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US 12,714,007 B2Granted
Seed meter controller and associated testing devices, system, and methods
AssigneeAg Leader Technology
InventorsRoger Demiter, Jacob Christensen, Tony Woodcock
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Abstract
A testing system including a row control module, a sensor in communication with the row control module, and a seed delivery system in communication with the row control module. The system configured such that the seed delivery system is activated by activation of the sensor. The sensor may be a magnetic sensor.
Claims20
A control system comprising:
- (a) a row control module;
- (b) a first magnetic sensor in communication with the row control module;
- (c) a second magnetic sensor in communication with the row control module;
- (d) a first row unit system in electronic communication with the row control module;
- (e) a second row unit system in electronic communication with the row control module;
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- (f) a magnet having two polarities constructed and arranged to activate and deactivate the first and second magnetic sensors wherein a first polarity corresponds to the first magnetic sensor and a second polarity corresponds to the second magnetic sensor,
- wherein the first magnetic sensor causes the first row unit system to activate and deactivate and the second magnetic sensor causes the second row unit system to activate and deactivate.
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An agricultural planter system comprising a plurality of row units, each row unit comprising:
- (a) a first magnetic sensor in operative communication with a first row unit device;
- (b) a second magnetic sensor in operative communication with a second row unit device;
- (c) a dual polarity magnet constructed and arranged to operate the first magnetic sensor and second magnetic sensor, wherein a first polarity corresponds to the first magnetic sensor and a second polarity corresponds to the second magnetic sensor,
- wherein the first magnetic sensor is constructed and arranged to turn the first row unit device ON and OFF and wherein the second magnetic sensor is constructed and arranged to turn the second row unit device ON and OFF.
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A row unit testing system comprising:
- (a) a row control module;
- (b) a magnetic sensor disposed on the row control module;
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- (c) a magnet having a magnetic field;
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- (d) a timer in operative communication with the magnetic sensor,
- wherein the magnetic sensor is constructed and arranged to detect the magnetic field and output a voltage corresponding to the detected magnetic field, and wherein the output voltage from the magnetic sensor results in activation of the row unit testing system when the row unit testing system is deactivated and deactivation of the row unit testing system when the row unit testing system is activated, and wherein upon activation the row unit testing system runs for a predetermined period of time set within the timer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.