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Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2022
Applicant:

Biometic S.r.l., Bressanone, IT;

Inventors:

Enrico Ursella, Mestre, IT;

Giancarlo Zane, Mestre, IT;

Arianna Giudiceandrea, Bressanone, IT;

Assignee:

BIOMETIC S.R.L., Bressanone, IT;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/083 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/0041 (2013.01); G01N 23/083 (2013.01); G01N 2223/419 (2013.01);
Abstract

An animal carcass is moved along a movement trajectory which passes through an inspection zone between at least one X-ray emitter and at least one X-ray detector, which are stationary relative to the inspection zone. X-ray detections are performed at successive moments during movement of the animal carcass through the inspection zone, the animal carcass being made to rotate around an axis of rotation which is transversal to lines of propagation of X-rays emitted by the at least one X-ray emitter in the inspection zone, so that what is obtained is a plurality of two-dimensional radiographic images of the animal carcass in different angular positions around the axis of rotation. The two-dimensional radiographic images are processed to determine a cutting pattern and/or a structure of the animal carcass, such as a position of bones, fat and/or lean parts in the animal carcass.


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