# US 10,306,823 B1 · Seeding opener system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,306,823 B1 - Document ID: US10306823B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/957,239 - Filed: 2018-04-19 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-19 - Applicants: Farren W. Richard - Inventors: Farren W. Richard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10306823B1 ## CPC - A01C 5/062: {Devices for making drills or furrows} - A01B 15/02: Plough blades; Fixing the blades - A01B 35/26: Rigid tools - A01B 49/06: for sowing or fertilising - A01C 7/206: {Seed pipes} - A01C 5/068: {Furrow packing devices, e.g. press wheels} - A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00) - A01B: SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL (making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring A01C5/00; mowers convertible to soil working apparatus or capable of soil working A01D42/04; mowers combined with soil working implements A01D43/12; soil working for engineering purposes E01, E02, E21) ## Abstract A seeding opener system which allows seeds or other particulate materials to be spread at an appropriate depth with minimal disruption of the ground surface. The seeding opener system generally includes an implement which is driven by a tractor. A cutter extends from the implement which includes a blade adapted to cut into the ground surface beneath the implement. The cutter is adjustable so as to lower the blade to a desired depth beneath the ground surface, or raise the blade above the ground surface when not in use. The blade includes a configuration which ensures that soil backfills over the blade to minimize disturbance of the ground surface during seeding operations. A deflector on the lower end of the blade ensures that seeds are uniformly distributed beneath the ground surface when in use. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cutter for a seeding system, comprising: a blade comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end, a rear end, a first side, and a second side, wherein the blade is adapted to be driven below a ground surface so as to cut the ground surface, wherein the rear end of the blade comprises a first rear edge and a second rear edge, the first rear edge and the second rear edge being cinched together so as to define an upper opening for receiving a seed conduit adapted to distribute a plurality of seeds; a first front face near the first side of the blade, wherein the first front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade; a deflector on the lower end of the blade for deflecting seeds from the seed conduit toward either of the first side or second side of the blade, the deflector comprising a V-shaped projection extending downwardly from the lower end of the blade, wherein the deflector is angled toward the upper opening, wherein the deflector is positioned underneath the upper opening such that the plurality of seeds are deflected in one of a plurality of directions by the deflector; wherein the first front face comprises a first cutting edge, the first cutting edge extending angularly along the first side of the blade; a second front face near the second side of the blade, wherein the second front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade; and wherein the second front face comprises a second cutting edge, the second cutting edge extending angularly along the second side of the blade. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 1, wherein the deflector is positioned midway between the first side and the second side of the blade. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 1, wherein the first cutting edge converges with the second cutting edge to form a point. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 1, comprising a first rear edge extending from the first side of the blade at the rear end of the blade. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 4, comprising a second rear edge extending from the second side of the blade at the rear end of the blade. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 5, wherein the first rear edge converges with the second rear edge to form a point. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 6, wherein the blade comprises a rear opening defined by the first rear edge and the second rear edge. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 1, wherein the first front face is substantially triangular and wherein the second front face is substantially triangular. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 1, comprising a cutter support extending upwardly from the upper end of the blade. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cutter for a seeding system of claim 9, wherein the blade is adapted to be fully submerged beneath the ground surface so as to cut into the ground surface. ### Claim 11 A seeding system, comprising: an implement adapted to traverse a ground surface; a seed disc opener connected to the implement; a seed conduit for distributing a plurality of seeds; a cutter connected to the implement behind the seed disc opener, the cutter comprising: a blade comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end, a rear end, a first side, and a second side, wherein the blade is adapted to be driven below a ground surface so as to cut the ground surface, wherein the rear end of the blade comprises a first rear edge and a second rear edge, the first rear edge and the second rear edge being cinched together so as to define an upper opening for receiving a seed conduit adapted to distribute a plurality of seeds; a first front face near the first side of the blade, wherein the first front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade; a deflector on the lower end of the blade for deflecting seeds from the seed conduit toward either of the first side or second side of the blade, the deflector comprising a first angled member angled toward the first side of the blade and a second angled member angled toward the second side of the blade, wherein the deflector comprises a first edge on the first angled member, a second edge on the second angled member, and a rear edge, wherein the deflector extends downwardly from the lower end of the blade, wherein the deflector is angled toward the upper opening, wherein the deflector is positioned underneath the upper opening such that the plurality of seeds are deflected in one of a plurality of directions by the deflector; wherein the first front face comprises a first cutting edge, the first cutting edge extending angularly along the first side of the blade; a second front face near the second side of the blade, wherein the second front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade; wherein the second front face comprises a second cutting edge, the second cutting edge extending angularly along the second side of the blade; and a wheel assembly connected behind the cutter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The seeding system of claim 11, wherein the & seed conduit is adapted to distribute a plurality of seeds beneath the lower end of the blade when the blade is submerged beneath the ground surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The seeding system of claim 11, wherein the blade comprises a rear opening defined by a first rear edge and a second rear edge of the blade.