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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Michael Cash, Mountain View, CA (US);
D'anne Beukelaur Hanks, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Arthur F. Lange, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian Jackman, Concord, CA (US);
Brian A. Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Cash, Mountain View, CA (US);
D'Anne Beukelaur Hanks, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Arthur F. Lange, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian Jackman, Concord, CA (US);
Brian A. Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A moisture content sensing system is described comprising a collar mechanically coupled with a clean grain transport system. An extendable support extends through the collar and has an extendable capacitive sensor element disposed at one end. The extendable support is configured to be located at a first position in which the extendable capacitive sensor element is disposed adjacent to clean grain conveyed by the clean grain transport system and moved to a second position wherein the extendable capacitive sensor element is disposed at least partially within the clean grain of the clean grain transport system.