DE69921936D1 - Induktorgerät für Behälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen - Google Patents

Induktorgerät für Behälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen

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DE69921936D1
DE69921936D1 DE69921936T DE69921936T DE69921936D1 DE 69921936 D1 DE69921936 D1 DE 69921936D1 DE 69921936 T DE69921936 T DE 69921936T DE 69921936 T DE69921936 T DE 69921936T DE 69921936 D1 DE69921936 D1 DE 69921936D1
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containers
inductor device
seed drills
pneumatic seed
pneumatic
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Dean J Mayerle
David R Hundeby
Ronald N Engen
George Neufeld
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CNH Industrial Canada Ltd
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    • 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
    • A01C7/081—Seeders depositing seeds in rows using pneumatic 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
    • 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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
    • 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
    • Y10S111/90—Methods of planting seeds and miscellaneous compositions
DE69921936T 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Induktorgerät für Behälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen Expired - Fee Related DE69921936T2 (de)

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US10715498P 1998-11-05 1998-11-05
US107154P 1998-11-05

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DE69921936T Expired - Fee Related DE69921936T2 (de) 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Induktorgerät für Behälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen
DE69915210T Expired - Fee Related DE69915210T2 (de) 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Lager- und Sammelbehälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen
DE69915209T Expired - Fee Related DE69915209T2 (de) 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Regler für Induktorgerät in Behälter für pneumatische Drillmaschinen
DE69921938T Expired - Fee Related DE69921938T2 (de) 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Adapter für Behälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen

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DE69915210T Expired - Fee Related DE69915210T2 (de) 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Lager- und Sammelbehälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen
DE69915209T Expired - Fee Related DE69915209T2 (de) 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Regler für Induktorgerät in Behälter für pneumatische Drillmaschinen
DE69921938T Expired - Fee Related DE69921938T2 (de) 1998-11-05 1999-11-04 Adapter für Behälter in pneumatischen Drillmaschinen

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US (5) US6298797B1 (de)
EP (4) EP0998840B1 (de)
AU (4) AU760979B2 (de)
CA (5) CA2288953C (de)
DE (4) DE69921936T2 (de)

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