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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Kurt C. Lawrence, Watkinsville, MD (US);
Seung C. Yoon, Athens, GA (US);
Gerald W. Heitschmidt, Athens, GA (US);
Deana Jones, Athens, GA (US);
Bosoon Park, Bogart, GA (US);
Vernon A. Savage, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kurt C. Lawrence, Watkinsville, MD (US);
Seung C. Yoon, Athens, GA (US);
Gerald W. Heitschmidt, Athens, GA (US);
Deana Jones, Athens, GA (US);
Bosoon Park, Bogart, GA (US);
Vernon A. Savage, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 43/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/08 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An avian eggshell egg-check/crack detection system was developed to aide official egg graders. It includes an imaging system and a device to produce negative pressure in an egg chamber.