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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Matthew J. Weis, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael Dayawon, St. Louis, MO (US);
Scott Essner, St. Louis, MO (US);
Cheryl Florida, St. Louis, MO (US);
Alan Jackson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jeffrey A. Lickenbrock, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mark J. Menius, St. Louis, MO (US);
Ryan K. Tellor, St. Louis, MO (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A high throughput system for sorting a plurality of different small object types into a plurality of cells of a plurality of small object cassettes is provided. The system comprises: at least one small object cassette having a plurality of small object cells; an automated conveyor system for transporting the cassette(s) from a loading location to a unloading location on the conveyor system; at least one cassette filling station disposed over the conveyor system such that the conveyor system extends under a small object distribution subsystem of each respective cassette filling station; and a computer based central control system structured and operable to control various operations of the conveyor system and each cassette filling station.