US Patent 11785882 Agricultural machine for synchronized seed and granulate application

An agricultural machine for the combined application of seed and granulate on an agricultural area includes a separating device, a portioning device, and a control device. The separating device has a rotationally drivable separating element for separating seed grains and the portioning device has a rotationally drivable portioning element for producing granulate portions. The control device matches the rotational movements of the separating element and the portioning element to each other to implement a predetermined depositing relationship of the seed grains and the granulate portions on the agricultural area.