X-ray seed imaging system, cabinet x-ray device, and methods of evaluating seeds
US11630095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/64
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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