Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implement frame mounted product meters
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Application No.: US17615865Application Date: 2020-06-23
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Publication No.: US11930735B2Publication Date: 2024-03-19
- Inventor: Scot Jagow , Douglas Novlan , Glenn Hantke
- Applicant: Bourgault Industries Ltd.
- Applicant Address: CA St. Brieux
- Assignee: Bourgault Industries Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Bourgault Industries Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: BZ St. Brieux
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLP
- Agent Nicole M. Tepe
- Priority: CA 47567 2019.06.25
- International Application: PCT/CA2020/050872 2020.06.23
- International Announcement: WO2020/257924A 2020.12.30
- Date entered country: 2021-12-02
- Main IPC: A01C7/08
- IPC: A01C7/08 ; A01C7/06

Abstract:
A product distribution system for an air seeder includes a plurality of furrow openers and a plurality of product distributors mounted on an implement frame. Each product distributor comprises a seed container and a plurality of seed delivery conduits extending radially outward from the seed container A seed meter apparatus is connected to receive the seed product from the seed container and operative to meter seeds of the seed product into each of the seed delivery conduits. A seed product dispenser is operative to convey a seed product from a seed product tank into each seed container, and is operative to maintain a level of the seed product in each seed container above a selected level. The product distributors are spaced across the width of the implement frame.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220304220A1 IMPLEMENT FRAME MOUNTED PRODUCT METERS Public/Granted day:2022-09-29
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