ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,973, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Ag Leader Technology (Ames, Iowa).
"Agricultural high speed row unit" was invented by Alan Barry (Nevada, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural row unit having a coulter assembly comprising a pair of gauge wheels and a coulter between the pair of gauge wheels, wherein the coulter is configured to penetrate soil and cut debris. The row unit also having a soil engaging assembly comprising a sweep and a seed tube, wherein the sweep is configured to open a seed channel and the seed tube is configured to deposit seeds into the seed channel. The row unit also including a closing assembl...