公开(公告)号：EP2519096A2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-07

申请号：EP10841728.8

申请日：2010-12-30

申请人： PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

发明人： BECKER, Steven, M. ,  COPE, Jason ,  KURTH, David ,  MONGAN, Joshua, L.

IPC分类号： A01C1/00 ,  A01H1/04 ,  G01N1/08 ,  A01C1/02

CPC分类号： G01N1/04 ,  G01N35/028 ,  G01N35/1065 ,  G01N2001/045 ,  G01N2033/0077

摘要： An automated high throughput apparatus, method and system for seed sampling is provided. The seed sampling system includes an ablation subsystem having a controlled cutting path and a seed handling subsystem comprising a staging system having a plurality of seed staging positions for staging a batch of seed in a sequential manner, and a carrier system for simultaneously presenting seed staging positions at the cutting path for removing a sample portion from each seed in the batch. A method of this invention includes providing ablation means having a controlled cutting path, automatically staging a batch of seed at a plurality of staging positions in a sequential manner, simultaneously presenting the batch of seed at the cutting path, and removing a sample portion from each seed in the batch.

公开(公告)号：EP2223074A2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-01

申请号：EP08861466.4

申请日：2008-12-16

申请人： Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

发明人： BECKER, Steven, M. ,  COPE, Jason ,  KURTH, David ,  MONGAN, Josh

IPC分类号： G01N1/04 ,  G01N1/28

CPC分类号： G01N1/286 ,  G01N2035/0425 ,  Y10T83/0448 ,  Y10T83/202

摘要： An apparatuses, methods and systems for creating, handling and collecting seed portions are highly beneficial. The apparatus (10) includes a carrier (14) having one or more carrying positions (22) adapted to carry a seed (34). The carrying positions having a seed orienter (24) adapted to orient the seed (34) relative to the carrying position in the carrier for creating seed portions therefrom. The method includes taking a carrier (14) having one or more carrying positions (22), orienting a seed relative to the carrying position in the carrier, ablating the seed with a seed ablation device (36), and communicating seed portions through a manifold (12) into a compartment layer (18). The system includes a seed manifold (12) adapted to dock thereon a seed (3) carrier (14) having pre-positioned and pre-oriented seed (34) therein. Seed and seed portions removed from the seed in the carrier are communicated into a collector (104) and compartment layer (18) respectively using the seed manifold (12).

公开(公告)号：EP2312932A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-27

申请号：EP09808579.8

申请日：2009-07-31

申请人： Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

发明人： COPE, Jason, M. ,  HOEKSTRA, John, C. ,  DIMOND, James, D. ,  BECKER, Steven, M. ,  BOWEN, David, E. ,  MEYER, Timothy, P. ,  HUNTER, James, L. ,  STOTT, Barry, L. ,  STEENHOEK, Loren ,  KELSICK, Jason, J. ,  SMITH, David, C. ,  MONGAN, Joshua L.

IPC分类号： A01H1/00

CPC分类号： A01C1/00

摘要： A method for managing seed includes non-destructively sampling individual seeds to assist in providing evaluation data for each of the individual seeds, storing the evaluation data and seed identifiers associated with each of the individual seeds in a data store, selecting a subset of seed for planting at least partially based on the evaluation data, and planting the subset of seed. A system for management of seed on an individual seed basis includes an evaluation subsystem for evaluating individual non-destructively sampled seeds to provide evaluation data for the seeds, a selection subsystem for selecting a subset of the individual seeds at least partially based on the evaluation data, and a planting subsystem for planting the subset of individual seeds.