Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis
US6959617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of coring tubes aligned with the arrayed plurality of samples is slidable along the vertically oriented slider rods between a retracted position and an actuated position where cores are taken from the samples. An extraction portion including arrayed plurality of extraction pins aligned with the arrayed plurality of coring tubes for insertion therein is also slidable along the vertically oriented slider rods between a retracted position and an actuated position where the extraction pins eject cores from the coring tubes. A coring drive mechanism is provided to mechanically move the coring portion between the retracted position and the actuated position.
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