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US 12,740,502 B2Granted
Multi-crop valve for agricultural inter-cropping
Assignee101288550 Saskatchewan Ltd.
InventorCameron Bodie
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Abstract
A valve for use with an air seeder apparatus to selectively seed one or two crops in a field is provided. The valve can include a first inlet connectable to a first air stream carrying a first crop seed, a second inlet connectable to a second air stream carrying a second crop seed, an outlet connectable to a opener hose running to an opener on the air seeder apparatus, and gate valves selectable to: place the first inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while the second inlet is blocked; and, place the second inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while the first inlet is blocked.
Claims11
A system for allowing an air seeder to selectively multi-crop and mono-crop, the system comprising:
- a first tank for holding a first particulate material;
- a first distribution tower operatively connected to the first tank by at least one first transport hose and operative to receive the first particulate material from the first tank in a first air stream;
- a second tank for holding a second particulate material;
- a second distribution tower operatively connected to the second tank by at least one second transport hose and operative to receive the second particulate material from the second tank in a second air stream;
- an opener hose leading to an opener;
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- at least one valve comprising:
- a first inlet connected to the first distribution tower by a first hose;
- a second inlet connectable to the second distribution tower by a second hose;
- an outlet connectable to a opener hose running to an opener on the air seeder apparatus;
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- wherein the at least one valve is selectable between:
- a first position, placing the first inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the second inlet and the outlet is blocked;
- and, a second position, placing the second inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the first inlet and the outlet is blocked.
11 more elements
A multi-valve for use with an air seeder to selectively supply particulate material to openers, the multi-valve comprising:
- a first valve comprising:
- a first inlet;
- a second inlet connectable to a first air stream carrying a first particulate material;
- an outlet connectable to a opener hose running to an opener on the air seeder apparatus;
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- at least one gate valve selectable between:
- a first position, placing the first inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the second inlet and the outlet is blocked;
- and, a second position, placing the second inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the first inlet and the outlet is blocked;
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- a second valve comprising:
- a first inlet connected to the first inlet of the first valve;
- a second inlet connectable to an opener hose running to an opener on the air seeder apparatus;
- an outlet connected to a second air stream carrying a second particulate material;
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- at least one gate valve selectable between:
- a first position, placing the first inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the second inlet and the outlet is blocked;
- and, a second position, placing the second inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the first inlet and the outlet is blocked.
14 more elements
A system for allowing an air seeder to selectively apply seed and fertilizer, the system comprising:
- a first tank for holding a first particulate material;
- a first distribution tower operatively connected to the first tank by at least one first transport hose and operative to receive the first particulate material from the first tank in a first air stream;
- a second tank for holding a second particulate material;
- a second distribution tower operatively connected to the second tank by at least one second transport hose and operative to receive the second particulate material from the second tank in a second air stream;
- opener hoses leading to openers;
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- a plurality of multi-valves connected to both the first distribution tower by a first hose and the second distribution tower by a second hose, each multi-valve comprising:
- a first valve comprising:
- a first inlet;
- a second inlet connected to a first air stream carrying a first particulate material;
- an outlet connectable to a opener hose running to an opener on the air seeder apparatus;
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- at least one gate valve selectable between:
- a first position, placing the first inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the second inlet and the outlet is blocked;
- and, a second position, placing the second inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the first inlet and the outlet is blocked;
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- a second valve comprising:
- a first inlet connected to the first inlet of the first valve;
- a second inlet connectable to an opener hose running to an opener on the air seeder apparatus;
- an outlet connected to a second air stream carrying a second particulate material;
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- at least one gate valve selectable between:
- a first position, placing the first inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the second inlet and the outlet is blocked;
- and, a second position, placing the second inlet in fluid communication with the outlet while fluid communication between the first inlet and the outlet is blocked.
21 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.