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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Nilesh Tralshawala, Rexford, NY (US);
John Frederick Graf, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Jack Mathew Webster, Colonie, NY (US);
Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sarah Lillian Katz, Albany, NY (US);
Nilesh Tralshawala, Rexford, NY (US);
John Frederick Graf, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Jack Mathew Webster, Colonie, NY (US);
Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sarah Lillian Katz, Albany, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A calorie estimating device for measuring a calorie content of a food item is provided. The device comprises a holder substrate, a transmitter antenna configured to transmit ultra-wide band (UWB) signals to at least a portion of the food item disposed on a side of the holder substrate, wherein the transmitter antenna comprises a planar antenna, a first receiver antenna configured to receive at least a portion of UWB signals reflected by the food item, wherein the first receiver antenna comprises a planar antenna, and a second receiver antenna configured to receive at least a portion of UWB signals propagated through the food item, wherein the second receiver antenna comprises a planar antenna.