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- Patent Title: Application units for placement of fluid applications to agricultural plants of a field
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Application No.: US16094148Application Date: 2017-04-18
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Publication No.: US11432460B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Jason Stoller , Ian Radtke , Paul Wildermuth , Matthew O'Neall
- 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/US2017/028187 WO 20170418
- International Announcement: WO2017/184638 WO 20171026
- Main IPC: A01C23/04
- IPC: A01C23/04 ; A01M7/00 ; B05B1/20 ; A01C21/00 ; A01C23/00 ; A01C23/02 ; B05B1/16 ; A01B49/06 ; A01C5/06 ; A01M21/04 ; A01B79/00 ; A01C7/06

Abstract:
Application units provide placement of fluid applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, an application unit includes a frame to be positioned in operation between two rows of plants and a plurality of flexible members coupled to the frame in operation such that the plurality of flexible members guide a lateral position of the frame to be approximately equidistant from the two rows of plants based upon whether at least one flexible member of the plurality of flexible members contacts one or more plants of the two rows of plants. The plurality of flexible members include a plurality of fluid outlets for spraying crop input in close proximity to the rows of plants.
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