CHARLES ALLEN MARTIN
Pilots at Highland Rdg Dr, Manhattan, KS
License number
Kansas A3953120
Issued Date
Oct 2016
Expiration Date
Oct 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
705 Highland Ridge Dr APT 2A, Manhattan, KS 66503
Professional information
Rapid, Single Kernel Grain Characterization System
US Patent:
5005774, Apr 9, 1991
Filed:
May 3, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/519196
Inventors:
Charles R. Martin - Manhattan KS
Robert Rousser - Manhattan KS
Daniel L. Brabec - Manhattan KS
Robert Rousser - Manhattan KS
Daniel L. Brabec - Manhattan KS
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC
Agriculture - Washington DC
International Classification:
B02C 900
US Classification:
2411012
Abstract:
An automated grain characterization system includes grain crushing apparatus; a means for singulating kernels of grain and feeding them into the crushing apparatus; a means for measuring kernel size; a circuit for measuring kernel conductance; and a data acquisition and analysis subsystem for correlating crushing force, size, and conductivity to grain hardness. The output is a profile of the grain characteristics which can be compared to reference samples. This system is especially useful for grading and classifying wheat and predicting its end-use functional properties.
Device For Singulating Particles
US Patent:
5082141, Jan 21, 1992
Filed:
May 3, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/519195
Inventors:
Charles R. Martin - Manhattan KS
Robert Rousser - Manhattan KS
Daniel L. Brabec - Manhattan KS
Robert Rousser - Manhattan KS
Daniel L. Brabec - Manhattan KS
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC
Agriculture - Washington DC
International Classification:
B65G 5900
US Classification:
221278
Abstract:
A feeding device singulates, orients, and delivers seeds and other comparatively smooth-surfaced particulate material to a desired destination. The device comprises a horizontal rotating drum having an inner surface cut with a spiral groove for orienting ellipsoid-shaped particles and advancing them to the location of pickup orifices within the drum. A vacuum valve alternately subjects the orifices to vacuum and ambient pressure for picking up the individual particles and releasing them to the desired point of delivery.