US 12,336,447 B2
Seed treater
D. Landon Smith, Parker City, IN (US)
Filed by D. Landon Smith, Parker City, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/427,927.
Application 18/427,927 is a continuation of application No. 17/652,410, filed on Feb. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,968,919.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/154,368, filed on Feb. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0164243 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01C 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 1/06 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seed treating assembly, comprising:
a chute assembly including a first inclined treating surface and a second inclined treating surface spaced apart from the first inclined treating surface;
a first metering roller supported by the chute assembly and configured to meter a first seed curtain of seeds to the first inclined treating surface;
a second metering roller supported by the chute assembly and configured to meter a second seed curtain of seeds to the second inclined treating surface;
at least one nozzle supported by the chute assembly, the at least one nozzle configured to spray directly the first seed curtain and the second seed curtain with a liquid treatment spray;
a trough operably connected to the chute assembly; and
a baffle assembly supported by the chute assembly, the baffle assembly defining a first curved metering surface and an opposite second curved metering surface,
wherein the first inclined treating surface is substantially planar,
wherein the second inclined treating surface is substantially planar,
wherein the trough is configured to collect (i) the first seed curtain from the first inclined treating surface, and (ii) the second seed curtain from the second inclined treating surface as collected seeds,
wherein the at least one nozzle is configured to spray directly the collected seeds with the liquid treatment spray,
wherein a first metering channel is defined between the first metering roller and the first curved metering surface,
wherein a second metering channel is defined between the second metering roller and the second curved metering surface,
wherein the seeds of the first seed curtain fall from the first curved metering surface onto the first inclined treating surface based on rotation of the first metering roller, and
wherein the seeds of the second seed curtain fall from the second curved metering surface onto the second inclined treating surface based on rotation of the second metering roller.