ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,057, issued on June 17, was assigned to KINZE Manufacturing Inc. (Williamsburg, Iowa).
"Row unit with tracks" was invented by Dustan Hahn (Tampa, Fla.), Matthew J. Wilhelmi (Parnell, Iowa), Susanne Veatch (Williamsburg, Iowa), Rhett Schildroth (Williamsburg, Iowa), Robert Blackwell (Williamsburg, Iowa) and Michael J. Myers (Williamsburg, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A planting unit includes a seed meter for singulating and dispensing seed. Opening wheels or discs are included to create an opening in the field, such as a furrow. The unit includes one or more continuous tracks for supporting the row unit as it moves through the ...