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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7856934 | Seed tube and boot for opener assembly of agricultural seeder An opener assembly for an agricultural seeder has an opener disc attached to an opener subframe for rotation about an axis. The opener disc is angled to the direction of travel to create a furrow for depositing seeds. A boot is mounted to the opener subframe beside ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7409916 | Method and equipment for interseeding an area of ground to convert the existing vegetation or to improve the quality of the existing vegetation Methods and apparatus for interseeding an area of ground having existing vegetation growing thereon are provided. The interseeder apparatus tills a plurality of spaced-apart rows in the ground, deposits seed in the exposed soil of the rows, compacts the seed into th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 6912963 | Apparatus for preparing soil for the placement of seed and additive An apparatus for preparing soil for the placement therein of at least one of seed and fertilizer. A frame is provided with there being first structure on the frame for penetrating the soil to create an opening for at least one of seed and fertilizer as the frame is ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6886641 | Agricultural apparatus A furrow forming tool (20) for use in agricultural apparatus, the tool (20) including a furrow forming disc (27) and a ground engaging wheel (28) associated therewith, the disc (27) and its associated ground engaging wheel (28 | 05/03/2005 |
| 6454019 | Agricultural implement down pressure system An agricultural implement includes a frame, a grow medium manipulation surface configured to manipulate and move a growing medium and at least one elastomeric torsion element coupled to the surface. The growing medium manipulation surface moves between a ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6029591 | Material deposition apparatus for a planting unit Apparatus adapted for use with a disk type planting unit or opener assembly for depositing material in a furrow formed in the ground thereby. The disk type planting unit or opener assembly includes a disk supported for forward movement through the ground ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5727638 | Down pressure system with free float extension An opener for use in varying ground conditions, ranging from no-till to conventional full tillage conditions, includes an adjustable down pressure control and a down pressure spring and tension link assembly which selectively provide a limited free float ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5640914 | Debris manipulating and clearing assembly for clearing crop residue from soil An apparatus and process for manipulating and clearing crop residue or other debris from a zone of soil before tilling the zone of soil to form a seedbed. The apparatus may be attached to the tool bar of a farm implement and includes a pair of fingered wh... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5619939 | Disc opener A disc-type opener and seeder useful in direct seeding during zero-till operations includes index/presser wheels to prevent hairpinning of trash etc. A soil retainer wheel cooperates with the disc to close the furrow cut by the disc and to cover the seeds... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5483907 | Low friction gauge wheel rim liner A rim liner member attached to and covering the face of a gauge wheel rim adjacent a soil penetrating disk. The liner member has an exterior surface having a high lubricity which minimizes the build up of wet soil on the exterior surface. The entire liner... | 01/16/1996 |
| 4987841 | Coulter wheel assembly including applying dry or liquid fertilizer A one pass seedbed preparation device having two fluted coulter assemblies per seedbed. The coulter assemblies are attachable to existing seed planting apparatus at their bias spring housings and are offset to provide self-cleaning action. Fertilizer deli... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4964351 | Dry soil spreader for disk furrow opener In an agricultural drill having a frame plurality of pairs of furrow opening disk equipped supporting arms and pressure wheels are connected in trailing relation with the frame. A dry soil parting share is vertically adjustably connected with the respecti... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4616579 | Apparatus for injecting liquid manure into the ground Liquid manure contained in a trailer-mounted tank is supplied to a downwardly extending injector pipe whose lower end carries a disc adapted to rotate about the axis of the pipe. During forward travel of the trailer, the rotatable disc slices through the ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4408551 | Row planter A row planter having an improved opening means preferably used in combination with a furrow forming shoe. The opening means includes an unitary, disc means mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis and the shoe is mounted so that a peripheral portion t... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4196679 | Disc opener and adjustable seed tube assembly Apparatus for preparing and seeding ground in which seeds from a seedbox mounted on a frame assembly for connection to a towing vehicle are delivered through seed tubes to slits which are cut and opened in the ground by a plurality of disc mounted on the ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4031834 | Grain drill with disk biasing means An improved grain drill having individually mounted disks with disk boots. Seed tubes are suspended between each disk and boot. The disks are mounted on disk arms. The disk arms are biased by coil springs which urge the disks into the ground surface. The ... | 06/28/1977 |
