Agricultural sampling system and related methods
US12140509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00514
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated computer-controlled sampling system and related methods for collecting, processing, and analyzing agricultural samples for various chemical properties such as plant available nutrients. The sampling system allows multiple samples to be processed and analyzed for different analytes or chemical properties in a simultaneous concurrent or semi-concurrent manner. Advantageously, the system can process soil samples in the “as collected” condition without drying or grinding. The system generally includes a sample preparation sub-system which receives soil samples collected by a probe collection sub-system and produces a slurry (i.e. mixture of soil, vegetation, and/or manure and water), and a chemical analysis sub-system which processes the prepared slurry samples for quantifying multiple analytes and/or chemical properties of the sample. The sample preparation and chemical analysis sub-systems can be used to analyze soil, vegetation, and/or manure samples.
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