US Patent Issued to Precision Planting on April 15 for "Seed orientation system for agricultural planters" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,200, issued on April 15, was assigned to Precision Planting LLC (Tremont, Ill.).

"Seed orientation system for agricultural planters" was invented by Mitchell R. Dille (Litchfield, Minn.) and Keith T. Strang (Zimmerman, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seed orientation system for an agricultural planter includes a seed orientation coil assembly defining a helical pathway. As seed from a seed source enters the seed orientation coil assembly, air flow from an air source is directed toward the seed causing the seed to orient as the seed moves along the helical pathway toward a seed exit. Upon exiting the seed orientation coil assemb...