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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Florida A&m University, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Inventors:
Satyanarayan Dev, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Benjamin Hottel, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Aavudai Anandhi Swamy, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Assignee:
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 99/00 (2006.01); A01G 7/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/24 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01); G01N 22/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 99/00 (2013.01); A01G 7/06 (2013.01); G01N 22/02 (2013.01); G01N 27/221 (2013.01); G01N 27/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for detecting pests, such as termites, in living organisms, such as trees. Certain embodiments of the current invention utilize time domain reflectometry to detect the pests. Other embodiments of the current invention utilize microwave-coupled transmission spectrometry antenna array transmitters, and receivers to detect the pests.