Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsKevin L. Deppermann, Michael W. Petersen
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Abstract
An automated method for sampling seeds generally includes removing material from a seed at an automated sampling station and then, after removing the material from the seed, detecting, by at least one sensor, movement of the seed out of the automated sampling station. The automated method may also include, after removing the material from the seed, transferring the seed from the automated sampling station to a seed container and transferring the material removed from the seed from the automated sampling station to a sample container.
Claims16
An automated method for sampling seeds, the automated method comprising:
- removing material from a seed at an automated sampling station;
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- after removing the material from the seed, detecting, by at least one sensor, movement of the seed out of the automated sampling station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.