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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:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
William R. Windham, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Kurt C. Lawrence, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Bosoon Park, Bogart, GA (US);
Luis A. Martinez, Kenner, LA (US);
Mark A. Lanoue, Long Beach, MS (US);
David A. Smith, Ocean Springs, MS (US);
Jerry Heitschmidt, Slidell, LA (US);
Gavin H. Poole, Slidell, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
Imaging systems, containing at least one charge-coupled device detector, are used for determining contamination of foodstuffs, such as for example, animal carcasses. Image processing algorithms allow for the identification of contaminants.