Tyson Foods, Inc.

Bill Britting

Doug Foreman

Douglas Martin Linn

Toni Kinsey

Travis Lee Scarrow

Mark Griffin

Jeremy Gerard

Sam Engel

A method and apparatus for temperature processing a food item. It should be noted that the description provided herein will primarily focus on cooking temperature processing, but cooking is referred to, the process for determining core temperature can also be used for chilling and/or freezing a food item. One implementation of the technology as disclosed and claimed, utilizes a combination of 3D profile scanning camera, mid-range infrared camera, high-resolution encoder-based positioning device, and cook profile settings in order to measure the physical attributes of the product related to the fully cooked state. The system is measuring at least two aspects that determine the temperature change within an object during the cook process and they are geometry and thermodynamic properties.

Method and apparatus for non-contact temperature measurement of a food item

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Rogers, AR, United States of America

Bill Britting