Agriculture combination machines for dispensing compositions

US8948975B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948975-B2
Application numberUS-201113284450-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 28, 2011
Priority dateOct 28, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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In one embodiment, a combination machine comprising: a towed machine; and a towing machine physically coupled to the towed machine, wherein the towing machine tows the towed machine, wherein the towing machine comprises a machine control system configured to: scan a smart label, the smart label affixed to a container containing a composition to be dispensed by the towed machine; and automatically adjust controls of the towing machine and the towed machine based on the scanned information.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A combination machine, comprising: a dispensing machine comprising a dispensing assembly configured to dispense an agricultural composition to a field; and a container containing the agricultural composition to be dispensed, the container comprising a smart label containing information about a recipe of the composition contained in the container and a specific geofence of the field on which the composition is to be dispensed; wherein the specific g…

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  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • A01M7/0089Primary

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What does patent US8948975B2 cover?
In one embodiment, a combination machine comprising: a towed machine; and a towing machine physically coupled to the towed machine, wherein the towing machine tows the towed machine, wherein the towing machine comprises a machine control system configured to: scan a smart label, the smart label affixed to a container containing a composition to be dispensed by the towed machine; and automatical…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Peterson John, Ringeisen David John, Agco Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A01M7/0089. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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