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Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 1979

Filed:

Dec. 12, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:

William H Groves, Waltham, MA (US);

Andrew E Donovan, Waltham, MA (US);

Assignee:

The Kartridg Pak Co., Davenport, IA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
366152 ; 99486 ; 2503 / ; 426231 ; 426388 ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus is provided for formulating meat blends to a desired fat percentage by continuously measuring in a non-destructive manner the percentage of fat in meat streams while they are flowing, and thereafter blending the streams into the desired formulation. Although the meat streams are of non-uniform consistency and density, accurate blending is accomplished by including a sensor that automatically and continuously monitors the meat streams to enable corrections for such non-uniformity. Percentage fat measurements are made by passing a beam of polychromatic X-rays through the streams and measuring both the incident and attenuated beams.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Groves, William. (1979). Continuous x-ray analysis for meat blending system (U.S. Patent No. 4171164). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4171164

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