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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Eric L. Borrowman, St. Peters, MO (US);
Jarrett R. Ceglinski, St. Louis, MO (US);
Govind Chaudhary, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Xiaofei Fan, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Jeffrey L. Kohne, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Brad D. White, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Chi Zhang, Chesterfield, MO (US);
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A seed sorting system for sorting seeds includes a seed transfer station configured to move seeds through the system. An imaging assembly includes a first camera mounted above the seed transfer station and configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system and a second camera mounted below the seed transfer station and configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system. A sorting assembly is configured to sort the seeds into separate bins based on the acquired images of the seeds.