ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,457, issued on Aug. 11.
"Hyperspectral soil sampling apparatus to produce soil maps" was invented by Penelope Kathleen Nagel (San Diego), Cheryl Deann Rice (San Diego), Kenneth George Stalker (La Jolla, Calif.) and Brian Zamudio (La Jolla, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a soil sampling device designed to enhance efficiency and accuracy in soil analysis processes. The soil sampling device includes a computer system for data storage and processing, along with a display screen for visualizing collected scan data. Equipped with a GPS sensor, the device precisely identifies soil sampling locations. A sampling chamber e...