Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlled air pulse metering apparatus for an agricultural planter and related systems and methods
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Application No.: US16150516Application Date: 2018-10-03
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Publication No.: US10743460B2Publication Date: 2020-08-18
- Inventor: Douglas Gilbert , Jeff Westbrook , Alex Hartogh
- Applicant: Ag Leader Technology
- Applicant Address: US IA Ames
- Assignee: Ag Leader Technology
- Current Assignee: Ag Leader Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Ames
- Agency: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C.
- Agent Matthew Warner-Blankenship
- Main IPC: A01C7/04
- IPC: A01C7/04 ; A01C7/10 ; A01C7/16 ; A01C7/08 ; A01C7/20 ; A01C21/00

Abstract:
The devices, systems, and methods herein use air pressure to dispense seed into the ground in a controlled manner. In certain embodiments, a valve is actuated to push a single seed out of a seed chamber. The seed can be conveyed from the metering housing and through a seed delivery apparatus to the furrow at high speed. The seed is rapid conveyed from the seed chamber to the furrow by a precisely controlled air pulse to eliminate variation and enable high planting speeds.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190098827A1 CONTROLLED AIR PULSE METERING APPARATUS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PLANTER AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2019-04-04
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