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US 12,575,482 B2Granted
Seed accelerator
AssigneePrecision Planting LLC
InventorJeremy J. Hodel
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Abstract
A seeding system having a seed meter; a conduit for receiving seeds released from the seed meter at a first end of the conduit; a gas source connected to the conduit proximate the first end for accelerating seed in the gas; and a seed orientation coil assembly connected to the second end to receive the accelerated seed.
Claims5
A seeding system comprising:
- a seed meter;
- a conduit for receiving seeds released from the seed meter at a first end of the conduit, and the conduit having a second end opposite the first end;
- a gas source connected to the conduit proximate the first end for accelerating seed in the gas;
- a seed orientation coil assembly connected to the second end to receive the accelerated seed;
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- a vent in the conduit proximate to the second end to vent the gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.