Patents by Inventor Terri Hinchey

Terri Hinchey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds
    Publication number: 20060046264
    Abstract: 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 removed from the seed to a corresponding compartment in a sample tray. The method of the present invention comprises feeding seeds individually to a sampling station, removing a sample from the seed in the sampling station; conveying the sample to a compartment in a sample tray, and conveying the seed to a corresponding compartment in a seed tray. The samples can be tested, and the seeds can be sorted according to the results of the testing of their corresponding samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kevin Deppermann, Qiang Zhang, Terri Hinchey