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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian John Wesley, Ryde NSW, AU;
Nigel Grant Larsen, St. Albans Christchurch, NZ;
Brian George Osborne, Cowan NSW, AU;
John Howard Skerritt, Cook ACT, AU;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/310 ; G01N 2/135 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/310 ; G01N 2/135 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a rapid and non-evasive method of monitoring dough development and dough mixing properties using near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of measuring the change in constituents of a grain flour dough during mixing.