Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Ess

Daniel R. Ess 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).

  • Patent number: 6356830
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically measuring soil pH at a relatively large number of places in a field, and automatically creating a soil pH map by simultaneously measuring the position of the apparatus and storing the pH data in association with the location from which the corresponding soil sample was taken. The apparatus includes a wheeled chassis, a shank for exposing soil at a controlled depth, a sampling tray for collecting soil, a probe for measuring the pH of the soil, a water supply for cleaning the probe between measurements, a devise for measuring the location of the apparatus, and a computer for controlling the measurement cycle and recording the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Viacheslav I. Adamchuck, Mark T. Morgan, Daniel R. Ess