US 12,349,620 B2
Targeted fluid/solid dispensing based on sensed seed data or sensed plant data
Ben L. Schlipf, Tremont, IL (US); and Justin McMenamy, Edwards, IL (US)
Assigned to Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US)
Filed by Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/522,729.
Application 18/522,729 is a division of application No. 16/642,327, granted, now 11,864,487, previously published as PCT/US2018/049540, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/554,448, filed on Sep. 5, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/567,715, filed on Oct. 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0094182 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A01C 7/06 (2006.01); A01B 47/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 23/00 (2006.01); A01C 23/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 7/06 (2013.01) [A01B 47/00 (2013.01); A01C 7/08 (2013.01); A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 23/007 (2013.01); A01C 23/023 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A planter system for planting seeds and applying a material comprising:
a seeding meter for dispensing seed through a seed tube or other device;
a sensor to detect seed or seed frequency including sensed seed pulses;
a material application system to apply the material in response to receiving a signal that is based on sensed seed pulses;
a continuously rotating dispensing system having an orifice that opens and closes in response to rotation of the continuously rotating dispensing system to provide a fluid flow to a fluid applicator;
a control system to use the sensed seed pulses to command the material application system to dispense material by synchronizing a rotational speed of the continuously rotating dispensing system with a seed pulse frequency of the sensed seed pulses.