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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980148 | Device for sampling plant material A device for collecting plant samples includes a punch and die mechanism for taking leaf plugs from plants. The punch itself includes a punch rod coaxially mounted inside a punch tube. In use, the punch tube has a distal end with two, diametrically opposed projectio... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7827873 | Soil sampling apparatus and method An apparatus automatically removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly that rotates on a track. The probe of the sampler assembly is extended through the track and into the ground, then retracted on each re... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7677119 | System for using a device for picking up samples in a soil or material with powdery or granular nature The invention relates to a system for using a device for picking up samples in a soil or a material with a granular/powdery nature, said device comprising a vertical stem provided with a groove for collecting the picked-up sample, on the edge of which a lip is forme... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7552654 | 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... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7454989 | Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of samples is slidable along the vertically oriented sli... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7324275 | Microscope stage apparatus and movement means The invention includes an apparatus for controlling a microscope stage assembly having a rod for moving the stage in two directions. The rod is detachably secured to the microscope stage assembly. The rod includes at least one substantially circular stick with an at... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317988 | Method for automatically optimizing the legend for real-time mapping A method is provided for updating a legend of a spatial display for use with graphical user interface of a field computer linked to one or more sensors for sensing data or information from a piece of equipment performing an agricultural operation. The method provide... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294768 | Soybean variety 0384279 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0384279. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0384279. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0384279 and the plants regenera... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258782 | Apparatus for sampling filter layer and method using the same An apparatus for sampling a filter layer and a method using the same are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a cylindrical tube made of a transparent material; a screw installed at a central portion in the cylindrical tube, to be rotated for shifting a sample f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7254485 | 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... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240743 | Soil probe insertion arrangement and method of use This invention relates to probes used in the ground for the collection of data relating to soil conditions and in particular to a construction and method of insertion of probe bodies that will house such probes. A probe body insertion apparatus comprises a tool for ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216555 | System and method for mobile soil sampling A soil sampling implement and method have a sampler assembly supported from an implement frame for movement across a field. The sampler assembly includes a tapered cylindrical cutting shoe and a soil collection trough. The cutting shoe has a leading cutting edge arr... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7174829 | Adjustable piston pump An adjustable piston pump for displacement and extraction of remnant from soft sand and or soft soil includes a pump casing cylinder that is capped at one end and opens at the other end. It includes a handle fixed to the pump casing cylinder, a shaft rod, a shaft ro... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156189 | Self mountable and extractable ultrasonic/sonic anchor Self drilling anchors and related methods and apparatus. In one embodiment an apparatus comprises a drill bit, a hammer mechanism for hammering the drill bit in a first direction and in a second direction, and a selection mechanism for controlling whether, at a give... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134351 | Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of samples is slidable along the vertically oriented sli... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121815 | Tube coupling for a peristaltic pump An infusion pump has a housing (10) accommodating a pump finger mechanism (12). The pump finger mechanism (12) acts on a pump hose (13) fastened at holders (16, 21) of the housing. The pump hose (13) is supported by a door (... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114258 | Fruit stone remover A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, the tool having a head section configured for being gripped by a user and a stem section extending from the head section and having an end opposite the head ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089117 | Method of estimating crop yields A method of estimating the instantaneous crop yield ลท2(t) at time t in a field, during harvesting with a harvesting machine that operates by cutting and/or controlling the crop and has a crop mass flow sensor that measures the mass flow rate of crop proc... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059207 | Motor driven sampling apparatus for material collection A motorized sample collection apparatus having a hollow clamshell casing with a contoured grip for the fingers, a horizontal extension to eliminate slippage when held in a user's hand, and a flange bottom portion from which a sample sleeve extends downwards. Within ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036606 | Quick-detach vehicle-mounted auger driver The present invention provides a device useful for boring holes into the earth, and is especially useful for drilling holes in which fence posts are to be placed. A device according to the invention is completely self-powered, having its own on-board engine which su... