Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seed meter unloading systems, methods, and apparatus
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Application No.: US15441558Application Date: 2017-02-24
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Publication No.: US09961825B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Ryan Allgaier , Jason Stoller
- 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
- Main IPC: A01C7/04
- IPC: A01C7/04 ; A01C7/20 ; A01C7/10 ; A01C21/00

Abstract:
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for controlling an agricultural implement having a plurality of row units. In some embodiments, seeds are planted by rotating a seed disc in a first direction; seeds are then unloaded from a seed disc into a seed pool by rotating the seed disc in a second direction. In some such embodiments an amount of rotation in the second direction is selected to ensure that seeds are released into the seed pool and not released from the seed meter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170156256A1 SEED METER UNLOADING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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