Patents Assigned to Farmex, Inc.
  • Portable hay bale moisture tester
    Patent number: 6088657
    Abstract: A hay bale moisture measuring device comprising a bimetalic, probe forming a single cell battery uses the hay and the moisture therein as the electrolytes to provide an internal cell resistance measurement which is calculated in an electronic circuit according to a predetermined algorithm into a hay moisture measurement which is further biased for hay temperature, bale configuration, hay type, cutting and density by the same circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Farmex, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael T. McMahon
  • Portable grain moisture meter
    Patent number: 5663650
    Abstract: A portable grain moisture meter has a large 16 character digital display allowing an alphabetical list of grain selections to be selectably displayed in full text format and subsequently tested for moisture content with the test results also displayed on the same display. The meter also has provisions for calibrating the meter to a remotely located meter and has dual temperature transducers for achieving automatic grain temperature compensation by monitoring both the grain temperature along with the cell temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Farmex, Inc.
    Inventor: Mike McMahon
  • Portable grain moisture meter
    Patent number: 5493229
    Abstract: A portable grain moisture meter has a large 16 character digital display allowing an alphabetical list of grain selections to be selectably displayed in full text format and subsequently tested for moisture content with the test results also displayed on the same display. The meter also has provisions for calibrating the meter to a remotely located meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Farmex, Inc.
    Inventor: Mike Mc Mahon