Patent ID: 7591287

Claim:
A method for filling a seedcoat with a fluid to a selected level, the seedcoat defining an open ended cavity, the method comprising: placing a discharge port of a fluid dispensing device within the open ended cavity at a selected position associated with the selected level, the fluid dispensing device comprising the discharge port, a metering chamber conditionally connected in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir, and a plunger, the plunger movable between an extended position, wherein the plunger occupies a portion of the metering chamber, and a retracted position, wherein the plunger does not occupy the portion of the metering chamber; dispensing fluid from the discharge port into the seedcoat to fill the seedcoat with a second level of fluid that exceeds the selected level by moving the plunger into the extended position; and removing a quantity of fluid from the seedcoat by the discharge port substantially equal to the amount of fluid that exceeds the selected level by moving the plunger into the retracted position.