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US 11,304,361 B2Granted
Map based seed vacuum control
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorDavid J. Rylander
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Abstract
A method including adjusting a changeable component of a seed planting machine when switching from a first variety of seed to a second variety of seed during planting, wherein the adjusting is based on a location of the planting machine.
Claims7
A method comprising:
- adjusting a changeable component of a seed planting machine when switching from a first variety of seed to a second variety of seed during planting, wherein the adjusting is based on a location of the planting machine, wherein the seed planting machine comprises a double eliminator and a vacuum seed meter, and wherein adjusting the changeable component based on the location of the planting machine comprises:
- changing the double eliminator to prevent multiple seeds from being planted at a particular location when switching from the first variety of seed to the second variety of seed;
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- adjusting a vacuum level applied to the vacuum seed meter when switching from the first variety of seed to the second variety of seed.
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A method comprising:
- adjusting a changeable component of a seed planting machine when switching from a first variety of seed to a second variety of seed during planting, wherein the adjusting is based on a location of the planting machine, wherein adjusting the changeable component is performed to accommodate a physical characteristic of the second variety of seed and configures the seed planting machine to maximize performance of planting the second variety of seed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.