Seed planter

Details Seed planter Seed planter

2011-07-12

2011-07-12

Novosad, Christopher J. (Department: 3641)

Planting

Drilling

Having depositor feature

C111S177000, C111S200000, C111S900000, C111S904000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07975632

ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to an apparatus, method and system for a seed planter. The seed planter has a planting, dispensing and metering assembly operatively attached to a mobile supporting structure. The metering assembly has separated seed pre-staging and/or staging positions for staging pre-specified counts of seed separated from other counts in the batch and maintaining separation of the pre-specified counts of seed from other counts in the batch for planting. Alternatively, the metering assembly has separated seed staging positions for staging a batch of seed in singulated form for planting.

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