US Patent Issued on Oct. 14 for "Closing wheel of a planter using a set of interlocking arches to ensure optimum soil-to-seed contact" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,842, issued on Oct. 14.

"Closing wheel of a planter using a set of interlocking arches to ensure optimum soil-to-seed contact" was invented by Anthony R. Wendler (Armstrong, Iowa) and James Wendler (Armstrong, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closing wheel assembly for a planter includes a spiked wheel frame and shoulder frame configured to securely mount onto a closing wheel hub. The spiked wheel frame includes a series of outwardly projected radial teeth configured to penetrate soil to form a seed trench. The spiked wheel frame is formed using a set of arch-shaped interlocking segments having a puzzle element and puzzle slot a...