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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Willem Johan Beekman, Delft, NL;
Gabriel Marinus Henricus Meesters, Delft, NL;
Brian Scarlett, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
Genecor International, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/56 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/56 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and device for measuring granule impact strength by vibrating a small container of granules at a well-controlled amplitude in order to inflict reproducible damage to the granules. Damage to the granules is measured as a function of time and amplitude. The measurements obtained yield a highly reproducible method and device for characterizing granule attrition and fragmentation.