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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181543 | CVS system sample water vapor management An exhaust sampling system includes a pre-fill gas source having a pre-fill gas. A sampling conduit is configured to collect exhaust gas and make-up gas. A sample bag is fluidly connected to the sampling conduit and the pre-fill gas source. A controller is programme... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8051725 | Method and apparatus for soil sampling A soil collection device can be used to collect soil samples from a harvester that excavates soil while harvesting a ground crop. The soil collection device can include a collection area for collecting soil that is excavated from the ground by the harvester and disc... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7398161 | Sampling method and sampling device, and logD measuring method and logD measuring system A sampling method sampling a lower-layer liquid from a liquid body comprised of two layers of liquids, an upper-layer liquid (octanol) and the lower-layer liquid (buffer solution), without mixing the layers. An extracting device is provided with a tubular apical end... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7330778 | Method for determining the operating parameters of a system comprising a cooling chamber A method for determining the operating parameters of a system for cooling articles. The temperature of the articles, as they leave a chamber, is predicted. The prediction is made on the basis of operating parameters of the chamber, thermodynamic and physical charact... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313478 | Method for determining field readiness using soil moisture modeling A method for determining field readiness using moisture modeling of a plurality of fields in a region of interest includes (a) generating a detailed set of moisture factors covering a plurality of scenarios for each field element of the plurality of field elements f... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293477 | Disposable, pre-sterilized fluid receptacle sampling device The present invention provides a fluid sampling device comprising a port insert, a plurality of flexible conduits, and a plurality of sample containers. The port insert comprises a body having a plurality of shafts therethrough and sample gating means for individual... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255016 | Soil sampler apparatus and method An apparatus removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly (60) that rotates on a track (32) riding on a plurality of idler wheels (29, 31). A probe (66) extends and retracts under... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219568 | Apparatus and method for analysing The present invention relates to a sample presentation apparatus for use in analyzing equipment for pharmaceutical products, for example solid dosage forms such as a tablet, a pellet or a capsule. The invention further relates to a method for presentation of samples... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213474 | Sampling apparatus An apparatus for use in sampling material on-line in a process system, comprising a sample collector (1) for receiving a sample of material, an elongate shaft (10) defining a passageway (14) carrying a measurement probe (11) for taking me... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188029 | System and method for determining and presenting differences in plant productivity in variable locations and environments A system and method of combining plant productivity testing data with environmental data and geographic data of testing sites in a computer program comprising at least one database for receiving, storing, analyzing and outputting the data. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184892 | Method and system of evaluating performance of a crop A method and system for evaluating crop performance obtains weather data and soil data for a defined geographic area. Further, management data is obtained, where the management data is associated with a particular agricultural crop affiliated with the defined geogra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168332 | Powder sampling device The powder sampling device comprises, next to a vertical channel (1) a drawer that is also vertical which may be lowered so that a groove (5) passes into a sampling mouth (12). A flap (15) may be extended to direct the powder towards the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152002 | Method and apparatus for analysis of elements in bulk substance A substance analyzer utilizing Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis for identifying characteristics of a substance and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The analyzer is small enough to be portable and to allow its use in many applications where cur... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144147 | Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus for preparing from a plurality of materials, preferably powders, in particular components of a pharmaceutical composition, a mixture having a required homogeneity, comprising a non-rotating mixing vessel (7); at least one feeding mechanism ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141033 | Sample collection device and method Sample collection assemblies and methods that use a collection wand having a working end and an operating end, a collection tube having a barrel portion, an assay chamber, and a partition member, with the working end of the collection wand having a scoop configured ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7085777 | Method and system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product A method and system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product comprises holding an agricultural product in a container having a tag. A container identifier of the tag is determined by reading the tag. Ancillary data is generated and is associated with a co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077743 | Method of and device for determining crop parameters A method of determining crop parameters in an agricultural harvester has the steps of determining at least one crop parameter during a working process with a compacting device which is fillable with a crop probe, and using for determining the at least one crop param... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062513 | Method and system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product using data handoff Initial data is acquired on an agricultural product associated with a harvesting time. The acquired initial data is transmitted (e.g., handed off) via an electromagnetic signal or wireless communication to an intermediate data processing system associated with a han... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047133 | Method and system of evaluating performance of a crop A method and system of evaluating crop performance facilitates characterization of the environmental impact of a geographic region or areas within the region for growing plant-life. Environmental measurements are obtained. The environmental measurements are associat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7047135 | Method and system of evaluating performance of a crop A method and system of evaluating crop performance facilitates characterization of the environmental impact of a geographic region or areas within the region for growing plant-life. Environmental measurements are obtained. The environmental measurements are associat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011634 | Urine sample collection device A urine collection device includes a support apparatus for supporting the urine collection device on a toilet. An attachment section attaches to a sample holder and a collection section receives and directs urine into the sample holder. