Granted Patent B2

US 12,575,482 · App. 18/690,303 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Inventor: Jeremy J. Hodel (Morton, IL)

Assignee: Precision Planting LLC

A01C7/16

Abstract

Claims (10)

1 . A seeding system comprising:

a seed meter;

a conduit for receiving seeds released from the seed meter at a first end of the conduit, and the conduit having a second end opposite the first end;

a gas source connected to the conduit proximate the first end for accelerating seed in the gas;

a seed orientation coil assembly connected to the second end to receive the accelerated seed; and

a vent in the conduit proximate to the second end to vent the gas.

2 . The seeding system of claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of vents and the conduit at the second end is curved.

3 . The seeding system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of vents are on an outer radius of the curve.

4 . The seeding system of claim 1 , wherein the vent releases all gas.

5 . The seeding system of claim 1 , wherein the vent releases a majority of the gas.

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