Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Agricultural seed trench closing systems, methods and apparatus
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Application No.: US14437978Application Date: 2013-10-24
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Publication No.: US09848524B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Derek Sauder , Jeremy Hodel , Cory Muhlbauer
- Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Tremont
- Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
- Current Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Tremont
- Agency: Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.
- Agent Thomas J. Oppold
- International Application: PCT/US2013/066634 WO 20131024
- International Announcement: WO2014/066650 WO 20140501
- Main IPC: A01C5/06
- IPC: A01C5/06 ; A01B49/02 ; A01B63/00 ; A01B63/32
Abstract:
A closing wheel assembly is provided for a row unit agricultural planter. The planter is configured to open a trench in the soil and the closing wheel assembly is configured to close the trench. A resilient flap is provided for firming and leveling the soil returned to the trench by the closing wheel assembly. Pivotally mounted offset closing wheels are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150271986A1 AGRICULTURAL TRENCH CLOSING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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