ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,971, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to AMVAC Chemical Corp. (Newport Beach, Calif.).

"System and method for dispensing agricultural products while synchronizing seed placement" was invented by Richard L. Rice (Collierville, Tenn.) and Larry M. Conrad (Walker, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for dispensing agricultural products includes at least one source of agricultural product; at least one agricultural product tube, a seed sensing device, a metering system, and a sensor assembly. At least one agricultural product tube is connected to the source of agricultural product. The seed sensing device is configured to control...