Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – In spaced noncontact relationship to specimen
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-21
2009-11-03
Verbitsky, Gail (Department: 2855)
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
In spaced noncontact relationship to specimen
C374S130000, C374S141000, C374S004000, C209S511000, C356S052000, C356S053000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07611277
ABSTRACT:
Egg candling methods and apparatus are provided wherein non-live eggs, inverted egg, and side air cell eggs can be quickly identified. A method of candling eggs includes exposing a plurality of incubated eggs to an environment having a temperature different from a temperature at which the eggs were incubated; obtaining a thermal image of the eggs; and analyzing the thermal image to obtain surface temperature information for each egg. The surface temperature information is utilized to designate each egg as live
on-live, inverted, or having a side air cell.
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Garrell Monika
Hebrank John H.
Benson Gregg C.
Embrex Inc.
Jagan Mirellys
Munchhof Martha G.
Verbitsky Gail
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