Timothy O Schaefer

US Patent:

20180148276, May 31, 2018

Filed:

Nov 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/825929

Inventors:

- Tremont IL, US
Justin Vollmer - Morton IL, US
Timothy Schaefer - Tremont IL, US

Assignee:

Precision Planting LLC - Tremont IL

International Classification:

B65G 53/66
A01C 7/20
A01C 14/00
B65G 53/46
G01F 23/292
G01N 15/02

Abstract:

Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for agricultural planting including selecting and varying agricultural input types during an in-field operation. In one embodiment, a method of calculating a volume of a seed during planting comprises adding a known volume of seed to a seed pool that has a fill level sensor. The method further includes dispensing seeds from the seed pool and as the seeds are dispensed, counting the number of seeds with a seed sensor. The method further includes stopping counting when the fill level sensor indicates no seeds present and calculating seed volume by dividing the known volume by the number of seeds counted.