81 |
ADJUSTABLE CLAMP ON HEAD BRACKET |
US15657906 |
2017-07-24 |
US20170318739A1 |
2017-11-09 |
Gerard James Gadzella; Marvin A. Prickel; Michael J. Connors |
The selective positioning of row units along a planter tool bar is facilitated by introducing an elongated channel of generally C-shaped cross-sectional configuration intermediate the tool bar and a plurality of row unit head brackets. The channel is welded or otherwise fixed to the tool bar with the open edge of the “C” facing away from the tool bar and the head brackets are fixed to the channel by clamping nut and bolt assemblies. The bolts extend through the clamping brackets and engage corresponding clamping nuts. The clamping nuts are positioned within the “C” and may be slid along the inner edge of the channel to any preferred position. The bolts are then and tightened fixing the head bracket at the selected at location. |
82 |
Supporting device for a seed follower |
US14163241 |
2014-01-24 |
US09736978B2 |
2017-08-22 |
Paul E. Schaffert |
A supporting device for supporting a furrow device and/or for connecting the same to a seed tube of a seed planting unit is described. The supporting device may include a connection element and an alignment element joined to the connection element. The connection element may include a connection feature and a stand feature. The connection feature may be configured to attach the furrow device to the supporting device. The stand feature may be configured to position the furrow device at a desired angle relative to the furrow. The alignment element may include an alignment feature and a positioning feature. The alignment feature may be configured to axially align a longitudinal axis of the supporting device with a longitudinal axis of the seed tube. The positioning feature may be configured to position the furrow device at a desired location along a longitudinal dimension of the seed tube. |
83 |
Agricultural inter-seeder rotor |
US15013230 |
2016-02-02 |
US09723774B2 |
2017-08-08 |
Matthew W. Dames |
A system for planting cover crop seeds in fields with standing row crops, including a high-clearance agricultural vehicle with a high-clearance toolbar, soil sealers, and a seeder with a reciprocator above the soil sealers to deliver various types of seeds onto the disrupted soil after which the soil sealers cover the seeds with soil. |
84 |
PRECISION SEED-DISPENSING SYSTEM |
US15311634 |
2015-04-27 |
US20170094891A1 |
2017-04-06 |
Jose Roberto do Amaral Assy |
A precision seed-dispensing system of the type applied on planters with a machine element that touches the soil and having a chassis that supports the seed meter. In accordance with the system disclosed herein, it may also have a damper system between the machine element that touches the soil and the seed meter, irrespective of the model or its shape. |
85 |
SOIL CHARACTERISTIC SENSORS ON GROUND-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OF A PLANTING MACHINE |
US14874218 |
2015-10-02 |
US20170094889A1 |
2017-04-06 |
Elijah B. Garner; Nikolai Tevs; Michael L. Rhodes; Jeffrey S. Puhalla |
A soil characteristic sensor is mounted on a soil engaging element of a planting machine. It can be mounted, for instance, on an element that engages the soil before a trench is opened, or after a trench is opened, but before it is closed. It can also be mounted on an element that engages the soil in a region of the soil trench, but after the trench is closed. It can be mounted on a scraping element that scrapes a disc, and it can be mounted on wedges or other items that run through the soil, and are carried by shanks. |
86 |
ADJUSTABLE CLAMP ON HEAD BRACKET |
US14755034 |
2015-06-30 |
US20170000004A1 |
2017-01-05 |
Gerard James Gadzella; Marvin A. Prickel; Michael J. Connors |
The selective positioning of row units along a planter tool bar is facilitated by introducing an elongated channel of generally C-shaped cross-sectional configuration intermediate the tool bar and a plurality of row unit head brackets. The channel is welded or otherwise fixed to the tool bar with the open edge of the “C” facing away from the tool bar and the head brackets are fixed to the channel by clamping nut and bolt assemblies. The bolts extend through the clamping brackets and engage corresponding clamping nuts. The clamping nuts are positioned within the “C” and may be slid along the inner edge of the channel to any preferred position. The bolts are then and tightened fixing the head bracket at the selected at location. |
87 |
FURROW TOOL FOR SEED PLACEMENT |
US14880946 |
2015-10-12 |
US20160219782A1 |
2016-08-04 |
Paul E. Schaffert |
A furrow tool configured to attach to a planting device includes a compressor including a body portion. A deflector is connected to the compressor. The deflector is made of a first material and configured to deflect seeds into the furrow after being released from a seed tube. The compressor is directly attached to the deflector and made of a second material having a separate structure from the deflector. The compressor is configured to compress the seeds into the furrow. An attachment mechanism is operatively connected to the deflector and configured to attach to the planting device. |
88 |
SEED BOOT MOUNTING |
US14655308 |
2013-12-18 |
