公开(公告)号：US20190281781A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16352484

申请日：2019-03-13

Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC

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

IPC: A01H5/10 ,  B07C5/10 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B07C5/36

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.

公开(公告)号：US20180217072A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15511875

申请日：2015-09-25

Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC

Inventor： Govind Chaudhary ,  Anju Gupta ,  Kolbyn S. Joy ,  John J. Kotyk ,  Randall K. Rader ,  Richard H. Sheetz ,  Brad D. White

IPC: G01N23/04 ,  G01N33/00

CPC classification number: G01N23/046 ,  G01N23/10 ,  G01N33/0098 ,  G01N2223/3307 ,  G01N2223/401 ,  G01N2223/643

Abstract: A system for analyzing intact cotton, wherein the system comprises an X-ray scanner system and a plurality of sample containers, wherein at least one seed cotton sample container is structured and operable to retain a respective one of a plurality of intact cotton samples. The system additionally comprises a sample support platform that is structured and operable to move the plurality of sample containers past an image data generation assembly of the X-ray scanner system. The system further comprises a computer based system that is structured and operable to execute image analysis software to determine at least one metric of at least one of the intact cotton samples.