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| 8100093 | Reformed alcohol power systems Improved alcohol reforming processes and reformed alcohol power systems utilizing those processes are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the alcohol reforming processes utilize a thermally conductive reforming catalyst that allows efficient, low-temperature reform... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8071845 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds A population of seeds wherein substantially all of the seeds in the population have a portion of seed tissue removed by an automated sampling system. Substantially all of the seeds in the population have the presence or absence of at least one transgene in common, a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8028469 | Automated high-throughput seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an automated seed sampling and sorting system. The system includes an imaging station for collecting image data of a set of seeds and a seed orientation station for independently positioning each seed in the se... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8008541 | Phenotypic screen for plants The present invention is directed to a method of identifying plants with enhanced agronomic traits within a larger population of plants grown from a randomly planted set of seeds. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7998669 | Automated contamination-free seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an automated seed sampler system that includes a milling station for removing at least a portion of seed coat material from a seed and a sampling station for extracting a sample of seed material from the seed w... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994395 | Method to identify disease resistant quantitative trait loci in soybean and compositions thereof The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, particularly as it pertains to the genus, Glycine. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for screening soybean plants containing one or more quantitative trait loci for disea... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7941969 | Methods of seed breeding using high throughput nondestructive seed sampling The present invention provides for novel methods to facilitate germplasm improvement activities through the use of high throughput, nondestructive sampling of seeds. A method for analyzing a population of haploid seeds generally includes providing a population of se... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934600 | Automated picking, weighing and sorting system for particulate matter An automated machine is used to handle and manipulate individual pieces of particulate matter. The particulate matter is contained in a bin. The machine operates to pick single individual pieces of the particulate matter from the bin. The picked individual pieces ar... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7909276 | Agricultural sample grinder In various embodiments, an agricultural sample grinding system is provided. The system includes a grinder unit for grinding and uniformly mixing an agricultural sample. The system additionally includes a collection chamber connected to a transfer spout extending fro... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7877926 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7849632 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated system for sampling seeds generally includes an automated sampler operable to remove a tissue sample from a seed, a seed tray configured to receive from the automated sampler the seed from which the tissue sample is removed, and a sample tray configured... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7832143 | High throughput methods for sampling seeds A high-throughput method is provided for analyzing individual seeds in a population of seeds. The method generally includes removing a tissue sample from at least one or more seeds in the population of seeds while preserving germination viability of the at least one... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830516 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station, a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray, and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830504 | Automated systems and assemblies for use in evaluating agricultural products and methods therefor Methods and assemblies are provided for evaluating plants for presence of pests. Methods may include separating pests from a plant to produce a sample of pests for analysis, illuminating the sample to produce emitted light from the sample, and comparing the emitted ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7807469 | Methods for determining the feeding habits of an animal A method of determining whether an animal has ingested a plant of interest is provided. The method includes screening the animal for the presence of at least one indicator of a plant of interest. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807446 | High throughput system and methods for analyzing liquid formulations The present disclosure generally relates to a high throughput system, apparatus, and methods useful for efficiently analyzing experimental liquid formulations applied to plants. In various embodiments, the high throughput system includes a liquid formulation dispens... | 10/05/2010 |
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| 7775167 | Custom planter and method of custom planting A planter for planting multiple rows of seeds in which the spacing between rows and the spacing between seeds in a row can be varied includes at least two planting units, each planting unit adapted for planting a row of seeds, the planting units being mounted so tha... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771736 | Glyphosate formulations and their use for the inhibition of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase Protozoan parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa include some of the most important causative agents of human and animal diseases, in particular, malaria. The discovery that an organelle found inside parasites of this phylum probably stems from a plastid of plant origi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770545 | Reformed alcohol power systems Improved alcohol reforming processes and reformed alcohol power systems utilizing those processes are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the alcohol reforming processes utilize a thermally conductive reforming catalyst that allows efficient, low-temperature reform... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767883 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7703238 | Methods of seed breeding using high throughput nondestructive seed sampling The present invention provides for novel methods to facilitate germplasm improvement activities through the use of high throughput, nondestructive sampling of seeds. In one embodiment, a high-throughput, non-destructive method for analyzing individual seeds in a pop... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7685768 | Automated testing of seeds An apparatus for the automated testing of seeds includes a testing device having a testing stage, for analyzing a seed delivered to the testing stage; and a conveyor for automatically individually conveying each of a plurality of seeds in a tray between individual c... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682724 | Use of metal supported copper catalysts for reforming alcohols This invention is directed to a process for reforming an alcohol. The process comprises contacting an alcohol with a reforming catalyst comprising copper at the surface of a metal supporting structure, preferably a metal sponge supporting structure comprising nickel... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673572 | Custom planter and method of custom planting A method of planting test plots of different seeds in a field includes loading a multi-row planter with a first seed, and traversing the field and planting a test plot of the test plot of the first seed in a portion of the test field; automatically removing the firs... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7611842 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600642 | High throughput automated seed analysis system A transport subsystem conveys seed holding well trays between a plurality of stations. A loading subsystem is positioned at a first station and is operable to load seeds into individual wells of the conveyed tray. An imaging subsystem is positioned at a second stati... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7591101 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7502113 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7454989 | Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of samples is slidable along the vertically oriented sli... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7401528 | Apparatus and methods for evaluating plant stalk strength An apparatus for measuring stalk strength and/or root strength of a plant is provided. In accordance with various embodiments, the apparatus includes a conveyer operably connected to a motor for circulatorily driving the conveyer around at least one guide device. At... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367155 | Apparatus and methods for analyzing and improving agricultural products A trait of interest is detected as being present within individual ones of a plurality of agricultural samples (such as seeds or plant tissues) by imaging the plurality of samples to form a magnetic resonance image. The image of the plurality of samples is then anal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 6936598 | Composition and method A method for reducing the quantity of Desulfovibrio and/or Helicobacter spp. in the GI tract of a companion pet which comprises orally administering to the said pet a Desulfovibrio and/or Helicobacter spp. reducing quantity of a fiber or ... | 08/30/2005 |
