Method of retrofitting a pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system and an improved pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system
US7779770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S111/90
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system wherein seed from the auxiliary hopper enters the seed meter through an opening beginning rearward of the vertical axis of the seed meter. And a retrofit kit for existing on-demand seed delivery systems, and method of retrofitting such existing pneumatic on-demand seed delivery systems, so as to provide an auxiliary hopper that communicates seed to the seed meter through an opening beginning rearward of the vertical axis of the seed meter.
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