Patent · US Active

System and method for distributing multiple materials from an agricultural vehicle

US7347149B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
19References
2Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 2006
Grant dateMar 25, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 23, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P60/21
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for distributing multiple types of seed, fertilizer or other materials from an agricultural vehicle is disclosed. The system includes first and second sources holding the first and second materials, respectively, a plurality of distribution units, and a nurse distribution mechanism coupled between the sources and the distribution units by which each of the first and second materials from the respective first and second sources can be transmitted to the plurality of distribution units.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.