Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Row unit with vision system for maintaining seed orientation
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Application No.: US16316600Application Date: 2017-07-13
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Publication No.: US11337362B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Dale Koch , Jeremy Hodel , Todd Swanson , Ian Radtke
- Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Tremont
- Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Current Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Tremont
- International Application: PCT/US2017/042008 WO 20170713
- International Announcement: WO2018/013859 WO 20180118
- Main IPC: A01C7/10
- IPC: A01C7/10 ; A01C7/16 ; A01C7/20 ; A01C7/04 ; B65G47/24

Abstract:
Systems, implements, and methods for seed orientation during planting operations of agricultural plants of agricultural include a system for seed orientation having 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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190223372A1 SYSTEMS, IMPLEMENTS, AND METHODS FOR SEED ORIENTATION WITHIN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS Public/Granted day:2019-07-25
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