Automated seed sampling apparatus, method and system
US8863436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/045
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated high throughput apparatus, method and system for seed sampling is provided. The seed sampling system includes an ablation subsystem having a controlled cutting path and a seed handling subsystem comprising a staging system having a plurality of seed staging positions for staging a batch of seed in a sequential manner, and a carrier system for simultaneously presenting seed staging positions at the cutting path for removing a sample portion from each seed in the batch. A method of this invention includes providing ablation means having a controlled cutting path, automatically staging a batch of seed at a plurality of staging positions in a sequential manner, simultaneously presenting the batch of seed at the cutting path, and removing a sample portion from each seed in the batch.
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