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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2023
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Wilson Pflederer, Davenport, IA (US);
Douglas G. Temple, Fulton, IL (US);
Candace M. Sunken, Dixon, IA (US);
Nithin C. Choudary, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for analyzing agricultural material includes a housing defining an inlet adjacent a first end of the housing and configured to receive the agricultural material, a first chamber coupled to the inlet, a first outlet coupled to the first chamber, a second chamber coupled to the first chamber, a funnel portion between the first chamber and the second chamber, and a second outlet adjacent a second end of the housing and coupled to the second chamber. The second chamber includes a metering conveyor. The apparatus includes a first sensor coupled to a first side of the housing. The first sensor may include a camera. At least one second sensor may be coupled to a second side of the housing. The at least one second sensor includes one or more of a moisture sensor, a near-infrared (NIR) sensor, a temperature sensor, a capacitive sensor, and a proximity sensor.
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