Inventor · Tremont, IL, US

Chad E. Plattner

36Patents
9h-index
21Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 17, 1998 → Jan 19, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7584707B2 Wear resistant seed tube for an agricultural planter Human Necessities 71 Active
US7334532B2 Vacuum seed meter and retrofit kit for celled-disk vacuum meters Human Necessities 58 Active
US7699009B2 Seed singulator Human Necessities 51 Active
US7497174B2 Planter bracket assembly for supporting appurtenances in substantial alignment with the seed tube Human Necessities 42 Active
US7086269B2 Apparatus and method for testing seed singulation of a seed meter Human Necessities 38 Expired
US7152540B1 Seed tube for an agricultural planter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6918342B2 Planter bracket assembly for supporting appurtenances in substantial alignment with the seed tube Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7779770B2 Method of retrofitting a pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system and an improved pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US7549383B2 Planter meter suspension system and method of improving seed spacing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7921787B2 Planter bracket assembly for supporting appurtenances in substantial alignment with the seed tube Human Necessities 6 Active
USD860987S1 Combined monitor display and base unit General 6 Active
USD877737S1 Monitor display General 5 Active
US6004237A Slide idler for a chain drive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US8794164B2 Planter bracket assembly for supporting appurtenances in substantial alignment with the seed tube Human Necessities 4 Active
US8201507B2 Planter bracket assembly for supporting appurtenances in substantial alignment with the seed tube Human Necessities 4 Active
USRE45412E1 Seed singulator General 4 Active
US10701853B2 Agricultural trench depth systems, methods, and apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10925203B2 Air seeder downforce control Human Necessities 2 Active
US9609112B2 Protective connector and applications thereof Electricity 2 Active
USD837801S1 Monitor console General 2 Active
USRE46461E1 Seed singulator General 1 Active
US8113132B2 Method of retrofitting a pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system and an improved pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11357163B2 Control system for air seeder venting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11229153B2 Load sensor bracket Human Necessities 1 Active
US12041871B2 Apparatus, system and method for monitoring and mapping air seeder performance Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.