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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Jozef Marie Starmans, Ebenthal, AT;
Bernhard Schratter, Klagenfurt, AT;
Philipp Smole, Klagenfurt, AT;
Dieter Johann Maier, Klagenfurt, AT;
Mirko Cartei, Hong Kong, HK;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
There is provided a food processing apparatus () for use with a near-infrared light source and a sensor. The apparatus comprises a food processing chamber () configured to receive a food stuff, a food processing unit () configured to process the food stuff in the food processing chamber, and an optical component () configured to reflect emitted near-infrared light from the near-infrared light source towards the sensor, wherein the optical component is arranged at the food processing unit or a channel formed in the food processing chamber.