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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard B. Mazess, Madison, WI (US);
David L. Ergun, Verona, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE-Lunar Corporation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/306 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/306 ;
Abstract
A meat inspection device uses measurements at two x-ray energies to detect bone in meat samples by determining a mass ratio of bone to meat such as would provide a photoelectric absorption and Compton scattering consistent with the attenuation of the x-rays at the two energies. A relative proportion at different locations can be used to develop an image of the bone. The image can be used to determine whether a product has an unacceptable composition of bone.