Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves
Patent
1997-07-25
1999-02-16
Williams, Hezron
Measuring and testing
Vibration
By mechanical waves
600449, 600443, 73620, A61B 800, G01N 2908
Patent
active
058723145
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for measuring characteristics of meat, such as beef. More particularly, the invention uses quantitative analysis of ultrasonic A scan signals to measure the following characteristics of meat in real time: the percentage of intramuscular fat, the quality grade, the merit number, the depth of back fat and the approximate size of a predetermined rib eye area. The ultrasonic A scan signals are measured above the twelfth rib, above the thirteenth rib and between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs. The invention can be used with either live or processed animals.
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Miller Rose M.
Williams Hezron
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