公开(公告)号：US11812682B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17080641

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Michael Strnad ,  Jeremy Hodel ,  Dale Koch ,  Todd Swanson ,  Dillon Sloneker

IPC: A01B76/00 ,  A01C5/06 ,  A01B79/00 ,  A01B49/02 ,  A01B49/06 ,  A01B63/32 ,  A01C7/04 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01B15/00 ,  A01C7/20

CPC classification number: A01B76/00 ,  A01B49/027 ,  A01B49/06 ,  A01B63/32 ,  A01B79/005 ,  A01C5/064 ,  A01C5/066 ,  A01C5/068 ,  A01C7/042 ,  A01C7/203 ,  A01C7/205 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01B15/00

Abstract: An agricultural implement system having: a row unit coupled to a tool bar of an agricultural implement; an opener system coupled to a chassis of the row unit and configured to engage soil to form a trench; a downforce system configured to apply a downforce to the row unit to adjust a contact force between the row unit and the soil; a soil condition sensor configured to detect a condition of the soil and/or an operational sensor configured to detect operation of the agricultural implement system; a closing system, configured to close the trench created by the opener system; and a controller coupled to the soil condition sensor and/or the operational sensor, wherein the controller is configured to control the downforce system and the closing system in response to feedback from the soil condition sensor and/or the operational sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20230309433A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18329518

申请日：2023-06-05

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Dillon Sloneker ,  Todd Swanson ,  Dale Koch

IPC: A01B63/00 ,  A01C7/20 ,  A01B63/20 ,  A01C5/06 ,  F16H1/16 ,  F16H19/04 ,  F16H25/20 ,  A01B63/04 ,  A01B71/02

CPC classification number: A01B63/008 ,  A01C7/203 ,  A01B63/20 ,  A01C5/064 ,  F16H1/16 ,  F16H19/04 ,  F16H25/20 ,  A01B63/045 ,  A01B71/02 ,  A01C7/044

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for adjusting the depth of a trench opened by a row unit of an agricultural planter. The row unit includes a trench depth adjustment assembly configured to modify the furrow depth. In one embodiment, the depth adjustment assembly may include a gear box having one or more gears which engage with a gear rack. The gear box may be pivotally connected to a depth adjustment body supporting a rocker that adjusts upward travel of gauge wheel arms. In another embodiment, the depth adjustment assembly may include a depth adjustment arm having a screw receiver that cooperates with a driven screw that adjusts the position of the depth adjustment arm acting on the gauge wheels to adjust trench depth.

公开(公告)号：US20230263088A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18307166

申请日：2023-04-26

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Dale Koch ,  Jason Stoller ,  Todd Swanson ,  Michael Strnad ,  Matthew Morgan ,  Ian Radtke ,  Timothy Kater ,  Jeremy Hodel

IPC: A01C5/06 ,  A01C7/20 ,  A01B47/00 ,  A01C7/10

CPC classification number: A01C5/068 ,  A01C7/203 ,  A01C7/205 ,  A01B47/00 ,  A01C7/105

Abstract: A system for sensing characteristics of a trench in a soil surface during planting operations. A trench opening assembly opens a trench in the soil surface as the trench opening assembly moves in a forward direction of travel. A trench closing assembly disposed rearward of the trench opening assembly closes the opened trench with soil. One or more sensors may be disposed on an appurtenance disposed in said trench configured to provide characteristics of an area of the open trench or an area of the trench closed with soil by the trench closing assembly or a sensor may be disposed outside of said trench configured to provide characteristics of an area of the trench closed with soil or a combination of the sensors may be disposed in the trench and outside of the trench.

公开(公告)号：US11707007B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US16889153

申请日：2020-06-01

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Dillon Sloneker ,  Todd Swanson ,  Dale Koch

IPC: A01B63/00 ,  A01C7/20 ,  A01B63/20 ,  A01C5/06 ,  F16H1/16 ,  F16H19/04 ,  F16H25/20 ,  A01B63/04 ,  A01B71/02 ,  A01C7/04

CPC classification number: A01B63/008 ,  A01B63/045 ,  A01B63/20 ,  A01B71/02 ,  A01C5/064 ,  A01C7/203 ,  F16H1/16 ,  F16H19/04 ,  F16H25/20 ,  A01C7/044 ,  F16H2025/2043

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for adjusting the depth of a trench opened by a row unit of an agricultural planter. The row unit includes a trench depth adjustment assembly configured to modify the furrow depth. In one embodiment, the depth adjustment assembly may include a gear box having one or more gears which engage with a gear rack. The gear box may be pivotally connected to a depth adjustment body supporting a rocker that adjusts upward travel of gauge wheel arms. In another embodiment, the depth adjustment assembly may include a depth adjustment arm having a screw receiver that cooperates with a driven screw that adjusts the position of the depth adjustment arm acting on the gauge wheels to adjust trench depth.

