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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Jon Ellingson, Benson, MN (US);
Aaron Tollefsrud, Willmar, MN (US);
Bruce Bastin, Starbuck, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jon Ellingson, Benson, MN (US);
Aaron Tollefsrud, Willmar, MN (US);
Bruce Bastin, Starbuck, MN (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 3/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/20 (2006.01); B05B 3/02 (2006.01); A01C 23/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 12/008 (2013.01); B05B 1/202 (2013.01); A01C 23/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plugged nozzle monitoring system uses a thermal flow sensor located within a spray nozzle of an agricultural sprayer. The thermal flow sensor is free of moving parts and is made of corrosion-resistant materials. The thermal flow sensor is placed within the fluid flow path through the nozzle and activates an alarm if flow through the nozzle falls below the baseline value.