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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR (US);
Mark Griffin, Springdale, AR (US);
Doug Foreman, Springdale, AR (US);
Bill Britting, Rogers, AR (US);
Toni Kinsey, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Sam Engel, Springdale, AR (US);
Jeremy Gerard, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Douglas Martin Linn, Cave Springs, AR (US);
Travis Scarrow, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR (US);
Abstract
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.