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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7246563 | Pivot assembly for planter closing wheel frame A pivot assembly is provided for attaching a closing wheel frame to a planter. The closing wheel frame has a pair of closing wheels attached at a rear end and a pair of mounting openings formed at a front end. The pivot assembly includes ball bearings having outer r... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6918343 | Pivot assembly for planter closing wheel frame A pivot assembly is provided for attaching a closing wheel frame to a planter. The closing wheel frame has a pair of closing wheels attached at a rear end and a pair of mounting openings formed at a front end. The pivot assembly includes ball bearings having outer r... | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6907833 | Furrow closing wheel for agricultural seeders and mounting system therefor A furrow closing wheel for an agricultural seeder has a center body portion and spokes extending radially outwardly from the body portion. The spokes each have a base attached to the body portion and a blunt tip located radially outwardly thereof. The blunt tip of e... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6530334 | Depth-limited furrow closing arrangement and method for no-till agricultural seeders A seed firming and furrow closing system for no-till agricultural seeders has a smooth in-furrow firming device that gauges the depth and limits penetration of the closing wheel(s). The firming device is mounted behind a seed furrow opener, and one or mor... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6220191 | Liquid dispenser for seed planter The present invention is a planter which embeds planted seeds into the ground and then dispenses liquid in the vicinity of the embedded seeds. The planter includes a flexible arm which drags upon the ground and presses the deposited seeds into the ground ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209466 | Two piece seed boot for a seeding machine A two piece seed boot for a seeding machine has a upper cast portion and a lower cast portion. Both the upper and lower portions are provided with aligned seed passages which received metered seed from the seed tube and discharge the metered seed to the p... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6119608 | Seed furrow closing and covering disk The planer row unit has a unit frame with a front member that is adapted to be secured to a tool bar. A sub frame is secured to the front member by parallel links. A furrow opener disk, a seed shoe and a gauge wheel are secured to the subframe. A cam plat... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6082274 | Liquid dispenser for seed planter with diverter The present invention is a planter which embeds planted seeds into the ground and then dispenses liquid in the vicinity of the embedded seeds. The planter includes a flexible arm which drags upon the ground and presses the deposited seeds into the ground ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5852982 | Liquid dispenser for seed planter The present invention is a planter which embeds planted seeds into the ground and then dispenses liquid in the vicinity of the embedded seeds. The planter includes a flexible arm which drags upon the ground and presses the deposited seeds into the ground ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5730074 | Liquid dispenser for seed planter The present invention is a planter which embeds planted seeds into the ground and then dispenses liquid in the vicinity of the embedded seeds. The planter includes a flexible arm which drags upon the ground and presses the deposited seeds into the ground ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5673638 | Resilient seed firming attachment for a planting machine A resilient seed firming attachment for a planting machine designed to effectively place seed at a consistent depth and at consistent spacing. The attachment may be of any geometrical configuration having a length adequate to firm the seed in the opened f... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5611292 | Seed firming wheel assembly with bearing cap A stationary, formed metal cap covers the bearing assembly of the rotatable firming wheel to protect the bearings against the ingress of mud, residue and moisture. A smooth, convex, exposed outer surface on the cap discourages the accumulation of residue ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5595130 | Planting unit A planting unit utilizing a single disk opener supported for rotation about a horizontal axis offset at a small angle from the transverse direction for opening a furrow. A seed tube assembly is located adjacent the rearward facing side of the disk and inc... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5425318 | Resilient seed firming attachment for a planting machine A resilient seed firming attachment for a planting machine designed to effectively place seed at a consistent depth and at consistent spacing. The attachment may be of any geometrical configuration having a length adequate to firm the seed in the opened f... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5398625 | Grain drill unit having seed firming wheel A seed firming wheel assembly is supported in close-coupled relationship with the rear portion of the paired discs of an opener to gently press deposited seeds down into the bottom of a V-shaped trench formed by the discs. The mounting arm of the assembly... | 03/21/1995 |
