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US 9,226,442 B2Granted
System and method for spraying seeds dispensed from a planter
AssigneeCapstan Ag Systems, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey John Grimm, Troy C. Kolb
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AssigneeCapstan Ag Systems, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey John Grimm, Troy C. Kolb
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In one aspect, a system for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter is disclosed. The system may generally include a seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a furrow at a seed frequency and a nozzle assembly configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the furrow. The nozzle assembly may include a valve. In addition, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the valve. The controller may be configured to determine the seed frequency of the seed meter based on a speed-related parameter of the planter. The controller may also be configured to control the operation of the valve based on the seed frequency such that a metered amount of fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed.
A system for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter, the system comprising:
The system of claim, 4, wherein the drive system comprises a drive shaft, a first sprocket coupled to the drive shaft, a second sprocket coupled to the seed disc and a chain coupled between the first and second sprockets.
A method for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter, the planter including a seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a furrow and a nozzle assembly configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the furrow, the nozzle assembly including a valve, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.