公开(公告)号：US11547036B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US16676414

申请日：2019-11-06

Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC

Inventor： Michael Strnad ,  Jeremy Hodel ,  Dale Koch ,  Todd Swanson ,  Dillon Sloneker

IPC: A01B76/00 ,  A01C5/06 ,  A01B79/00 ,  A01B49/02 ,  A01B49/06 ,  A01B63/32 ,  A01C7/04 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01B15/00 ,  A01C7/20

Abstract: A seed trench depth sensor is adapted to mount to an agricultural implement. The trench depth sensor determining the difference between a distance measured to a bottom of the seed trench by a first sensor and a distance measured to a surface of the soil by a second sensor disposed rearward of the first sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20220377969A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17818035

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Todd Swanson ,  Dale M. Koch ,  Adam Vaccari ,  Dexter Travis ,  Reid Harman

IPC: A01C7/20 ,  A01B79/02

Abstract: An agricultural trench depth sensing system having a trench implement adapted to be disposed in a soil trench opened in a soil surface. In one embodiment an ultrasonic sensor detects a distance to an upper surface of said trench implement or a target disposed thereon. In another embodiment, said trench implement includes one or more fingers which rotate with respect to said trench implement to detect the soil surface relative to said trench implement. In another embodiment, said trench implement includes side sensors for detecting the sidewall of the soil trench.

公开(公告)号：US20220364998A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17754984

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Dale M. Koch ,  Nicholas Minarich ,  Todd Swanson ,  Rachel Nelson ,  Adam Vaccari

IPC: G01N21/78 ,  G01N21/94 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N33/24 ,  G01N1/40

Abstract: A system for collecting and chemically analyzing water samples extracted from the soil to measure one or more analytes of interest such as soil nutrient levels of agricultural interest for increasing crop yield and quality in one use of the system. The system includes a sample collection probe (20) comprising a filter media (26) arranged to contact the soil when embedded therein and capture a water sample from the soil, and operably coupled to a sample processing sub-system (180) thereby collectively forming a sampling station (190). The sub-system (180) is configured to receive and analyze the water sample. A programmable probe controller (60) directs operation of the sample collection, processing, and chemical analysis in situ. A networked array (110) of sampling probes dispersed throughout the field may communicate wirelessly with at least one remote electronic device such as via the cloud computing (102). A modular version of a sampling probe (200) permits customized sampling at various soil depths.

公开(公告)号：US11304363B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16316599

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC

Inventor： Dale Koch ,  Jeremy Hodel ,  Todd Swanson ,  Ian Radtke

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.

公开(公告)号：US20210329829A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17369754

申请日：2021-07-07

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Ian Radtke ,  Todd Swanson

IPC: A01C7/10 ,  A01C7/20 ,  A01C7/16

Abstract: A seed delivery apparatus having a seed meter configured to entrain seeds on a seed disc and to release said entrained seeds at a seed release location; a seed conveyor having an upper end disposed to receive released seeds from said seed meter and a lower end through which the released seeds are discharged proximate a soil surface; and a loading wheel rotatably disposed at said upper end of said seed conveyor to introduce the released seeds from said seed meter into said seed conveyor, wherein said loading wheel has a plurality of radial fingers with each of said radial fingers having a sinusoidal configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20210285869A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17258723

申请日：2019-07-10

Applicant: Precision Planting LLC

Inventor： Todd Swanson ,  Dale Koch ,  Kent Levy ,  Matthew O'Neall ,  Hayden Splechter ,  Reid Harman ,  Timothy Schaefer ,  Adam Vaccari

IPC: G01N21/25 ,  G01N1/38 ,  G01N1/40 ,  G01N1/08 ,  G01N33/24 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N35/10 ,  B01F7/16 ,  B01F15/00 ,  B01F3/12 ,  B01F3/22 ,  B01F7/00 ,  B01F5/10 ,  B01F5/04 ,  B01D21/26 ,  B04B5/04

Abstract: An automated computer-controlled sampling system and related methods for collecting, processing, and analyzing agricultural samples for various chemical properties such as plant available nutrients. The sampling system allows multiple samples to be processed and analyzed for different analytes or chemical properties in a simultaneous concurrent or semi-concurrent manner. Advantageously, the system can process soil samples in the “as collected” condition without drying or grinding. The system generally includes a sample preparation sub-system which receives soil samples collected by a probe collection sub-system and produces a slurry (i.e. mixture of soil, vegetation, and/or manure and water), and a chemical analysis sub-system which processes the prepared slurry samples for quantifying multiple analytes and/or chemical properties of the sample. The sample preparation and chemical analysis subsystems can be used to analyze soil, vegetation, and/or manure samples.