X-RAY SEED IMAGING SYSTEM, CABINET X-RAY DEVICE, AND METHODS OF EVALUATING SEEDS

A cabinet x-ray device for imaging seeds includes an x-ray source configured to transmit an x-ray beam along a beam path. A seed holder is configured to hold seeds and be selectively positioned in the x-ray device such that the beam path crosses the seed holder and the x-ray beam passes through at l...

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Main Authors BORROWMAN, Eric L, CHAUDHARY, Govind, ESSNER, Donald J, GARSON, Alfred B, KOTYK, Johnny J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.03.2024
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FERTILISING
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM
PHYSICS
PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
PLANTING
SOWING
TESTING
TRAPPING
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Summary:A cabinet x-ray device for imaging seeds includes an x-ray source configured to transmit an x-ray beam along a beam path. A seed holder is configured to hold seeds and be selectively positioned in the x-ray device such that the beam path crosses the seed holder and the x-ray beam passes through at least some of the seeds. An x-ray detector is configured to detect the x-ray beam after passing through the seeds such that one or more x-ray images of the seeds can be formed. Self-supporting x-ray shielding can extend circumferentially around the x-ray beam to mitigate x-ray transmission outside the device. A drive mechanism can automatically move the seed holder so that discrete x-ray images of subsets of seeds are taken in an automatic seed imaging operation. Various seed evaluations and seed process evaluations can be made using the device.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20200887778