High-throughput sorting of small objects via oil and/or moisture content using low-field nuclear magnetic resonance

The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput seed sorting system for separating seed via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single seed in...

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Main Authors McDonald Jemmi C, Dai Bin, Brown Wayne, Ehrhardt Mark, Macisaac Susan, White Brad, Krasucki Paul, Deppermann Kevin L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.01.2018
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FERTILISING
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
PHYSICS
PLANTING
SOWING
TESTING
TRAPPING
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Summary:The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput seed sorting system for separating seed via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single seed in a low-field time domain NMR instrument are superior in sample throughput and signal-to-noise ratio to conventional NMR systems and methods (free induction decay or spin echo) for single seed oil/moisture measurement.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615371871