air seeders includes a cast hollow body having a relatively narrow cylindrical upper end intake into which a seed tube may be clamped. Vertically spaced apart transverse ribs or steps are situated one on the front wall and one on the rear ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4726304 | Seed drill A seed drill has a frame, reservoirs, sowing shares, at least two separate inlets and outlets for two different materials, and a depth-guide or pressure roller behind each sowing share. Variable amounts of one material are conveyed to the forward outlet a... | 02/23/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4669922 | Delivery boot for pneumatic delivery systems for grain and/or granular fertilizer A baffled receiver is situated at the discharge end of a pneumatic fertilizer or seed delivery tube and includes an air discharge or relief portion and a baffle system to receive and guide the seed or fertilizer to a pair of discharge apertures adjacent t... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4653412 | Deep band fertilizer and double side band seeding attachment A fertilizing and seeding apparatus for attachment to a cultivator shank includes an adapter for rigid attachment to the cultivator shank and a fertilizer blade and a double blade seeder. Only forward pivotal motion of the tools from a normal operating po... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4603645 | Seeder with sowing shares A seeder with sowing shares and with two separate inlets and two separate outlets for the various materials like seed and fertilizer that are to be applied. The different materials can always be conveyed as desired to one or another inlet or outlet from a... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4580507 | Drill for applying seed and fertilizer A drill for applying seed and fertilizer, with a frame, reservoirs, sowing shares with at least two separate inlets for seed and fertilizer, and a depth-adjustment or pressure roller mounted behind each share, in which the materials to be applied are conv... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4522291 | Seed flow divider attachment for seed drills An attachment for seed drills whereby a fraction of seed flow can be selectively diverted from an existing flow path to a secondary flow path and in which the diverted percentage of the seed flow can be delivered to a planting depth different from that se... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4446801 | Air seeding boot A seeding boot for use with a cultivator shank and utilized for delivering particulate material such as seed, fertilizer, chemicals or the like to soil prepared by a soil working tool comprises a soil deflector which defines a surface for deflecting soil ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4409910 | Method and apparatus for planting seeds while conditioning soil Method and apparatus for planting seeds in a field. An anti-cohesion liquid chemical is injected at 30 to 50 p.s.i. into a narrow ribbon of soil, no more than two inches wide and two inches deep. Immediately thereafter, the soil ribbon is vigorously agita... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4373455 | Seed boot assembly A seed boot for pneumatic seeder or fertilizer assemblies includes a seed or fertilizer tube having an attaching bolt extending therethrough adjacent the base thereof and just above the splitting or separating saddle. A forwardly extending crease is forme... | 02/15/1983 |
