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High-throughput sorting of small objects via oil and/or moisture content using low-field nuclear magnetic resonance

US9880116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Monsanto Technology LLC · US

Inventors

Bin Dai · Spring, US
Susan Macisaac · Chesterfield, US
Kevin L. Deppermann · Chesterfield, US
Mark Ehrhardt · Eugene, US
Brad D. White · Creve Coeur, US
Wayne Brown · Holden, US
Paul Krasucki · Holden, US
Jemmi C. McDonald · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2016
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/448
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput seed sorting system for separating seed via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single seed in a low-field time domain NMR instrument are superior in sample throughput and signal-to-noise ratio to conventional NMR systems and methods (free induction decay or spin echo) for single seed oil/moisture measurement.

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