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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Patrick H. Brown, Sacramento, CA (US);
Uriel A. Rosa, Davis, CA (US);
Shrini Upadhyaya, Davis, CA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick H. Brown, Sacramento, CA (US);
Uriel A. Rosa, Davis, CA (US);
Shrini Upadhyaya, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for weighing a crop is disclosed. The method includes (a) loading a crop into a container using a crop transport apparatus, (b) temporarily stopping the crop transport apparatus from loading the crop into the container, (c) weighing the crop using the container, (d) unloading the weighed crop from the container by automatically manipulating the container, and (e) repeating steps (a)–(d).