Patents by Inventor Richard M. Leimgruber

Richard M. Leimgruber 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).

  • Device and method for measuring moisture in corn on ear
    Patent number: 11579077
    Abstract: In a method of measuring moisture in corn, an ear of corn is operatively coupled to a moisture meter and an amount of moisture is determined while the ear of corn is being grown on a corn plant. The moisture meter can use a spectrometry to determine the amount of moisture in the corn. A moisture meter includes a corn interface configured to conformingly engage the ear of corn when pressed against the ear of corn to form an optical seal about an opening through which the spectrometer determines the amount of moisture in the corn to inhibit ambient light from passing between the corn interface and the ear of corn into the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jarrett R. Ceglinski, Amanuel G. Ghebretinsae, Jiha Kim, Richard M. Leimgruber, Tracy L. Whitehead
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MOISTURE IN CORN ON EAR
    Publication number: 20220034799
    Abstract: In a method of measuring moisture in corn, an ear of corn is operatively coupled to a moisture meter and an amount of moisture is determined while the ear of corn is being grown on a corn plant. The moisture meter can use a spectrometry to determine the amount of moisture in the corn. A moisture meter includes a corn interface configured to conformingly engage the ear of corn when pressed against the ear of corn to form an optical seal about an opening through which the spectrometer determines the amount of moisture in the corn to inhibit ambient light from passing between the corn interface and the ear of corn into the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jarrett R. Ceglinski, Amanuel G. Ghebretinsae, Jiha Kim, Richard M. Leimgruber, Tracy L. Whitehead