ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,884, issued on July 15, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).
"Planter having a seeding system" was invented by Mark E. Barker (Johnston, Iowa) and Noel W. Anderson (Fargo, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seeding machine moves over the ground and includes a frame, at least one hopper containing seeds to be planted and planting row units connected to the frame. Each of the row units includes a seed metering device that separates and guides individual seeds into a planting position, and a shaft that reciprocates with respect to the frame through a stroke path. The stroke path includes extension towards the ground to a l...