公开(公告)号：US11630095B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US17096405

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC

Inventor： Eric Borrowman ,  Donald J. Essner ,  Alfred B. Garson, III ,  Govind Chaudhary ,  Johnny J. Kotyk

IPC: G01N33/00 ,  G01N23/04 ,  G01N23/083

Abstract: A cabinet x-ray device for imaging seeds includes an x-ray source configured to transmit an x-ray beam along a beam path. A seed holder is configured to hold seeds and be selectively positioned in the x-ray device such that the beam path crosses the seed holder and the x-ray beam passes through at least some of the seeds. An x-ray detector is configured to detect the x-ray beam after passing through the seeds such that one or more x-ray images of the seeds can be formed. Self-supporting x-ray shielding can extend circumferentially around the x-ray beam to mitigate x-ray transmission outside the device. A drive mechanism can automatically move the seed holder so that discrete x-ray images of subsets of seeds are taken in an automatic seed imaging operation. Various seed evaluations and seed process evaluations can be made using the device.

公开(公告)号：US20210140900A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17096405

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC

Inventor： Eric Borrowman ,  Donald J. Essner ,  Alfred B. Garson, III ,  Govind Chaudhary ,  Johnny J. Kotyk

IPC: G01N23/04 ,  G01N23/083 ,  G01N33/00

Abstract: A cabinet x-ray device for imaging seeds includes an x-ray source configured to transmit an x-ray beam along a beam path. A seed holder is configured to hold seeds and be selectively positioned in the x-ray device such that the beam path crosses the seed holder and the x-ray beam passes through at least some of the seeds. An x-ray detector is configured to detect the x-ray beam after passing through the seeds such that one or more x-ray images of the seeds can be formed. Self-supporting x-ray shielding can extend circumferentially around the x-ray beam to mitigate x-ray transmission outside the device. A drive mechanism can automatically move the seed holder so that discrete x-ray images of subsets of seeds are taken in an automatic seed imaging operation. Various seed evaluations and seed process evaluations can be made using the device.