Agricultural sampling system and related methods
US12313619B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/245
- 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 to produce a sample slurry. The system includes a chemical analysis sub-system which processes and analyzes the prepared slurry for quantifying multiple analytes and/or chemical properties of the sample. The chemical analysis sub-system may be embodied in a multi-layered microfluidic manifold processing substrate comprising microfluidic devices which extract and quantify the concentration of analytes or other chemical parameters associated with the sample. The system can be used to analyze various type of agricultural-related samples including soil, vegetation, manure, milk or other.
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