- Patent Title: Dynamic supplemental downforce control system for planter row units
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Application No.: US15846971Application Date: 2017-12-19
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Publication No.: US10681854B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Derek A. Sauder , Jeremy J. Hodel
- Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Tremont
- Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
- Current Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Tremont
- Main IPC: A01B63/00
- IPC: A01B63/00 ; A01C7/20 ; A01B71/02 ; A01B63/22 ; G01L1/22 ; A01C7/08
Abstract:
A dynamic supplemental downforce control system for a planter row unit. The system includes closed-loop feedback circuit that cooperates with a downforce actuator to dynamically control fluid flow to the downforce actuator to maintain balance between the actual gauge wheel downforce and a desired gauge wheel downforce during planting operations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180132414A1 DYNAMIC SUPPLEMENTAL DOWNFORCE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLANTER ROW UNITS Public/Granted day:2018-05-17
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