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REMOTE MOISTURE SENSOR AND METHODS FOR THE SAME

  • US 20140266253A1
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for measuring crop moisture content in a harvester elevator having paddles for moving crop in an ascending segment, comprising:

  • a receiver and processing node;

    one or more moisture sensing instruments, each of the one or more instruments including;

    a moisture sensor configured for coupling with a portion of the paddle, anda transmitter in communication with the receiver and processing node; and

    wherein each moisture sensing instrument is coupled with a respective one of the paddles of the harvester elevator so that the each moisture sensing instrument moves with the respective paddle to measure a crop moisture content of a harvested crop as the harvested crop moves along the ascending segment of the harvester elevator.

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