Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for spraying seeds dispensed from a planter
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Application No.: US15903873Application Date: 2018-02-23
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Publication No.: US10645863B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Jeffrey John Grimm , Troy C. Kolb
- Applicant: Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KS Topeka
- Assignee: Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Topeka
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: A01C7/06
- IPC: A01C7/06 ; A01C7/10 ; A01C23/00 ; A01C7/12 ; A01C21/00 ; A01C1/06

Abstract:
A system includes at least one nozzle assembly configured to spray fluid towards seeds planted within a furrow. The at least one nozzle assembly includes a valve. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the valve. The controller is configured to control operation of the valve such that fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed within the furrow. The system further includes a detector communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to detect a location of each spray relative to a location of a respective one of the seeds within the furrow.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180177119A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPRAYING SEEDS DISPENSED FROM A PLANTER Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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