CA1143031A - Corn and soybean sensor - Google Patents

Corn and soybean sensor

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CA1143031A
CA1143031A CA000361248A CA361248A CA1143031A CA 1143031 A CA1143031 A CA 1143031A CA 000361248 A CA000361248 A CA 000361248A CA 361248 A CA361248 A CA 361248A CA 1143031 A CA1143031 A CA 1143031A
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seed
travel
circuit
path
light sensitive
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CA000361248A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Victor D. Goeckner
David E. Steffen
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Dickey John Corp
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Dickey John Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M1/00—Design features of general application
    • G06M1/08—Design features of general application for actuating the drive
    • G06M1/10—Design features of general application for actuating the drive by electric or magnetic means
    • G06M1/101—Design features of general application for actuating the drive by electric or magnetic means by electro-optical means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C7/00—Sowing
    • A01C7/08—Broadcast seeders; Seeders depositing seeds in rows
    • A01C7/10—Devices for adjusting the seed-box ; Regulation of machines for depositing quantities at intervals
    • A01C7/102—Regulating or controlling the seed rate
    • A01C7/105—Seed sensors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P13/00—Indicating or recording presence, absence, or direction, of movement
    • G01P13/008—Indicating or recording presence, absence, or direction, of movement by using a window mounted in the fluid carrying tube
    • G01P13/0086—Indicating or recording presence, absence, or direction, of movement by using a window mounted in the fluid carrying tube with photo-electric detection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V8/00—Prospecting or detecting by optical means
    • G01V8/10—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers
    • G01V8/20—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers using multiple transmitters or receivers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C3/00—Registering or indicating the condition or the working of machines or other apparatus, other than vehicles
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S111/00—Planting
    • Y10S111/903—Monitor

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Soil Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Sowing (AREA)
  • Pretreatment Of Seeds And Plants (AREA)
CA000361248A 1979-11-07 1980-09-30 Corn and soybean sensor Expired CA1143031A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/091,959 US4307390A (en) 1979-11-07 1979-11-07 Corn and soybean sensor
US091,959 1979-11-07
ZA815456A ZA815456B (en) 1979-11-07 1981-08-07 Corn and soybean sensor
AU74002/81A AU7400281A (en) 1979-11-07 1981-08-11 Seed monitoring apparatus
DE19813133269 DE3133269A1 (de) 1979-11-07 1981-08-22 Saatgut-ueberwachungsvorrichtung

Publications (1)

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CA1143031A true CA1143031A (en) 1983-03-15

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US (1) US4307390A (ref)
AU (1) AU7400281A (ref)
BR (1) BR8007003A (ref)
CA (1) CA1143031A (ref)
DE (1) DE3133269A1 (ref)
FR (1) FR2469759A1 (ref)
GB (1) GB2062850B (ref)
ZA (1) ZA815456B (ref)

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US4307390A (en) 1981-12-22
ZA815456B (en) 1982-07-28
GB2062850B (en) 1984-01-11
FR2469759A1 (fr) 1981-05-22
FR2469759B1 (ref) 1984-12-14
GB2062850A (en) 1981-05-28
DE3133269A1 (de) 1983-03-03
BR8007003A (pt) 1981-05-12
AU7400281A (en) 1983-02-17

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