US20150334915A1 |
2015-11-26 |
Leonard Carl Mead; Nicholas W. Schrapp; Collin David Miller |
An apparatus includes a hinge mount top plate, a hinge mount bottom plate, and a pin connecting the top plate and bottom plate. A cam adjuster element includes a top aperture, a middle aperture, and a bottom aperture. A first fastener passes through the top aperture to connect the cam adjuster element to the hinge mount top plate. The first fastener may be disposed in different positions in the top aperture. A second fastener passes through the middle aperture to connect the cam adjuster element to the hinge mount top plate. The cam adjuster element may pivot about a longitudinal axis of the second fastener. The pin is retained in the bottom aperture. An assembly includes a disc, a seed boot, and a mounting mechanism that allows for movement between the seed boot and the disc about first pivot axis and second pivot axis. |
89 |
GAUGE WHEEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A SEEDER ROW UNIT |
US14808465 |
2015-07-24 |
US20150327431A1 |
2015-11-19 |
Keith W. Wendte; Monte G. Weller |
One row unit for an agricultural implement includes a ground engaging tool configured to penetrate soil and to form a furrow in the soil. The row unit also includes gauge wheels disposed adjacent to the ground engaging tool and configured to enable the ground engaging tool to penetrate the soil at a selectable penetration depth. Each of the gauge wheels extends substantially parallel to a direction of travel of the row unit. |
90 |
AGRICULTURAL INTER-SEEDER |
US14156732 |
2014-01-16 |
US20150195986A1 |
2015-07-16 |
Matthew W. Dames; James A. Schaffer; James R. Williams |
A system for planting cover crop seeds in fields with standing row crops. A high-clearance agricultural vehicle is provided with a high-clearance toolbar. A plurality of ground-engaging arm assemblies depend from the toolbar. The toolbar is provided with a plurality of seeders that may be provided on the arm assemblies. The arm assemblies are provided with trailing portions to which are attached soil sealers. The system travels through the field, delivering seeds between rows of standing crops. The soil sealers cover the seeds with soil. |
91 |
AGRICULTURAL TOOL WITH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DOWNPRESSURE SYSTEM |
US14192208 |
2014-02-27 |
US20140251647A1 |
2014-09-11 |
John D. Isaacson |
An agricultural tool for a tractor tool bar comprises a unit, such as a planter unit, that includes a ground contacting member for performing a working operation on the ground for changing the state of the soil, such as by opening a furrow to receive a seed from the planter unit. A downpressure system for the tool includes a two part telescopic air shock extending between the tool bar and a parallelogram linkage that attaches the unit to the tool bar. A sensor is operatively connected to the portion of the air shock that is attached to the parallelogram linkage for sending a signal representative of the length of the shock to an electronic controller. The controller operates through a feedback loop to attempt to maintain the air shock at a predetermined length which corresponds to a desired amount of downpressure. |
92 |
SUPPORTING DEVICE |
US14163241 |
2014-01-24 |
US20140209001A1 |
2014-07-31 |
Paul E. Schaffert |
A supporting device for supporting a furrow device and/or for connecting the same to a seed tube of a seed planting unit is described. The supporting device may include a connection element and an alignment element joined to the connection element. The connection element may include a connection feature and a stand feature. The connection feature may be configured to attach the furrow device to the supporting device. The stand feature may be configured to position the furrow device at a desired angle relative to the furrow. The alignment element may include an alignment feature and a positioning feature. The alignment feature may be configured to axially align a longitudinal axis of the supporting device with a longitudinal axis of the seed tube. The positioning feature may be configured to position the furrow device at a desired location along a longitudinal dimension of the seed tube. |
93 |
Decelerating device for air conveyed material |
US13371624 |
2012-02-13 |
US08757074B2 |
2014-06-24 |
Brian Cruson |
A material decelerating device is connected in series with a distribution tube in proximity to a material outlet in an agricultural air distribution system for decelerating conveying air which placing material into a furrow in the ground. The material decelerating includes an inlet tube connected to the distribution tube to receive material and conveying air therefrom. The inlet tube is connected at an intermediate location on a center tube of the device which exhausts the air upwardly to an exhaust opening and deposits the material downwardly through an outlet opening. A cap adjustably spans the exhaust opening to vary the amount of air exhausted. The inlet tube is inclined downwardly in alignment with a helical recessed channel within the center tube to guide material to the outlet. |
94 |
SECTIONED METER BOX ASSEMBLY |
US13707899 |
2012-12-07 |
US20140158204A1 |
2014-06-12 |
Dennis George Thompson; Jared Steven Wright |
