Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Agricultural row unit systems, methods, and apparatus
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Application No.: US14437975Application Date: 2013-10-24
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Publication No.: US09807921B2Publication Date: 2017-11-07
- Inventor: Kent Levy , Jeremy Hodel , 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
- Agency: Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.
- Agent Thomas J. Oppold
- International Application: PCT/US2013/066624 WO 20131024
- International Announcement: WO2014/066643 WO 20140501
- Main IPC: A01C7/04
- IPC: A01C7/04 ; A01C7/20 ; A01C7/12 ; A01C15/00

Abstract:
A row unit for an agricultural planter having features for releasably operably coupling a seed meter of the row unit to a seed deposition apparatus of the row unit such as a seed conveyor, seed tube or the like. Apparatus are provided for tipping a seed meter of the hopper for disengagement from the seed deposition apparatus. Apparatus are provided for biasing the seed deposition apparatus into operative engagement with the seed meter. The row unit includes features such as latches for releasably operably coupling the row unit to crop input and vacuum supply lines. Apparatus are provided for tipping a seed meter of the hopper for disengagement from the crop input and vacuum supply lines. Systems are provided for supplying vacuum and crop inputs to the seed meter via the releasably engageable apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150319919A1 AGRICULTURAL ROW UNIT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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