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Precision Planting LLC

295Patents
284Active
295Granted
61Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 1983 → Jun 27, 2024 · 13 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8078367B2 Planter monitor system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Active
US6516733B1 Vacuum seed meter and dispensing apparatus Human Necessities 109 Expired
US8550020B2 Variable pressure control system for dual acting actuators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Active
US6681706B2 Apparatus and method for controlled delivery of seeds to an open furrow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US8634992B2 Dynamic supplemental downforce control system for planter row units Human Necessities 89 Active
US9173339B2 System and method for determining proper downforce for a planter row unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Active
US8386137B2 Planter monitor system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US6748885B2 Vacuum seed meter and dispensing apparatus Human Necessities 75 Expired
US7584707B2 Wear resistant seed tube for an agricultural planter Human Necessities 71 Active
US8985037B2 Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods Human Necessities 66 Active
US7334532B2 Vacuum seed meter and retrofit kit for celled-disk vacuum meters Human Necessities 58 Active
US7699009B2 Seed singulator Human Necessities 51 Active
US7631606B2 Seed belt for an agricultural planter Human Necessities 48 Expired
US9237687B2 Crop input variety selection systems, methods, and apparatus Human Necessities 47 Active
US7497174B2 Planter bracket assembly for supporting appurtenances in substantial alignment with the seed tube Human Necessities 42 Active
US9332689B2 Systems, methods, and apparatus for multi-row agriculturalimplement control and monitoring Human Necessities 42 Active
US9750174B2 Agricultural trench depth sensing systems, methods, and apparatus Human Necessities 40 Active
US9861025B2 Seed planting apparatus, systems and methods Human Necessities 38 Active
US7086269B2 Apparatus and method for testing seed singulation of a seed meter Human Necessities 38 Expired
US9769978B2 Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods Human Necessities 37 Active
US8561472B2 Load sensing pin Physics 36 Active
US9288937B2 Apparatus, systems and methods for row unit downforce control Human Necessities 35 Active
US9949426B2 Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods Human Necessities 34 Active
US9265191B2 Seed disc with seed aperture path having interspersed agitation cavities Human Necessities 33 Active
US9999175B2 Systems, methods and apparatus for multi-row agricultural implement control and monitoring Human Necessities 32 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.