US Patent Issued to Precision Planting on Sept. 30 for "Seed tabs for planters" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,533, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Precision Planting LLC (Tremont, Ill.).

"Seed tabs for planters" was invented by Chad E. Plattner (Tremont, Ill.) and David Colson (Peoria, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seed tab for a planter has an elongate body configured for attachment to a seed boot of a seed meter. The elongate body has a curved surface defining a first arc having an axis of curvature in a first direction. The curved surface exhibits a concave cross-section defining a second arc having an axis of curvature in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction. The elongate body has a first portion...