US Patent Issued to Ag Leader Technology on Sept. 29 for "Seed meter with integral mounting method for row crop planter and associated systems and methods" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,694, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Ag Leader Technology (Ames, Iowa).

"Seed meter with integral mounting method for row crop planter and associated systems and methods" was invented by Alex Hartogh (Huxley, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seed meter assembly comprising a main body assembly comprising, a pivot mounting point, a first meter half shell, a seed hopper, and two snap-in attachments. The meter assembly also including a meter cover assembly comprising a second meter half shell and a seed disc, wherein the meter cover assembly and the main body assembly are configured to be fitted together. The meter assembly als...