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US 5,638,285 AGranted
System for dispensing dry agricultural chemicals
AssigneeIngersoll-Dresser Pump Company
InventorCloyce D. Newton
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Abstract
A material dispensing system for agricultural pesticides and chemicals. The system uses distributed processing with a main controller and a plurality of sub-controllers to control pesticide metering devices. The metering devices are attached to a pesticide container.
Claims11
A system for dispensing dry agricultural chemicals comprising:
- a master controller;
- a plurality of chemical containers, each chemical container including therein means for dispensing chemical at a metered rate from said container directly to a field;
- a plurality of secondary controllers for actuating the means for dispensing chemical, each secondary controller receiving command data from the master controller and controlling the means for dispensing in response to said command data.
A system for dispensing dry agricultural chemicals comprising:
- a master controller;
- a plurality of chemical containers, each chemical container included therein means for metered dispensing of chemical directly to a field and means for retaining selected operating data, the selected operating data including an identifying serial number and calibration data for said means for metered dispensing;
- a plurality of secondary controllers for actuating the means for metered dispensing;
- each secondary controller receiving command data from the master controller;
- receiving calibration data for said means for dispensing from the means for retaining selected operating data;
- and controlling the means for dispensing in response to said command data and said calibration data.
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