Stanton Dotson;Allen N. Ondes;Bruce Schnicker;John Tamulonis;David Butruille;Heather M. Forbes;Kevin L. Deppermann;Michael W. Petersen;John M. Jensen;David W. Finley;William M. Fischer;Sam Eathington
发明人:
Kevin L. Deppermann,Michael W. Petersen,Allen N. Ondes,David W. Finley,William M. Fischer,John M. Jensen,David Butruille,Stanton Dotson,Sam Eathington,Heather M. Forbes,Bruce Schnicker,John Tamulonis
申请号：
US13186126
公开号：
US09003696B2
申请日:
2011.07.19
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A seed sampling system is provided having an automated seed loading assembly including a seed bin and being operable to singulate seeds from a plurality of seeds within the seed bin. The system also includes an automated seed sampling assembly operable to remove tissue samples from the singulated seeds, and an automated seed transport assembly operable to transfer the singulated seeds from the seed loading assembly to the seed sampling assembly. The seed transport assembly includes multiple retention members. Each of the retention members is movable relative to the seed loading assembly and to the seed sampling assembly. The seed transport assembly is operable to position one of the multiple retention members adjacent to the seed loading assembly for engaging one of the singulated seeds, while positioning another of the retention members adjacent to the seed sampling assembly for presenting another of the singulated seeds to the seed sampling assembly.
