Patents by Inventor Benjamin P. CRAGUN

Benjamin P. CRAGUN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Grain Dryer Output Capacitive Moisture Sensing Assembly And Related Methods
    Publication number: 20220282919
    Abstract: A main discharge channel can carry a main portion of the grain output from a grain dryer during operation of the grain dryer. A sensor channel positioned adjacent the main discharge channel can carry a sensed portion of the grain output from the grain dryer during operation of the grain dryer. A grain moisture sensor can include a pair of capacitive plates positioned on opposite sides of the sensor channel with opposing major surfaces of the pair of capacitive plates facing each other. A moisture sensing electric field can be generated between a main sub-plate of a plurality of sub-plates of each of a pair of capacitive plates positioned on opposite sides of a sensor channel with opposing major surfaces of the pair of capacitive plates facing each other. At least one additional electric field can be generated between the plurality of sub-plates of the pair of capacitive plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: CTB, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy P. ALEXANDER, Benjamin P. CRAGUN, Glen W. STOWERS, Alexander J. KREJCIE