Patents by Inventor Dev S. Shrestha

Dev S. Shrestha 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).

  • Method and apparatus for soil sampling
    Patent number: 8051725
    Abstract: A soil collection device can be used to collect soil samples from a harvester that excavates soil while harvesting a ground crop. The soil collection device can include a collection area for collecting soil that is excavated from the ground by the harvester and discarded from the harvester. A storage device can receive and store at least a portion of the discarded soil in individual containers. A location marking device can being configured to mark the individual containers of discarded soil with information concerning the location of the soil collection device at or about the time the discarded soil was received in the individual containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: University of Idaho
    Inventor: Dev S. Shrestha
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOIL SAMPLING
    Publication number: 20090071714
    Abstract: A soil collection device can be used to collect soil samples from a harvester that excavates soil while harvesting a ground crop. The soil collection device can include a collection area for collecting soil that is excavated from the ground by the harvester and discarded from the harvester. A storage device can receive and store at least a portion of the discarded soil in individual containers. A location marking device can being configured to mark the individual containers of discarded soil with information concerning the location of the soil collection device at or about the time the discarded soil was received in the individual containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventor: Dev S. Shrestha