Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable seed meter and related systems and methods
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Application No.: US16997040Application Date: 2020-08-19
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Publication No.: US11785881B2Publication Date: 2023-10-17
- Inventor: Brett Buehler , Alex Hartogh , Scott Eichhorn
- 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: Dentons Davis Brown
- Agent Matthew Warner-Blankenship
- Main IPC: A01C7/04
- IPC: A01C7/04 ; A01C7/10 ; A01C7/12

Abstract:
Adjustable seed meters having a first seed disk having first openings defined therein and a second seed disk having second openings defined therein adjacent to the first openings such that the first and second openings are alignable to form adjustable seed cells. Various embodiments have a plate adjustment drive system to rotate the first and second seed disks in relation to each other. Other embodiments relate to methods of automatically adjusting a seed meter during operation of the overall planting system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210051841A1 Adjustable Seed Meter and Related Systems and Methods Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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