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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Jason Lester Hill, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jason Lester Hill, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/246 (2013.01); G01N 27/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless soil sensor includes a curved surface and at least two groups of sensor-pin electrodes. A tine-catching block is disposed within the sensor body, near a top of the sensor to protect against aeration tools damaging components of the sensor. The electrical circuitry and the battery are separately potted in an epoxy material and oriented vertically, creating a central gap through which an incoming aeration tine is directed.