Targeted fluid/solid dispensing based on sensed seed data or sensed plant data
AssigneePrecision Planting LLC
InventorsJason Stoller, Ben L. Schlipf, Justin McMenamy
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Abstract
A planter system includes seed sensors for determining seed placement in a furrow to then target at least one of fluid and solid application with respect to the seed. A material application system dispenses a fluid or solid material with one or more dispensing devices containing at least a first material dispensing location to dispense material into a seed furrow and a second material dispensing location to dispense material into the seed furrow or into a furrow that is laterally adjacent to the seed furrow. Plant sensors determine locations of plants within a field and then target at least one of fluid and solid application with respect to the plant.
Claims6
A planter system for planting seeds and applying a material comprising:
- a seeding meter for dispensing seed through a seed tube or other device;
- a sensor to detect seed or seed frequency including sensed seed pulses;
- a material application system to apply material in response to receiving a signal that is based on sensed seed pulses, the material application system dispenses the material with one or more dispensing devices containing at least a center applicator at a first material dispensing location to dispense material into a seed furrow, and a first sidewall applicator at a second material dispensing location to dispense material into a first sidewall of the seed furrow;
- a flow diverting device to divert flow between the first and second material dispensing locations to only dispense one material dispensing location at a time;
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- a control system to use the sensed seed pulses to command the material application system to apply the material either by synchronizing with the seed pulses or a direct relationship between a sensed seed pulse and pulsed material application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.