Non-invasive device and method for grading meat
CA 2072458 A1 · Owner: Systems Research Laboratories, Inc. · Inventors: Whitehead, James Thomas; Michel, Thomas Edward; Schroeder, Aubrey L.
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A non-invasive apparatus and method for measuring fat thickness or content and muscle depth or area parameters grading meat and animals are disclosed. The device includes an ultrasonic transducer and analyzer device which provides A scan information in digitized form. A separate controller moves the ultrasonic transducer along a predetermined path adjacent an animal or carcass while A scans are obtained at predetermined locations along the path. The A scans are digitized and analyzed to determine the tissue interface boundaries. Equations are implemented to determine the area of the longissimus muscle and fat tissue thicknesses and a lean content rating for the animal may be determined …
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- Filed June 26, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 26, 2012.
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