A sectioned meter box assembly for an agricultural metering system is provided. One metering system for distributing an agricultural product in a field includes a drive input and a drive shaft coupled to the drive input and configured to be driven in rotation by the drive input. The metering system also includes a first meter box assembly having a first housing, a first metering shaft extending through a first plurality of meter rollers within the first housing, and a second metering shaft extending through a second plurality of meter rollers within the first housing. The metering system includes a second meter box assembly having a second housing, a third metering shaft extending through a third plurality of meter rollers within the second housing, and a fourth metering shaft extending through a fourth plurality of meter rollers within the second housing. Each metering shaft is configured to be independently driven by the drive shaft. |
95 |
DOUBLE BLADED (OPPOSITE) COULTER ASSEMBLY |
US13652535 |
2012-10-16 |
US20140102736A1 |
2014-04-17 |
Richard Charles Laake, JR.; Martin Scott Ternes; David Mathew Ternes |
A double bladed (opposite) coulter assembly is provided. A second (opposite or mirrored) coulter blade is mounted on the same coulter assembly thereby equalizing the load realized by the equipment and eliminating the draft. The second (opposite or mirrored) coulter blade reduces wear on the coulter assembly and reduces the number of coulters required by one half per equivalent tool bar thereby increasing operational efficiency of the equipment. |
96 |
Planting unit |
US13491039 |
2012-06-07 |
US08464649B2 |
2013-06-18 |
Robin B. Schilling; Matthew S. Naylor; Dennis W. Chahley |
A planting unit for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface and a trailing seed boot, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface. The disc has a mounting frame for mounting the disc to a linkage assembly that is, in turn, coupled to a toolbar mount. The seed boot is also attached to the mounting frame. This common attachment provides a relatively short and compact device without sacrificing fertilizer and seed stratification. |
97 |
Planting unit |
US13491013 |
2012-06-07 |
US08448586B2 |
2013-05-28 |
Robin B. Schilling; Matthew S. Naylor; Dennis W. Chahley |
A planting unit for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface and a trailing seed boot, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface. The disc has a mounting frame for mounting the disc to a linkage assembly that is, in turn, coupled to a toolbar mount. The seed boot is also attached to the mounting frame. This common attachment provides a relatively short and compact device without sacrificing fertilizer and seed stratification. |
98 |
PACKER WHEEL FOR A DOUBLE SHOOT COULTER ASSEMBLY |
US13297055 |
2011-11-15 |
US20130118392A1 |
2013-05-16 |
Matthew Stuart Naylor; Robin Bruno Schilling |
A double shoot coulter assembly for an agricultural implement includes a packer wheel. The packer wheel is disposed behind a soil engaging blade. The packer wheel is configured to press soil displaced by the soil engaging blade into trenches formed by the soil engaging blade and a disc blade. A centerline of the packer wheel extends adjacent to a soil displacing side of the soil engaging blade. |
99 |
Seed planter with equalizer assembly |
US12341978 |
2008-12-22 |
US08356563B2 |
2013-01-22 |
Paul E. Schaffert; Doug Shadley |
Disclosed herein is an agriculture planter. The planter may include a planter frame, a seed hopper and a trailing arm assembly. The planter frame may include a hitch tongue extending forwardly from the planter frame. The planter frame supports the seed hopper. The a trailing arm assembly is vertically pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the planter frame, extends rearward from the planter frame and includes a trailing arm frame and a lever arm vertically pivotally coupled to the trailing arm frame by a pivot point. The lever arm includes a leading end, a trailing end, a middle portion, a furrow opener disc and a first furrow closer wheel. The disc is rotatably mounted to the lever arm near the leading end. The first wheel is rotatably mounted to the lever arm near the trailing end. The middle portion is pivotably coupled to the pivot point. |
100 |
Decelerating Device for Air Conveyed Material |
US13371624 |
2012-02-13 |
US20120312212A1 |
2012-12-13 |
Brian Cruson |
A material decelerating device is connected in series with a distribution tube in proximity to a material outlet in an agricultural air distribution system for decelerating conveying air which placing material into a furrow in the ground. The material decelerating includes an inlet tube connected to the distribution tube to receive material and conveying air therefrom. The inlet tube is connected at an intermediate location on a center tube of the device which exhausts the air upwardly to an exhaust opening and deposits the material downwardly through an outlet opening. A cap adjustably spans the exhaust opening to vary the amount of air exhausted. The inlet tube is inclined downwardly in alignment with a helical recessed channel within the center tube to guide material to the outlet. |