Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Crop input variety selection systems, methods, and apparatus
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Application No.: US17036540Application Date: 2020-09-29
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Publication No.: US11871694B2Publication Date: 2024-01-16
- Inventor: Todd Swanson , Luke Stuber , Timothy A. Schaefer
- 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: A01C7/10
- IPC: A01C7/10 ; A01C21/00 ; A01C7/04 ; A01C15/00 ; A01C5/06 ; A01C19/02

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatus for selection of crop-input varieties. Multiple varieties of seeds may be planted with a row unit seed hopper having a plurality of compartments for receiving seed, each compartment having a seed passage through which seeds pass under gravity. A seed transfer actuator is disposed within or below the row unit seed hopper and is in communication with each of the seed passages and is configured to selectively open the seed passage of one of the plurality of compartments to permit the seeds therein to pass into the seed pool of a seed meter while closing the seed passage of other of the plurality of compartments to prevent the seeds from the other plurality of compartments passing into the seed pool of the seed meter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210007269A1 CROP INPUT VARIETY SELECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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