| 4995325 | Setting wheels for seed drills A wheel (4) for setting sown seeds, for use in a sowing machine, is rigidly connected in rotation with at least one gauging wheel (5) having a rolling radius smaller than the radius of the periphery of the setting wheel (4). The gauging wheel (5) is a whe... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4736803 | Self-adjusting scrapers for double disk openers An improved double disk scraper assembly having a pivot post projecting rearwardly from the principal vertical support, a first scraper with a first pivot end on the post and a second scraper with a second pivot end on the first pivot end. The first and s... | 04/12/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4674419 | Furrow opener for seeder A furrow opener shank for use with seeders has seed outlets and fertilizer outlets at the lower end thereof, and includes a sealer plate which will permit the depositing of anhydrous ammonia or liquid fertilizer in a deep furrow and which positively seals... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4628841 | Single grain sowing machine In a single grain sowing machine, the seed grains (0) supplied out of the seed container (1) are separated by means of a feeding wheel (2). This feeding wheel (2) is covered up to a point where it leaves the housing (8). There is also a sowing wheel (4) w... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4607581 | Furrow opener for seeder A furrow opener shank for use with seeders has seed outlets and fertilizer outlets at the lower end thereof, and includes a sealer plate which will permit the depositing of anhydrous ammonia or liquid fertilizer in a deep furrow and which positively seals... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4565141 | Seeding apparatus with fertilizer applicator A shank is used for seeding apparatus and has two passageways for permitting metered seed, and metered fertilizer to be placed into the ground from the same shank. A covering sealer shoe or plate for covering the fertilizer prior to the time that seed is ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4542705 | Apparatus for renewing green areas and lawns An apparatus for producing parallel-walled grooves in green areas and lawns. Slits which form the walls of the groove are produced by means of tools which are arranged at the periphery of a drum, or alternatively, on a rolling wheel body. Each tool compri... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4493274 | Furrow forming apparatus for a seed planter An apparatus to be towed that includes a frame supported, rotatably mounted, pair of furrow forming disks that are arranged to substantially contact each other at the approximate point of entry into the soil and diverge apart rearwardly and upwardly, and ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4387656 | Precision sowing seed drill The present invention concerns a process and apparatus for sowing seeds in so-called precision sowing and a distributor for practicing such a process. The distributors comprise, for each furrow, a ploughshare 4 opening the furrow, a pneumatic transport ch... | 06/14/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4244306 | Minimum tillage planter A planter for seed crops, such as grains. A wheeled framework supports the apparatus for movement about a field. At the front of the framework is a row of transversely spaced chisels which produce tilled areas parallel to the path of movement of the frame... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4217835 | Depth control and seed boot assembly for tillage apparatus A depth control skid and seed boot assembly is disclosed that is particularly useful in a sod seeding implement for adjusting the maximum depth of cut of a cutting wheel and for adjusting the depth of the seed boot independently of each other. An arm rota... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4148262 | Railway vehicle drive Drive system for a railway vehicle. In a railway vehicle utilzing a high speed motor whose output shaft is arranged generally parallel to the direction of movement of the vehicle, there is provided a gearing system for connecting said motor to a driven ax... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4148267 | Packer wheel assembly for tillage apparatus A packer wheel assembly is disclosed that is particularly useful for sod seeding purposes. The apparatus includes a mounting bracket having a pair of spaced arms with a packer wheel being rotatably mounted between the center portion of each of the arms. A... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4141302 | Furrow opener and apparatus for no-tillage transplanters and planters A new apparatus for opening furrows in soil is disclosed. Specifically, this apparatus consists of an opening mechanism, a closing mechanism, an automatic seed planting mechanism, an automatic seedling planting mechanism, a driving means, a towing means, ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4051792 | Structural orientation and protective apparatus for tillage assembly A structural orientation and protective apparatus is disclosed that is particularly useful in a tillage assembly for sod seeding purposes. The apparatus includes a pair of skids each of which is adjacent to a cutter wheel mounted on the tillage assembly f... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4043404 | Tillage apparatus having improved cutting and drive structure An improved cutting and drive structure is disclosed that is particularly useful in conjunction with tilling apparatus for sod seeding purposes. The structure includes a tillage blade or cutter wheel mounted for rotation by a drive structure that includes... | 08/23/1977 |
