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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2016
Applicants:

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

Victor S. Sierra, Waukee, IA (US);

Tarik Loukili, Johnston, IA (US);

Aaron J. Bruns, Bettendorf, IA (US);

John M. Hageman, Silvis, IL (US);

Herman Herman, Gibsonia, PA (US);

Vladimir A. Altman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Jaime W. Bourne, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Assignees:

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01D 61/00 (2006.01); A01F 12/46 (2006.01); A01D 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/127 (2013.01); A01D 43/085 (2013.01); A01D 61/00 (2013.01); A01F 12/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system for evaluating agricultural material which comprises, in one embodiment, a housing having a passage in or through an interior of the housing with an inlet for receiving agricultural material and an outlet for outputting the agricultural material. The system further comprises a wall opening in a wall of the passage. An imaging device having a lens is located inward from a border of the imaging device. The imaging device is pivotally mounted for rotation with respect to a housing such that in a closed state the border of the imaging device rests on, engages or interlocks the wall opening of the housing, and in an open state the border exposes the wall opening and an interior of the housing.


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