Seed imaging

US11673166B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Monsanto Technology LLC · US

Inventors

• Eric L. Borrowman · Saint Peters, US
• Govind Chaudhary · Maryland Heights, US
• Hsin-Chen Chen · Tainan, TW
• Jeffrey L. Kohne · Kirkwood, US
• Johnny J. Kotyk · Chesterfield, US
• Louis M. Pompe van Meerdevoort · Rotterdam, NL
• Randall K. Rader · Chesterfield, US
• Brad D. White · Creve Coeur, US
• Chi Zhang · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2015/1497
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A seed imaging system for imaging seeds includes a seed transfer station configured to move seeds through the system. An imaging assembly includes a first camera mounted relative to the seed transfer station and configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system. A second camera is mounted relative to the seed transfer station and is configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system. The second camera has an imaging modality different from an imaging modality of the first camera. First and second cameras may be disposed above and below the seed transfer stations, such as a transparent belt.