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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Kuanglin Chao, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Yud R. Chen, Laurel, MD (US);
Moon S. Kim, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Diane Chan, Odenton, MD (US);
Chun-chieh Yang, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Kuanglin Chao, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Yud R. Chen, Laurel, MD (US);
Moon S. Kim, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Diane Chan, Odenton, MD (US);
Chun-Chieh Yang, Greenbelt, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An imaging system containing an electron-multiplying charge-coupled device detector and line-scan spectrograph is used for identifying wholesome and unwholesome freshly slaughtered chicken carcasses on high-speed commercial chicken processing lines. Multispectral imaging algorithms allow for real-time online identification of wholesome and unwholesome chicken carcasses.