Patent ID: 11897003
Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An automated object sorting system for sorting objects and depositing the sorted objects into selected receptacles, the system comprising:
first and second sorting trays each configured to hold multiple objects to be sorted;
an indexing table configured to hold the first and second sorting trays at opposite end portions of the indexing table;
a transfer funnel disposed generally below the indexing table, wherein the indexing table is further configured to rotate about an axis to selectively position one of the first and second sorting trays over the transfer funnel;
an array of nozzles operable to remove multiple ones of the objects from the one of the first and second sorting trays positioned over the transfer funnel; and
a collection assembly including multiple collection receptacles, the collection assembly operable to position the collection receptacles under the transfer funnel to receive the removed objects from the array of nozzles, via the transfer funnel;
wherein the transfer funnel includes at least two internal passages for directing the removed objects through the transfer funnel to at least two of the multiple collection receptacles.