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US 11,589,515 B2Granted
Seed fulfillment system
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsDavid J. Baitinger, Brian L. Hahn, Andrew Maddux, Eric Thompson, Roger A. Weyhrich
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Abstract
A seed fulfillment system is an automated system for sorting and delivering different types of seeds from different seed containers to a shipping-container loading system which loads shipping containers with the seeds. The seed fulfillment system includes an intermediary-container handling system which conveys intermediary containers of seeds from a filling system to a shipping-container loading system.
Claims21
A seed fulfillment system comprising:
- a seed inventory handling system configured to handle inventory containers containing different seed types;
- an intermediary-container filling system;
- wherein the seed inventory handling system is configured to transport at least one of the inventory containers to the intermediary-container filling system, and wherein the intermediary-container filling system is configured to remove selected seeds from the at least one of the inventory containers and fill at least one intermediary container with the removed seeds, wherein the at least one intermediary container includes a body configured to contain the seeds therein;
- a shipping-container loading system configured to remove the seeds from the at least one intermediary container and load at least one shipping container with the seeds removed from the at least one intermediary container;
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- an intermediary-container handling system configured to convey the filled at least one intermediary container from the intermediary-container filling system to the shipping-container loading system and then convey the at least one intermediary container from the shipping-container loading system back to the intermediary-container filling system, after the seeds are removed from the at least one intermediary container at the shipping-container loading system.
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