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US 12,434,917 B2Granted
Continuously flowing seed metering and discharge system
AssigneeKSi Conveyor, Inc.
InventorsJason P. Kaeb, Dominic E. Meyer, Corbin Anliker
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AssigneeKSi Conveyor, Inc.
InventorsJason P. Kaeb, Dominic E. Meyer, Corbin Anliker
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A seed metering and discharge system that generates and discharges a continuous stream of seed for downstream processing. A variable position gate is disposed at an output end of a bottom hopper of the system. During a measurement period, a commanded position of the variable position gate is adjusted in proportion to mass measurement signals received from load cells mounted to the bottom hopper. A top hopper refills the bottom hopper during a refill period when the variable position gate is commanded into a fixed position. The system regulates the continuous stream of seed, measured in real-time, so that the actual seed flow rate at the output end closely matches a target seed flow rate. The system operates iteratively between the measurement and refill periods during continuous discharge cycles.
An automated method for generating a continuous seed flow comprising the steps of:
A method comprising:
A method of discharging a continuous stream of seed from a weigh hopper comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.