Methods and systems for sorting cottonseed

US11911802B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC · US

Inventors

• Sebastian Schmidt · Weisendorf, DE
• Jeff Ratliff · Lubbock, US
• Benno Franz Ulfik · Leverkusen, DE
• Fatma Alexia Van Winssen · Odenthal, DE
• Tonya Crossland · Lubbock, US
• Hartmut Huebner · Cologne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 11, 2022
• Grant date: Feb 27, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 11, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B07C2501/0018
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Methods and devices for sorting cottonseeds. Methods include the use of an optical sorter to sort cottonseed by color. Additionally, methods include sorting cottonseed using a gravity table to collect high-density seed (“accepts”) and mid-density seed (“middlings”), followed by sorting the mid-density, and optionally, the high-density seed using an optical sorter to collect dark cottonseed, thereby providing high-quality cottonseed for packaging. Devices and systems comprising one or more gravity tables and one or more optical sorters are provided.