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公开(公告)号：US20240377298A1
公开(公告)日：2024-11-14
申请号：US18554686
申请日：2022-05-13
Applicant: Precision Planting LLC
Inventor： Todd SWANSON , Kent LEVY , Reid HARMAN , Joshua SEELYE , Adam VACCARI , Riley LITWILLER , Dale M. KOCH
Abstract: A system may analyze agricultural materials. The system may include one or more inlets receiving the agricultural materials. The agricultural materials may be a slurry (e.g., soil slurry) including at least one solid and at least one liquid. The system may include a chamber configured to house the agricultural materials. The chamber may include a mixing device configured to mix the agricultural materials. The system may include a flow control device configured to stop the flow of the agricultural materials in a first state, or move the flow of the agricultural materials in a second state. The system may include an agricultural materials density device configured to determine the density of the agricultural materials when the flow of the agricultural materials is stopped in the first state and when the flow of the agricultural materials is moving in the second state.
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公开(公告)号：US20230240172A1
公开(公告)日：2023-08-03
申请号：US18298151
申请日：2023-04-10
Applicant: Precision Planting LLC
Inventor： Brian MCMAHON , Todd SWANSON , Michael STRNAD
IPC: A01C5/06
CPC classification number: A01C5/068
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a seed firmer having a resilient portion and a firming portion that are molded together into a unitary part with each portion being a different material.
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公开(公告)号：US20210268456A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-02
申请号：US17326050
申请日：2021-05-20
Applicant: Precision Planting LLC
Inventor： Todd SWANSON , Kent LEVY , Timothy A. SCHAEFER , Riley LITWILLER , Reid HARMAN , Joshua SEELYE , Adam VACCARI , Joanquin GANOZA , Dale M. KOCH
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 (e.g., 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 preparation sub-system may comprise a slurry recirculation flow loop configured with devices to stir, measure, and adjust a water to solids ratio of the slurry.
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4.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190289778A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-26
申请号：US16316598
申请日：2017-07-13
Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Inventor： Dale KOCH , Jeremy HODEL , Todd SWANSON , Ian RADTKE
Abstract: Described herein are systems, implements, and methods for seed orientation during planting operations of agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a seed firmer includes a base support to be positioned in operation in proximity to a trench for planting seed in the trench, a vision system coupled to the base support in operation to determine seed orientation data for a first seed in a pre-orientation position, and an actuator coupled to the base support. The actuator adjusts an orientation of a second seed to a desired seed orientation within the trench if desired based on the pre-orientation data for the first seed in the pre-orientation position.
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公开(公告)号：US20210341452A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-04
申请号：US17343536
申请日：2021-06-09
Applicant: Precision Planting LLC
Inventor： Todd SWANSON , Timothy A. SCHAEFER , Riley LITWILLER
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 to produce a sample slurry. The system includes a chemical analysis sub-system which processes and analyzes the prepared slurry for quantifying multiple analytes and/or chemical properties of the sample. The chemical analysis sub-system may be embodied in a multi-layered microfluidic manifold processing substrate comprising microfluidic devices which extract and quantify the concentration of analytes or other chemical parameters associated with the sample. The system can be used to analyze various type of agricultural-related samples including soil, vegetation, manure, milk or other.
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6.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190289779A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-26
申请号：US16316599
申请日：2017-07-13
Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Inventor： Dale KOCH , Jeremy HODEL , Todd SWANSON , Ian RADTKE
Abstract: Described herein are systems, implements, and methods for seed orientation during planting operations of agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a seed firmer includes 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.
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公开(公告)号：US20190223372A1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-25
申请号：US16316600
申请日：2017-07-13
Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Inventor： Dale KOCH , Jeremy HODEL , Todd SWANSON , Ian RADTKE
Abstract: Described herein are systems, implements, and methods for seed orientation during planting operations of agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a system for seed orientation includes a vision system positioned in proximity to a seed disk. The vision system determines seed orientation data for seed on the seed disk. A seed belt receives seed from the seed disk and the seed belt adjusts an orientation of the seed from the seed disk to a desired seed orientation with a furrow during planting.
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公开(公告)号：US20220196628A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-23
申请号：US17343434
申请日：2021-06-09
Applicant: Precision Planting LLC
Inventor： Todd SWANSON , Timothy A. SCHAEFER , Riley LITWILLER
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 to produce a sample slurry. The system includes a chemical analysis sub-system which processes and analyzes the prepared slurry for quantifying multiple analytes and/or chemical properties of the sample. The chemical analysis sub-system may be embodied in a multi-layered microfluidic manifold processing substrate comprising microfluidic devices which extract and quantify the concentration of analytes or other chemical parameters associated with the sample. The system can be used to analyze various type of agricultural-related samples including soil, vegetation, manure, milk or other.
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公开(公告)号：US20220159900A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-26
申请号：US17594019
申请日：2020-02-14
Applicant: Precision Planting LLC
Inventor： Jason Stoller , Paul Wildermuth , Todd SWANSON
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a soil condition includes a plurality of elongate beams mounted on opposing sides of a shank and arranged at different heights along the shank, and a plurality of load cells. Each load cell of the plurality is coupled to the shank and to a beam of the plurality such that a horizontal force on the beam induces the load cell to generate a signal corresponding to a force on the beam. A method includes dragging at least a portion of a shank through soil, inducing a force on each of a plurality of load cells related to horizontal forces on the plurality of beams, and generating signals with the load cells. The method may be used to measure soil compaction and/or identify a compaction layer.
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公开(公告)号：US20200232792A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-23
申请号：US16254247
申请日：2019-01-22
Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Inventor： Todd SWANSON , Dale KOCH , Adam VACCARI , Dexter TRAVIS , Reid HARMAN , Michael STRNAD , Jeremy HODEL
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.
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