Agricultural row unit systems, methods, and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9807921
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14437975

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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.

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PRECISION PLANTING LLC23207 TOWNLINE ROAD TREMONT IL 61568

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hodel, Jeremy Morton, US 50 454
Levy, Kent Morton, US 40 353
Radtke, Ian Washington, US 63 531

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