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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Craig F. Morris, Pullman, WA (US);
Brian Axness, Fall City, WA (US);
Brandon Decook, Pullman, WA (US);
Arthur D. Bettge, Moscow, ID (US);
Stephen R. Delwiche, Baltimore, MD (US);
Craig F. Morris, Pullman, WA (US);
Brian Axness, Fall City, WA (US);
Brandon DeCook, Pullman, WA (US);
Arthur D. Bettge, Moscow, ID (US);
Stephen R. Delwiche, Baltimore, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An array of light sources (lasers) is positioned so that each of the light sources emits a beam that is directed through a sedimenting column of ground grain. Photodetectors (photodiodes) positioned opposite the light sources receive the light beams emerging from the sedimenting column and convert the beams into electronic signals. A computer processor processes the electronic signals and generates values for protein quality.