- Patent Title: Seed firmer for passive seed orientation within agricultural fields
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Application No.: US16316599Application Date: 2017-07-13
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Publication No.: US11304363B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Dale Koch , Jeremy Hodel , Todd Swanson , Ian Radtke
- Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Tremont
- Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Current Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Tremont
- International Application: PCT/US2017/042009 WO 20170713
- International Announcement: WO2018/013860 WO 20180118
- Main IPC: A01C5/06
- IPC: A01C5/06 ; A01C7/20 ; A01C21/00 ; A01C7/10

Abstract:
Systems, implements, and methods for seed orientation during planting operations of agricultural plants of agricultural fields include a seed firmer having a base support to be positioned in operation in proximity to a trench for planting seed in the trench and a lower member integrated with the base support or coupled to the base support. The lower member includes a non-planar ground contacting lower surface to adjust an orientation of the seed to a desired seed orientation within the trench and to position the seed within the trench at a desired depth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190289779A1 SYSTEMS, IMPLEMENTS, AND METHODS FOR PASSIVE SEED ORIENTATION WITHIN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS Public/Granted day:2019-09-26
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