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Patent No.:

US 12631657 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2020

Automated systems for removing tissue samples from seeds, and related methods

Applicant:

Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);

Inventors:

David Butruille, Des Moines, IA (US);

Kevin L. Deppermann, St. Charles, MO (US);

Stanton Dotson, Roseville, CA (US);

Sam Eathington, Ames, IA (US);

David W. Finley, Crestwood, MO (US);

William M. Fischer, St. Peters, MO (US);

Heather M. Forbes, St. Charles, MO (US);

John M. Jensen, St. Charles, MO (US);

Allen N. Ondes, Troy, MO (US);

Michael W. Petersen, Sauk City, WI (US);

Bruce Schnicker, Wildwood, MO (US);

John Tamulonis, Nevada, IA (US);

Assignee:

Monsanto Technology LLC, Saint Louis, MO (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Son T Nguyen

Assistant Examiner:

Danielle A Clerkley

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 1/00 (2006.01); A01C 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 1/20 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00584 (2013.01); A01C 1/025 (2013.01); G01N 1/04 (2013.01); G01N 1/20 (2013.01); G01N 1/286 (2013.01); G01N 33/0098 (2013.01); G01N 33/5097 (2013.01); A01C 1/00 (2013.01); G01N 2001/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automated method for removing tissue from a seed is provided. The automated method includes singulating a seed from a plurality of seeds and imaging the singulated seed to obtain at least one characteristic of the seed. The automated method further includes positioning the singulated seed in a sampler of an automated seed sampling assembly and removing, by the sampler, tissue from the singulated seed based on the at least one characteristic of the seed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Butruille, David. (2026). Automated systems for removing tissue samples from seeds, and related methods (U.S. Patent No. 12631657). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12631657

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