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Seed injection

US11700783B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH · AT

Inventors

Günther Reichenberger · Uppsala, SE
Nikolaus PFAFFENBICHLER · Wien, AT
Birgit Mitter · Hinterbrühl, AT
Johann Riesing · Wien, AT
Günter Brader · Wien, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 14, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G47/846
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for automatically preparing seeds with an additive to be deployed together with the seeds. The method includes conveying a plurality of seeds into an opening position, creating an opening in each of the seeds by cutting each seed with a fixed blade or a laser device when each seed is in the opening position, introducing an amount of additive into the seed through the opening and continuously conveying the plurality of seeds while creating the opening and introducing the amount of additive into the seeds.

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