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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tokai Nuts Co., Ltd., Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426632 ; 426478 ; 426479 ; 426482 ; 426484 ; 426629 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of separating nuts from kernels in a nut-and-kernel mixture in terms of the sound characteristic of nuts or kernels. Specifically each and every nut or kernel is allowed to produce sound to distinguish nuts from kernels in terms of nut-representative, 6-to-16 kilohertz high sound components detected, if any in the produced sound.