Patent ID: 11968925
Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 12, wherein collecting the separated corn kernels includes:
receiving, at a separating unit of the combine harvester, the separated corn kernels from the threshing unit;
directing, by a fan, the separated corn kernels across a first sieve of the separating unit, the first sieve defining a plurality of apertures each having a size between about 0.6 inches about 0.8 inches;
directing corn kernels passing through the apertures of the first sieve to a second sieve of the separating unit, the second sieve defining a plurality of apertures each having a size between about 0.2 inches and about 0.6 inches, the second sieve disposed generally below the first sieve; and
directing the corn kernels passing through the apertures of the second sieve to a hopper.