Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
111008000 | DRILLING AND BROADCASTING | 10 |
20080308020 | PRECISION HOE OPENER WITH SWING LINK BETWEEN CYLINDER AND SHANK - A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a lost motion linkage, a hoe opener, and a packer wheel. The design provides improved seeding accuracy, by adjusting assembly components to and compensating for changes in terrain elevation. | 12-18-2008 |
20080308021 | PRECISION HOE OPENER WITH SWING LINK AND BIASING MEMBER - A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a lost motion linkage, a biasing member, a ground engaging tool, and a packer wheel. The design provides improved seeding accuracy, by compensating for changes in draft force caused by changes in terrain elevation. | 12-18-2008 |
20080308022 | PRECISION HOE OPENER ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE PACKER WHEEL LOCATION - A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly features a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a ground engaging tool, and an adjustable packer wheel assembly. The design provides improved seeding accuracy by providing a variable distance between the ground engaging tool and the packer wheel. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention allow for adjustment of the distance between the ground engaging tool and wheel elements. | 12-18-2008 |
20080308023 | PRECISION HOE OPENER WITH DRAFT FORCE COMPENSATION - A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a swing link, a ground engaging tool, and a packer wheel. The design provides improved seeding accuracy, by compensating for changes in draft force caused by changes in terrain elevation. The swing link allows the cylinder to compensate for the forces applied to the ground engaging tool, thereby providing a substantially constant packing force to the soil beneath the packing wheel. | 12-18-2008 |
20090301365 | LAWN SEEDING PATCHING DEVICE - A seeding device for the patching of a lawn comprising a staff-like body having a proximal end, a distal end, walls defining an elongated cavity, such that the staff-like body can act as a tube for the holding and storing of grass seed and a lever. The proximal end terminates into a funnel-like open end covered with a cap by which the elongated cavity is filled with grass seed and capped to prevent the stored grass seed from pouring out of the staff-like body. The distal end is provided with a housing fixedly connected to the staff-like body. The housing comprises a dispensing aperture communicatingly connected to the elongated cavity, a baffle fixedly connected to a cable that is connected to the lever, the baffle further covering and sealing the dispensing aperture, dispersing fins angled and connected to the staff-like body, and tine wheels rotatably connected to and supported by the housing fixedly at the distal end, whereby seed is dispensed by actuating the lever to pull the baffle, which in turn opens the dispensing aperture and allows the seed to flow down, out of the tube, and directed to each of the tine wheels by the angled dispensing fins. | 12-10-2009 |
20090301366 | Multi configuration distribution system for a drill or the like - A method of distributing first and second products on a ground surface, including selecting a desired distribution pattern between a separate pattern; providing a drill having two sets of seeding units connected to a distribution system; configuring first and second sections of the distribution system according to the selected distribution pattern, each of the first and second sections being in communication with a single respective one of the sets of seeding units when the separate pattern is selected, each of the first and second sections being in communication with the two sets of seeding units when the mixed pattern is selected; receiving the first product in the first section and the second product in the second section; and distributing the first and second products through the seeding units according to the selected distribution pattern. | 12-10-2009 |
20090308296 | Seed and Fertilizer Opener and Seeding Implement Featuring Same - An opener for mounting on a shank of an agricultural implement features a central body to be mounted on the shank, furrowing portions carried on the central body to form a seed bed as the central body is pulled through ground on the shank in a forward working direction, a seed delivery passage operable to deliver seed onto the seed bed from a seed outlet on a first side of the central body, and a fertilizer delivery passage operable to deliver fertilizer onto the seed bed from a second side of the central body. In use, the opener delivers the seed and the fertilizer onto the same seed bed on opposite sides of the central body. A rubber cover seals closed an upper end of the central body to prevent moisture from anhydrous ammonia tubes from dripping into the body, and is adaptable to accommodate seed tubes of different diameters. | 12-17-2009 |
111009000 | Main and auxiliary frame machines | 3 |
20100107941 | Seed Boot For Double-Shoot Disc Opener - 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. | 05-06-2010 |
20120000404 | Stack-Fold Implement Having Bulk Fill System - A stack-fold implement having a central bulk fill hopper assembly is provided. The bulk fill hopper assembly is mounted to the center frame section of the stack-fold implement and does not affect the narrowness of the stack-fold implement when it's in a stacked, transport position. The hopper assembly includes a pair of bulk fill hoppers or tanks supported by cradle that is in turn supported by a pair of wheels. The cradle is removably coupled to the center frame section by a plurality of rigid frame members. | 01-05-2012 |
20120000405 | Central Bulk Fill System Having Stowable Ladder For Stack-Fold Farm Implement - A stack-fold implement having a central bulk fill hopper assembly is provided. The bulk fill hopper assembly is mounted to the center frame section of the stack-fold implement and does not affect the narrowness of the stack-fold implement when it's in a stacked, transport position. The hopper assembly includes a pair of bulk fill hoppers or tanks supported by cradle that is in turn supported by a pair of wheels. The cradle is removably coupled to the center frame section by a plurality of rigid frame members. A retractable ladder may be stowed beneath the hopper assembly. | 01-05-2012 |