High throughput automated seed analysis system
CA 2539935 C · Owner: Monsanto Technology Llc · Inventors: Deppermann, Kevin L.
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A transport subsystem conveys seed holding well trays between a plurality of stations. A loading subsystem is positioned at a first station and is operable to load seeds into individual wells of the conveyed tray. An imaging subsystem is positioned at a second station and is operable to image the seeds contained within the tray wells. A mechanism is provided for flipping the seeds so as to enable the imaging subsystem to obtain multi-side seed images. A sorting subsystem is positioned at a third station and is operable to remove the seeds from the tray wells and sort the removed seeds into a plurality of sort bins. The sorting determination may be made based on an analysis of the …
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- Filed September 21, 2004 and granted November 17, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 21, 2024.
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