# US 2014/0190378 A1 · Baffle retention channel for an inductor box of an agricultural implement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190378 A1 - Document ID: US20140190378A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/737,792 - Filed: 2013-01-09 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09 - Assignees: CNH America LLC - Applicants: Cnh America LLC - Inventors: Chad M. Johnson; Michael J. Connors; Marvin A. Prickel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190378A1 ## CPC - A01C 7/084: {Pneumatic distribution heads for seeders} - A01C 7/081: {Seeders depositing seeds in rows using pneumatic means} - A01C 7/082: {Ducts, distribution pipes or details thereof for pneumatic seeders} - B65G 53/46: Gates or sluices, e.g. rotary wheels - A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00) - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) ## Abstract An agricultural product distribution system is presented includes an inductor box configured to receive agricultural product and conveyed air to combine the conveyed air and the agricultural product. The conveyed air is configured to direct the agricultural product through ports to multiple distribution units. Moreover the inductor box includes a baffle retention channel configured to receive a removable baffle. Furthermore, the removable baffle includes at least one opening configured to control an amount of conveyed air directed through the ports to the multiple distribution units. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A agricultural product distribution system comprising: an inductor box configured to receive agricultural product and conveyed air and to combine the conveyed air and the agricultural product, wherein the conveyed air is configured to direct the agricultural product through ports to a plurality of distribution units, the inductor box comprises a baffle retention channel configured to receive a removable baffle, and the removable baffle comprises at least one opening configured to control an amount of the conveyed air directed through the ports to the plurality of distribution units. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, comprising a tank configured to provide the agricultural product to the inductor box. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, comprising an air supply configured to supply the conveyed air to the inductor box. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein each distribution unit of the plurality of distribution units comprises an agricultural product hopper, a metering device, or some combination thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein the agricultural product comprises coated seeds. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein the baffle retention channel comprises breaches to enable debris to evacuate the baffle retention channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein the agricultural product comprises corn, soybeans, grain sorghum,sweet corn, popcorn, sunflower, cotton, edible beans, sugar beets, or peanuts. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein the agricultural product comprises fertilizer, herbicide, or insecticide. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, comprising the removable baffle configured to be inserted into the baffle retention channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein a number of the at least one opening, a size of the at least one opening, or some combination thereof, is selected based at least in part on a type of the agricultural product, a size of the agricultural product, or some combination thereof. ### Claim 11 An agricultural product distribution system comprising: a removable baffle selected from a plurality of removable baffles, wherein each removable baffle of the plurality of removable baffles comprises at least one opening and each removable baffle of the plurality of removable baffles has a different baffle configuration than other removable baffles of the plurality of removable baffles; and an inductor box configured to receive agricultural product and conveyed air and to combine the conveyed air and the agricultural product, wherein the conveyed air is configured to direct the agricultural product through a plurality of ports to a plurality of distribution units, the inductor box comprises a baffle retention channel configured to receive the removable baffle, and the at least one opening is configured to control an amount of conveyed air directed through the plurality of ports to the plurality of distribution units. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 11, wherein the at least one opening is arranged in the baffle configuration based at least in part according to a distance between the plurality of distribution units and the inductor box. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 11, wherein an opening size of the at least one opening is selected based at least in part on a size of the agricultural product. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 11, wherein an number of openings of the at least one opening is selected based at least in part on a size of the agricultural product. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 11, wherein an aperture size of the at least one opening is at least partially based on a length of an air conduit coupled to the plurality of ports. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 11, the baffle retention channel comprises: an upper channel that is configured to receive an upper edge of the removable baffle; and a lower channel that is configured to receive a lower edge of the removable baffle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 11, wherein the removable baffle comprises a plate having the at least one opening. ### Claim 18 A method for conveying agricultural product through an agricultural product distribution system comprising: receiving a removable baffle into a baffle retention channel, wherein the baffle comprises the at least one opening; receiving agricultural product; receiving conveyed air configured to direct the agricultural product through one or more ports; and controlling the seed to air ratio through the one or more ports via the at least one opening in the removable baffle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein controlling the seed to air ratio through the one or more ports is based at least in part on a size of the at least one opening. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein controlling the seed to air ratio through the one or more ports is based at least in part on a number of openings of the the at least one opening.