ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,483, issued on March 17.
"Seed boot stabilizer" was invented by Daniel J. Altepeter (East Grand Forks, Minn.) and Andrew Altepeter (Grand Forks, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seed boot stabilizer configured to reduce movement of a seed boot may include a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment may include a first end configured to be coupled to the seed boot and a first planar face configured to extend away from an upper portion of the seed boot. The second segment is coupled to the first segment and may have a second planar face oriented at a first angle with respect to the first planar face ...