Device and method for measuring moisture in corn on ear
US11579077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/0646
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method of measuring moisture in corn, an ear of corn is operatively coupled to a moisture meter and an amount of moisture is determined while the ear of corn is being grown on a corn plant. The moisture meter can use a spectrometry to determine the amount of moisture in the corn. A moisture meter includes a corn interface configured to conformingly engage the ear of corn when pressed against the ear of corn to form an optical seal about an opening through which the spectrometer determines the amount of moisture in the corn to inhibit ambient light from passing between the corn interface and the ear of corn into the at least one opening.
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