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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
William M. Iversen, Sidney, MT (US);
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The hand carried enhanced penetrometer includes an electrical linear actuator system to advance a soil penetration rod into a test site soil during a penetrometer test. The penetrometer also includes a base plate system that uses an operator's static body weight to anchor the penetrometer to a test site surface during a penetrometer test. In operation, an operator places at least one foot on a penetrometer structural base plate and activates the linear actuator to advance a penetration rod into the test site soil. The tripod embodiment of the system includes an operator's seat that allows an operator to conduct a penetrometer test in a seated position while passively anchoring the penetrometer in place at the test site. The invention includes monopod, bipod, and tripod embodiments.