Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seed imaging
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Application No.: US16352484Application Date: 2019-03-13
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Publication No.: US11673166B2Publication Date: 2023-06-13
- Inventor: Eric L. Borrowman , Govind Chaudhary , Hsin-Chen Chen , Jeffrey L. Kohne , Johnny J. Kotyk , Louis M. Pompe van Meerdevoort , Randall K. Rader , Brad D. White , Chi Zhang
- Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
- Current Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: B07C5/34
- IPC: B07C5/34 ; B07C5/342 ; G01N21/84 ; A01C1/02 ; G01N15/14

Abstract:
A seed imaging system for imaging seeds includes a seed transfer station configured to move seeds through the system. An imaging assembly includes a first camera mounted relative to the seed transfer station and configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system. A second camera is mounted relative to the seed transfer station and is configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system. The second camera has an imaging modality different from an imaging modality of the first camera. First and second cameras may be disposed above and below the seed transfer stations, such as a transparent belt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190281781A1 Seed Imaging Public/Granted day:2019-09-19
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