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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069798 | Multi diameter gauge wheel An improved depth regulating member comprising: a first portion, the first portion positioned adjacent a furrow forming assembly for engagement with ground surface adjacent a furrow; and a second portion, the second portion positioned adjacent the first portion oppo... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7631607 | Agricultural seeding system An agricultural seeding machine including at least one tool bar and a plurality of row units attached to the tool bar. Each row unit including a frame, a plurality of ground engaging wheels including a first ground engaging wheel, at least one suspension structure a... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7438006 | Agricultural seeding machine with compact furrow opener/closer An agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction includes a frame; a disc opener assembly carried by the frame and having a first axis of rotation; a gauge wheel assembly carried by the frame and having a second axis of rotation, and a press wheel ass... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426893 | Suspension system for planting unit A planting unit is provided having a seed trench opener that forms a seed trench in a ground surface as the planting unit travels along the ground. A depth regulating member is provided that has a predetermined vertical position relative to the opener. The depth reg... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7410005 | Furrow closing and leveling apparatus An agricultural ground working apparatus includes a mounting bracket adapted for attachment to an implement frame. A shank is pivotally attached to the mounting bracket about a shank pivot axis and extends downward from the mounting bracket to a lower end thereof ad... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7308859 | Suspension system for planting unit A planting unit is provided having a seed trench opener that forms a seed trench in a ground surface as the planting unit travels along the ground. A depth regulating member is provided that has a predetermined vertical position relative to the opener. The depth reg... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7240627 | Crop debris clearing device A residue coulter apparatus that cleanly severs and clears crop debris from a planting row, causing minimal disturbance to the soil. The residue coulter apparatus comprises a pair of flat discs each having a plurality of back swept shark type teeth extending about t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237495 | Method and apparatus for blocking air from a seed planter A seed planting assembly is provided having a plurality of planting units that are connected to an air moving system for drawing air through an air metering assembly located in each planting unit via a conduit connecting each air metering assembly to an air mover un... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7104206 | Agricultural apparatus An agricultural plough has a longitudinally extending support member having a forward portion to be attached to a vehicle to thereby enable the apparatus to be towed by the vehicle. A pair of axles extend laterally from opposite longitudinal sides of the support mem... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104204 | Automatic pneumatic seal between frame members A seeding machine is provided with a frame comprising a center frame section and left and right wing frame sections. The frame has a planting configuration and a transport configuration. The center frame section and the left and right wing frame sections each have a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6640732 | Disc opener assembly for a seed planter The present disc opener assembly for a seed planter is for a single disc opener arrangement and is embodied in several embodiments. FIGS. 1 and 1a illustrate two embodiments of the present disc opener assembly the specifics of each will be described below... | 11/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6386127 | Disc opener assembly for a seed planter The present disc opener assembly for a seed planter is for a single disc opener arrangement and is embodied in several embodiments. FIGS. 1 and 1a illustrate two embodiments of the present disc opener assembly the specifics of each will be described below... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6314897 | Furrow closing system and method for no-till agricultural seeders An improved furrow closing system and method are disclosed for agricultural seeders, particularly no-till seeders, that produce an open furrow in the soil into which seeds are placed. The closing system includes one or more spoked wheels rotatably mounted... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5517932 | Scalloped closing wheel for a seeding machine A closing wheel for an agricultural seeding machine. The closing wheel comprises a circular disc having a series of radially extending scallops or cavities on the furrow facing side of the closing wheel. The scallops or cavities extend to the circumferent... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5511498 | Eccentric cam locking assembly An eccentric cam locking assembly includes an elongated locking bar having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, a first fastening arrangement defined on the first end portion of the bar for mounting the bar on a stationary member of a s... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5427038 | Adjustable gauge wheel for a planter An agricultural planting machine has a pair of adjacent furrow opening disks that form a V-shaped furrow as the machine advances and a pair of ground engaging gauge wheels respectively mounted for rotation adjacent the opposite sides of the opening disks.... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5095832 | Modified seed planter and adapter apparatus therefor A planter as heretofore commercially available may be modified to accept a seed trench covering assembly of superior design, also commercially available, by lengthening the frame of the planter to increase the available space between the opener and the re... | 03/17/1992 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4193357 | Seed planting machine having specific seed guiding structure A potato seed platner in which seeds are loaded into cups on an endless conveyor from a hopper of a seed receptacle. The conveyor is driven on upper and lower sprockets and arranged on the receptacle with the cups in two parallel rows in staggered constan... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4192388 | Wheel rut closing device for irrigation system A wheel rut closing device for use in combination with an irrigation system having an irrigation line support or supports, each support having rotatably mounted thereon a wheel or wheels. The wheel rut closing device is mounted on each irrigation line sup... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4191262 | Agriculture light tillage implement and tool mounting mechanism therefor A light soil tillage implement is adapted to be drawn by a farm tractor, and is designed to perform a light tillage immediately preceeding fertilizing, planting, and/or other farming operations. The implement comprises a frame having support wheels thereo... | 03/04/1980 |
