US 11,678,601 B2
Seed disk with adjustable singulators for seed orientation during planting
Dale Koch, Tremont, IL (US); Jeremy Hodel, Morton, IL (US); Todd Swanson, Morton, IL (US); and Ian Radtke, Washington, IL (US)
Assigned to Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US)
Appl. No. 16/316,601
Filed by PRECISION PLANTING LLC, Tremont, IL (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 13, 2017, PCT No. PCT/US2017/042006
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 9, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/013858, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/362,463, filed on Jul. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0230846 A1, Aug. 1, 2019
Int. Cl. A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 7/046 (2013.01) [A01C 7/201 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for seed orientation comprising:
a seed disk capable of rotation and having at least one singulator to adjust an orientation of seed to a desired seed orientation for placement within a furrow during planting; and
a vision system in proximity to the seed disk, the vision system configured to determine seed orientation data for seed on the seed disk.