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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicants:
Jeffrey S. Roberts, Hudson, WI (US);
Ryan P. Johnson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Roberts, Hudson, WI (US);
Ryan P. Johnson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Harvest Tec, Inc., Hudson, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/08 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01); A01F 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/0825 (2013.01); A01F 15/08 (2013.01); A01F 15/101 (2013.01); G01N 27/048 (2013.01); A01F 15/0816 (2013.01); A01F 2015/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for measuring the moisture of a harvested crop, such as hay, in the pre-compression chamber of a harvesting apparatus, such as a large square hay baler. Measurement at this time provides a highly accurate and reliable moisture reading. The apparatus disclosed includes two or more sensors disposed at separate positions in the pre-compression chamber. The sensors sense electrical conductivity or RF wave transmission through the hay in the pre-compression chamber.