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Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Ctb, Inc., Milford, IN (US);

Inventors:

Randy P. Alexander, Goshen, IN (US);

Benjamin P. Cragun, Lebanon, IN (US);

Glen W. Stowers, Frankfort, IN (US);

Alexander J. Krejcie, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

CTB, Inc., Milford, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 25/22 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 25/22 (2013.01); G01N 27/048 (2013.01); F26B 2200/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A main discharge channel can carry a main portion of the grain output from a grain dryer during operation of the grain dryer. A sensor channel positioned adjacent the main discharge channel can carry a sensed portion of the grain output from the grain dryer during operation of the grain dryer. A grain moisture sensor can include a pair of capacitive plates positioned on opposite sides of the sensor channel with opposing major surfaces of the pair of capacitive plates facing each other. A moisture sensing electric field can be generated between a main sub-plate of a plurality of sub-plates of each of a pair of capacitive plates positioned on opposite sides of a sensor channel with opposing major surfaces of the pair of capacitive plates facing each other. At least one additional electric field can be generated between the plurality of sub-plates of the pair of capacitive plates.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Alexander, Randy. (2026). Grain dryer output capacitive moisture sensing assembly and related methods (U.S. Patent No. 12742595). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12742595

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