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6959617 | Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of coring tubes aligned with the arrayed plurality of sa... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6955189 | Garden hose assembly A garden hose assembly includes an elongated and flexible tubular member that includes an open first end, an open second end and a peripheral wall extending between the first and second open ends. A cross-section taken traversely to a longitudinal axis of the tubula... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6937939 | Soil measuring instrument, soil measurement assisting device and method, recorded medium on which a program is recorded, recorded medium on which data is recorded, application amount controller, application amount determining device, method for them, and farm working determination assisting system A model for determining the type of soil, the water content of a soil, and the soil properties, and a soil measurement data storage portion (60) to store therein measurement data necessary to carry out the model and correlated with specific measurement condit... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910393 | Powder sampling method and apparatus A powder sampling method and apparatus is provided for sampling powder from a mixer or a drum. An undisturbed column of powder is extracted from a vessel. The column of powder may then be sectioned into subunits, using a discharge device, providing up to dozens of s... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6845677 | Device for taking samples from a material of granular or powdery composition The device for sampling material of granular or powdery composition includes a stem at one end of which a wheel is mounted intended to cause the device to rotate. At the opposite end is a driving head. The head is mounted symmetrically on the stem and includes lower... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6837312 | Corer-grinder A novel corer and grinder apparatus suitable for interplanetary travel and extraplanetary operation is disclosed. The corer grinder composes a claw element attached to a shaft coupled to a motor. A second motor compresses a spring forcing against a hammer unit that ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6631649 | System for membrane removal and transfer A filter removal apparatus for removal of microporous filter membranes from multi-well filtration plate comprises a removal device and a pusher having defined therein a plurality of vertical pushpins. The pusher has a leading pushing surface to which elon... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6565728 | Gel cutting and recovering device The device of present invention is used for cutting and recovery of a selected gel piece from a larger gel mass. The gel piece suitably contains molecules that will be used in further work. The preferred device is made up of at least two parts: a hollow m... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6449825 | Roof inspection method A tool (20) is used to cut a sample (12', 52') from a roof covering (12, 52). The sample (12', 52') is inspected. A mastic is placed in the opening in the roof covering (12, 52) from which the sample (12', 52') came. The mastic forms a plug (50, 58) which... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6260633 | Soil sampling apparatus removably attachable to a vehicle A soil sampling apparatus removably mountable upon a wheeled vehicle includes a mounting frame having elongated longitudinal members adapted to adjustably extend in the direction of the length of the vehicle, and paired parallel attachment members emergen... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6253629 | Automatic sampling method and facility for heterogeneous materials An automatic sampling method and facility are disclosed, by means of which multiple samples are obtained from a closed container filled with heterogeneous solid material. The sampling points are predetermined and well distributed on the container and the ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6237429 | Soil sampling apparatus A relatively simple soil sampler includes a carrier for mounting on a vehicle, a mast, a carriage slidable on the mast carrying a hammer and in the form of a flighted auger of sample extraction a core tube beneath the hammer, whereby, when the carriage is... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6125948 | Soil sampling device with frangible section A soil sampling device for collecting samples of soil provides a single use unit with an integrally molded plunger. The soil sampling device includes a cylindrical body having a first chamber and a second chamber, with each chamber comprising a cylindrica... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6105692 | Swivel chamber for water actuated wireline drills A swivel chamber that streamlines the procedure for retrieving core samples from a wireline diamond core drill. The swivel chamber includes a housing, a rotary seal, overshot and wire cable packing. The swivel chamber is threaded at one end for attachment... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6098725 | Soil sampling device with frangible section and method of sampling A soil sampling device for collecting samples of soil provides a single use unit with an integrally molded plunger. The soil sampling includes a cylindrical body having first and second ends, with the body comprising a cylindrical wall having a longitudin... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6016713 | Soil sampling "on the fly" A site-specific precision farming system for acquiring soil samples from a field of land using a vehicle remaining in the operative motion normal to a field or crop operation being performed simultaneously is disclosed. The system includes a tractor, harv... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5996426 | End-sampling thief probe This invention relates to an end-sampling thief probe and a method of using this probe. The thief probe of the invention is useful in extracting a sample with minimal disturbance and provides an improved method for end-sampling.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5931236 | Soil sample taker A soil sample taker includes a sample-taking probe, a support frame, a removable sample-collecting receptacle having an open side and partitions hingedly disposed inside the receptacle and capable of pivoting to define essentially equally-sized compartmen... | 08/03/1999 |
