US 11,889,783 B2
Seed planting machine
Cody Shay, Shannon City, IA (US)
Assigned to FARM RIGHT, LLC, Shannon City, IA (US)
Appl. No. 17/798,793
Filed by Farm Right, LLC, Shannon City, IA (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/019786
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/173908, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/982,530, filed on Feb. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0121517 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A01C 7/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/06 (2006.01); A01C 1/06 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 7/006 (2013.01) [A01C 1/06 (2013.01); A01C 7/06 (2013.01); A01C 21/007 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seed planter for creating and planting together both seed and contents of a seed growing environment, the seed planter comprising:
a wheeled frame driven by a motor, the wheeled frame configured with at least one soil opener and at least one soil closer for planting a field;
a soil container assembly operably disposed on the wheeled frame, the soil container assembly configured for housing and metering soil;
a seed hopper disposed on the wheeled frame configured for housing and metering seed;
a seed growing environment aggregator assembly operably disposed on the wheeled frame, the aggregator assembly having at least one input opening for receiving a plantable portion of soil from the soil container and seed from the seed hopper and at least one discharge opening for discharging an aggregation of the plantable portion of soil and seed to the at least one soil opener for planting in the field;
wherein the seed growing environment aggregator assembly includes a seed casing assembly housing a plurality of seed casings for housing the aggregation of the plantable portion of soil and seed for planting in the field.