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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Uhv Technologies, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nalin Kumar, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Manuel Gerardo Garcia, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
UHV Technologies, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/046 (2018.01); G01N 23/223 (2006.01); G01V 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 23/223 (2013.01); G01V 5/005 (2013.01); G01V 5/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A linear x-ray tube having one or more x-ray sources is configured for insertion into the soil in proximity to a root system of a plant for emission of an x-ray beam detected by a linear array of one or more x-ray detectors. The linear x-ray tube and detector array may be inserted into rhizotrons previously inserted into the soil. Various combinations of multiple x-ray tubes and/or detector arrays may be utilized to customize the x-ray imaging of the root system.