BECKER STEVEN M,COPE JASON,DIMOND JAMES D,MONGAN JOSHUA L
申请号：
IN10276/DELNP/2012
公开号：
IN2012DN10276A
申请日:
2012.11.26
申请国别(地区):
IN
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatuses and methods for selecting one or more seeds from a group of seeds based on a predetermined characteristic of the selected seeds are provided. In various embodiments the seeds are selected from multiple containers of seeds and re configured into a single container for later use. The apparatus includes an array of seed selectors that expel the selected seeds from the corresponding compartments through contact with the compartments. A transfer member then directs each expelled seed to a cavity of a collection tray or into an envelope or other receptacle. A controller may run operation of the apparatus and associate the selected seeds with the cavities and/or receptacle into which they are deposited. In this way numerous seeds may be automatically selected substantially simultaneously or in rapid succession and re configured in a short period of time and with limited user intervention.