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6999877 | Method and system of evaluating performance of a crop A method and system for evaluating crop performance obtains weather data for defined geographic locations within a geographic area. Historic soil data is obtained for the defined geographic locations within a geographic area. Historic yield data is obtained for the ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976398 | Liquid sample collection system A liquid sample collection system includes a container having an interior reservoir for receiving the liquid sample, and a valve assembly that may be coupled to the container to facilitate collecting the liquid sample, the valve assembly includes a valve housing hav... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963881 | Method and system for automated tracing of an agricultural product A method and system of tracing an agricultural product relates to recording of at least one of planting information, growing information, harvesting information, chemical information, and weather information (e.g., electronically recorded) concerning a crop to form ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959245 | Soil and topography surveying Methods of characterizing subsurface conditions in a selected geographic region previously associated as a whole with a specific subsurface material characteristic reference profile such as from a USDA-NRCS soil survey. The method includes deploying a sensing tool a... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6926603 | Withdrawal of samples An arrangement for the withdrawal of samples from a flow of harvested crop flowing in a conveying channel in a harvesting machine includes a guide element mounted so as to cover a sample withdrawal opening provided in a wall of the channel. The guide element is moun... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918310 | Sampling apparatus An apparatus for use in sampling material on-line in a process system, comprising a sample collector (1) for receiving a sample of material, an elongate shaft (10) defining a passageway (14) carrying a measurement probe (11) for taking me... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6869800 | Monitoring instrument An instrument comprising a housing (30) having a fluid-tight seal and a probe (10), adapted to carry a catalyst or sorbent (37), for monitoring a process fluid stream or the behavior of a catalyst or sorbent placed therein. The use of such an in... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6694830 | Sampling method and sampling device therefor An inline sampling device adapted to remove a representative sample drop-wise from a fluid flowing through a fluid line through a sampling probe disposed in the fluid line wherein the sampling probe has at least one fluid receiving, volume relief port ada... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6589483 | Liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser characterized by a dispensing head which is movable upward and downward as a whole and comprises a plurality of plungers supported by a plunger plate, drive means for moving the plunger plate upward and downward, a plurality of cylinder... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6506298 | Biofiltering system for treating wastewater effluent A biofiltering system for treating wastewater effluent (e.g. from a septic tank) through a bed of peat 16 overlying an effluent absorption area 12 and into the earth beneath 14. The bed of peat has a predetermined biofiltering capacity. A fluid flow regul... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6399029 | Chemical processing using a dual feeder system, a sample port assembly, and a fluid flow control system Components of a chemical processing system are disclosed. In particular, a chemical processing system is disclosed which includes a chemical mixing or reacting zone, an inlet to the zone, an outlet to the zone, and a vacuum or fluid flow source located do... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6327899 | Device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines A device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines, including removing material to be measured from a stream of crop material, supplying the material to be measured to a measuring chamber, an associated moisture sensor, and returning the measured ma... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6301979 | Sampling means A sampling means for sampling a falling stream of a particulate material includes a trough-like sampling receptacle for culling a sample of the particulate material, the receptacle having an inlet defined in an operatively top portion thereof and at least... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6244118 | Sampling apparatus An apparatus for use in and a method of sampling material on-line in a process system, comprising: a sample collector (1) including a wall member (8) of fixed position on which a sample of material is in use collected; a measuring device (3) for taking me... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6216549 | Collapsible bag sediment/water quality flow-weighted sampler A collapsible bag sampler comprises a top section; a bottom section connected to the top section; a tail section having fins, which tail section is fitted onto the top section; a nose section with tray, which tray supports a flexible bag; a nozzle holder;... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210640 | Collector for an automated on-line bath analysis system A collector and method for collecting samples of liquid from at least one source of liquid for automated analysis of the samples. The collector has at least one receptacle for receiving liquid from the source of liquid and holding a quantity of the liquid... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6155103 | Device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines A device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines, includes means for removing the material to be measured from a stream of crop material, means for supplying the material to be measured to a measuring chamber, an associated moisture sensor, and a ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6151972 | Urine sampling device A urine sampling device (1) which facilitates urine sampling of female and infirm patients which is adapted to be associated with a toilet bowl (2) to collect a sample while the patient passes urine while seated on the toilet, wherein the urine sampling d... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6119531 | Crop sampling system An agricultural system for acquiring grain samples from a field includes a combine, a grain sample acquiring apparatus for acquiring a grain sample at a plurality of locations within the field, a location signal generating circuit, and a data recorder whi... | 09/19/2000 |
