US Patent Issued to DEERE & Co. on May 6 for "System for automatically setting the set point of a planter automatic down pressure control system with a seed furrow sidewall compaction measurement device" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,020, issued on May 6, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"System for automatically setting the set point of a planter automatic down pressure control system with a seed furrow sidewall compaction measurement device" was invented by Joseph D. Bassett (Sycamore, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural row unit for planting seeds in a furrow includes an opening tool that cuts a furrow in the soil to be planted, and a gauge wheel that engages the soil to control elevation. A depth control actuator applies a controllable down force to the gauge wheel, and a sidewall compaction sensor extends into sidewalls of the ...