# US 2013/0152836 A1 · Seed Tape Planter > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0152836 A1 - Document ID: US20130152836A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/637,320 - Filed: 2011-03-16 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-03-26 - Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC - Inventors: Kevin L. Deppermann; Brian Jacob Forinash; Travis Frey; Marcus McNabnay - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130152836A1 ## CPC - A01C 7/048: {Seed tape planters} - A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00) ## Abstract A system and method are disclosed for the planting of a seed tape. The system includes a frame configured for coupling to a tractor, a furrow opening device attached to the frame, and a furrow closing device attached to the frame. In one embodiment, a seed tape guide assembly is attached to the frame and has a tamping arm for guiding the seed tape. In another embodiment, a seed tape wheel is attached to the frame by a mounting arm and positioned within at least a portion of the furrow opening device. The mounting arm is biased by a biasing member and the seed tape wheel is forcibly pressed by the mounting arm into contact with the furrow. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for planting a seed tape, the system comprising: a frame configured for coupling to a tractor; a furrow opening device attached to the frame; a seed tape guide assembly attached to the frame and having a tamping arm for guiding the seed tape; and a furrow closing device attached to the frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the furrow opening device is blade-shaped. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the tamping arm extends down toward a furrow from the seed tape guide assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3 wherein the tamping arm has a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the seed tape guide assembly and the second end configured to contact a bottom portion of the furrow during operation of the planter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the tamping arm comprises a shoe member disposed adjacent the second end of the tamping arm, the shoe member having opposed walls and a web, each of the walls disposed on opposite edges of the web. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising a clod buster attached to the frame. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6 further comprising a coupling device for coupling the frame to the tractor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7 wherein the clod buster is positioned between the coupling device and the furrow opening device. ### Claim 9 A seed tape guide assembly for guiding a seed tape into a furrow formed by a seed tape planter, the seed tape guide assembly comprising: a guide frame configured for attachment to a frame of a seed tape planter; a first guide plate attached to the guide frame and configured for routing the seed tape from a payout roll into the guide frame; a tamping arm having a first end and a second end, the first end extending downwards from the guide frame toward and contacting the furrow formed by the seed tape planter, the second end attached to the guide frame, the tamping arm having a width approximate to a width of the seed tape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The seed tape guide assembly of claim 9 wherein the tamping arm comprises a pair of opposed walls and a web member, each of the walls disposed on opposite edges of the web member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The seed tape guide assembly of claim 10 wherein tamping arm is configured such that the seed tape passes between the channel member at the first end of the tamping arm and the furrow as the seed tape planter is moved forward by a tractor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The seed tape guide assembly of claim 9 further comprising a second guide plate attached to the guide frame and configured for cooperatively routing the seed tape from the payout roll into the guide frame with the first guide plate. ### Claim 13 A system for planting a seed tape, the system comprising: a frame configured for coupling to a tractor; a furrow opening device attached to the frame and being operable to form a furrow in the soil upon forward motion of the frame; a seed tape wheel attached to the frame by a mounting arm and positioned within at least a portion of the furrow opening device, the mounting arm biased by a biasing member, the seed tape wheel forcibly pressed by the mounting arm into contact with the furrow, the seed tape wheel configured for contact with the seed tape; and a furrow closing device attached to the frame and operable to close the furrow formed by the furrow opening device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 wherein the furrow opening device includes a pair of rotatable inner discs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein the furrow opening devices includes a pair of rotatable gauge wheels disposed outward from the inner discs, the gauge wheels configured to control the depth of the furrow formed by the inner discs. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 wherein the mounting arm has a first end a second end, the first end attached to the seed tape wheel and the second end attached to the biasing member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16 wherein the biasing member is a spring. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 further comprising a wheel scraper attached to the frame and disposed adjacent the seed tape wheel, the wheel scraper configured to contact the seed tape wheel and scrape debris therefrom. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 further comprising an identifying indicia disposed on the seed tape, the identifying indicia containing information describing at least one of the seeds in the seed tape. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19 wherein the identifying indicia is readable by a machine. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20 wherein the identifying indicia is a barcode. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20 wherein the identifying indicia is a radio frequency identification tag.