AU574835B2 - Creation of Inventions and Patents with Artificial Intelligence

AU574835B2 – Article or seed counter
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AU574835B2 – Article or seed counter
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Article or seed counter

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Publication number
AU574835B2

AU574835B2
AU47332/85A
AU4733285A
AU574835B2
AU 574835 B2
AU574835 B2
AU 574835B2
AU 47332/85 A
AU47332/85 A
AU 47332/85A
AU 4733285 A
AU4733285 A
AU 4733285A
AU 574835 B2
AU574835 B2
AU 574835B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
signal
area
seed
value
time
Prior art date
1984-09-10
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Expired

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AU47332/85A
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AU4733285A
(en

Inventor
Kenneth Dale Friend
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Deere and Co

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Deere and Co
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1984-09-10
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1985-09-10
Publication date
1988-07-14

1985-09-10
Application filed by Deere and Co
filed
Critical
Deere and Co

1986-03-20
Publication of AU4733285A
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patent/AU4733285A/en

1988-07-14
Application granted
granted
Critical

1988-07-14
Publication of AU574835B2
publication
Critical
patent/AU574835B2/en

2005-09-10
Anticipated expiration
legal-status
Critical

Status
Expired
legal-status
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G—PHYSICS

G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING

G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

G06M9/00—Counting of objects in a stack thereof

G—PHYSICS

G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING

G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

G06M1/00—Design features of general application

G06M1/08—Design features of general application for actuating the drive

G06M1/10—Design features of general application for actuating the drive by electric or magnetic means

G06M1/101—Design features of general application for actuating the drive by electric or magnetic means by electro-optical means

A—HUMAN NECESSITIES

A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING

A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING

A01C7/00—Sowing

A01C7/08—Broadcast seeders; Seeders depositing seeds in rows

A01C7/10—Devices for adjusting the seed-box ; Regulation of machines for depositing quantities at intervals

A01C7/102—Regulating or controlling the seed rate

A01C7/105—Seed sensors

G—PHYSICS

G01—MEASURING; TESTING

G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS

G01V8/00—Prospecting or detecting by optical means

G01V8/10—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers

G01V8/20—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers using multiple transmitters or receivers

G—PHYSICS

G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING

G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

G06M7/00—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor

Abstract

A linear array of light emitting diodes (CR1-CR7) direct a diffuse beam of radiation across the path of seeds dropping down a seed chute and onto two detectors (46,48) connected in parallel, so that every seed produces a substantially equal area pulse in the output signal from the photo detectors. The signal is amplified (50) and applied to an analog to digital converter (52) producing digital samples at a high rate for processing by a microprocessor (54). The sensor value is subtracted from an offset value corresponding to the sensor signal when no seed is present and the difference signal is repeatedly added to an area signal. The offset value is adjusted from time to time to prevent the difference signal staying persistently negative or persistently positive. Whenever the area signal reaches a threshold value the passage of a seed is indicated and the area signal is decremented by an estimated area value corresponding to one seed. This estimated area value is adjusted from time to time so as to avoid long term drift in the area value, thereby maintaining the estimated area value accurately representative.

AU47332/85A
1984-09-10
1985-09-10
Article or seed counter

Expired

AU574835B2
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

US06/649,108

US4635215A
(en)

1984-09-10
1984-09-10
Article or seed counter

US649108

1984-09-10

Publications (2)

Publication Number
Publication Date

AU4733285A

AU4733285A
(en)

1986-03-20

AU574835B2
true

AU574835B2
(en)

1988-07-14

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ID=24603498
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Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

AU47332/85A
Expired

AU574835B2
(en)

1984-09-10
1985-09-10
Article or seed counter

Country Status (9)

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Link

US
(1)

US4635215A
(en)

EP
(2)

EP0174818B1
(en)

JP
(1)

JPS6170683A
(en)

KR
(1)

KR920008276B1
(en)

AT
(1)

ATE60955T1
(en)

AU
(1)

AU574835B2
(en)

CA
(1)

CA1238385A
(en)

DE
(1)

DE3581772D1
(en)

ZA
(1)

ZA856923B
(en)

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Method and computer program product for distinguishing and sorting seeds containing a genetic element of interest

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1984

1984-09-10
US
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patent/US4635215A/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1985

1985-09-09
JP
JP60199305A
patent/JPS6170683A/en
active
Granted

1985-09-09
EP
EP85306372A
patent/EP0174818B1/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1985-09-09
AT
AT85306372T
patent/ATE60955T1/en
not_active
IP Right Cessation

1985-09-09
KR
KR1019850006572A
patent/KR920008276B1/en
not_active
IP Right Cessation

1985-09-09
CA
CA000490249A
patent/CA1238385A/en
not_active
Expired

1985-09-09
DE
DE8585306372T
patent/DE3581772D1/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1985-09-09
EP
EP19900200576
patent/EP0380186A3/en
not_active
Withdrawn

1985-09-10
AU
AU47332/85A
patent/AU574835B2/en
not_active
Expired

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ZA
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Also Published As

Publication number
Publication date

EP0380186A2
(en)

1990-08-01

CA1238385A
(en)

1988-06-21

EP0174818A2
(en)

1986-03-19

JPH0439715B2
(en)

1992-06-30

ZA856923B
(en)

1987-05-27

EP0174818B1
(en)

1991-02-20

KR860002771A
(en)

1986-04-28

US4635215A
(en)

1987-01-06

AU4733285A
(en)

1986-03-20

KR920008276B1
(en)

1992-09-26

EP0174818A3
(en)

1988-01-13

ATE60955T1
(en)

1991-03-15

JPS6170683A
(en)

1986-04-11

DE3581772D1
(en)

1991-03-28

EP0380186A3
(en)

1992-09-30

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