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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2019
Hamamatsu Photonics K.k., Hamamatsu, JP;
National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, JP;
Kouichiro Akiyama, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuki Horita, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hironori Takahashi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hiroshi Satozono, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tomoaki Sakamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., Hamamatsushi, JP;
National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A fermentation state monitoring apparatus includes: a terahertz wave generation element that outputs inspection light using a terahertz wave to a fermented food under fermentation in a sealed product container; a terahertz wave detection element that detects return light of the inspection light reflected by the fermented food in the product container; and a determination unit that determines a fermentation progress of the fermented food based on an index value including a reflectance of the return light with respect to the inspection light or an absorption coefficient of the return light with respect to the inspection light.