Patent · US Expired

Device to measure the moisture of hay in a round baler

US8860443B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 2000
Grant dateOct 14, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/605
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The device that has been invented senses moisture contact of round bales as they are formed in the chamber of a round baler, by supplying voltage to a sensor located on one of the side walls of the baler and reading the voltage on a second sensor located on the opposing side wall of the baler.

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