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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7162963 | Adjustable singulating brush assembly and method of singulating seeds An adjustable singulating brush assembly for a seed meter and method to improve seed singulation of a seed meter. The assembly includes a carrier and a brush selectively adjustably moveable with respect to the carrier. The method to improve seed singulation of a see... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140310 | System and method for distributing multiple materials from an agricultural vehicle A system and method for distributing multiple types of seed, fertilizer or other materials from an agricultural vehicle is disclosed. The system includes first and second sources holding the first and second materials, respectively, a plurality of distribution units... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111567 | Method and apparatus for planting seed in a seed research plot A seed meter for planting seeds includes a seed plate rotatably mounted within a housing. A rotary seed chamber (RSC) is mounted in the housing adjacent the seed plate and movable between first and second positions, to permit the seed plate to singularly select indi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104207 | Air seeder tank arrangement An air seeder has two tanks for holding seed or other particulate matter. Each tank has a metering device at the bottom to meter out the contents of the tanks. A panel is positioned to cover and uncover a hole between the two tanks such that it can direct the conten... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051663 | Pivoting planting units vertically A seeding machine comprises a main frame segment and two wing frame segments. In its working configuration the wing frame segments extends transversely. In its transport configuration the wing frame segments are folded forwardly. The wing frame segments are provided... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6748885 | Vacuum seed meter and dispensing apparatus An agricultural seed planter and seed meter therefore, wherein the seed meter includes a rotary vacuum drum disposed within a stationary housing to entrain individual seeds on an annular circumferential periphery of the drum. As the entrained seeds rotate with the d... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6516733 | Vacuum seed meter and dispensing apparatus An agricultural seed planter and seed meter therefore, wherein the seed meter includes a rotary vacuum drum disposed within a stationary housing to entrain individual seeds on an annular circumferential periphery of the drum. As the entrained seeds rotate... | 02/11/2003 |
| 5431117 | Seed drum row shutoff for planter An external shutoff element for a multiple row pneumatic seed planter having a transverse frame, a plurality of seed planting elements thereon, a hollow rotary seed selector drum with a plurality of spaced apart rows of seed retaining perforations which c... | 07/11/1995 |
| 4411206 | Precision sower A precision sower is described which has the capability of sowing seeds in single in rows parallel to the direction of travel of the sower and in parallel rows normal to the direction of travel. The sower cimprises a hollow rotatable drum provided with se... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4239126 | Seed sower having apertured pick-up member A seed sower is provided having an apertured driven pick-up member which has spaced apertures in its periphery in communication with a suction member. The apertures are moved through seed storage means so that single seeds are picked up by the pick-up mem... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4210260 | Skip row attachment for planter An attachment for a device for planting parallel rows of seeds from a single seed box is disclosed whereby selected rows can be planted or skipped as selected by the user. A frame has a linear equally spaced array of a plurality of inlet nipples, and a sl... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4184610 | Seed cut-off adjustment for a planter dispenser An adjustment that includes preferably a pair of spaced, resiliently supported, holders for supporting a cut-off brush against the perforated inner periphery of an air charged, seed containing rotatable drum to remove excess seeds therefrom. The holders r... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4159064 | Seed planter monitor A monitor for use with a multiple row seed planter including a hopper for holding a supply of seeds, a plurality of conduits for carrying seeds to corresponding planting rows, a variable speed rotatable drum for receiving seeds from the hopper and deliver... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4148414 | Row crop planter A row crop planter of the type having a rotating pressurized peripherally apertured seed drum within which are positioned seed distributing structure and a brush for releasing excess seeds from the drum in advance of the distributing structure, which is i... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4085862 | Automatically controlled seed planter An automatically controlled seed planter apparatus is disclosed for planting seeds concurrently in a plurality of rows with controlled seed spacing, including a rotating drum for holding the seeds and transporting the seeds to a plurality of chutes. The a... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4037755 | Pneumatic seed dispensing apparatus A mobile planter of the pneumatic type which has a rotating drum with seed receiving apertures arranged so that seed is deposited at an upper peripheral surface of the drum to be received in the seed receiving apertures. The exterior of the drum is mainta... | 07/26/1977 |
