High speed seed treatment apparatus
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsJames L. Hunter, Timothy P. Meyer
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for treating a least a portion of one or more initial seed samples to create one or more treated seed samples for use in research applications is provided. In various embodiments, the apparatus and method utilize two or more seed treaters operating in parallel to increase throughput for treating a portion of one or more initial seed samples. The apparatus and method may also include a metering station configured to distribute at least a portion of the one or more initial seed samples to the two or more seed treaters. As a result, the apparatus and method are configured to efficiently and accurately treat seed samples.
Claims10
An apparatus for treating a least a portion of one or more initial seed samples to create one or more treated seed samples, the apparatus comprising:
- two or more seed treaters configured to operate in parallel,
- wherein the two or more seed treaters are configured to receive at least a portion of one or more initial seed samples and to independently apply at least one seed treatment material to the portion of the one or more initial seed samples to create one or more treated seed samples.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.