System for monitoring and displaying status of processing a dairy product
AssigneeTZero Research & Development LLC
InventorsStephen M. Wells, Nicholas A. Wells, Eli M. Hughes
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring a cheesemaking process, and for identifying certain stages of the process, are disclosed. The system includes a sonic sensor, along with a processor that will receive, from the sonic sensor, a signal that is indicative of a speed of sound in a material that is being processed in the cheesemaking process. The processor will use the speed of sound to identify a cut point in the cheesemaking process. The processor will generate a signal when the cut point is reached. Optionally, before this happens the processor also may use the speed of sound to identify a flocculation point in the cheesemaking process.
Claims20
A system for monitoring a cheesemaking process, the system comprising:
- a sonic sensor;
- and
- a memory containing programming instructions that are configured to cause a processing device to:
- receive, from the sonic sensor, a signal that is indicative of a speed of sound in a material that is being processed in the cheesemaking process,
- use the speed of sound to identify a cut point in the cheesemaking process, and
- generate a signal when the cut point is reached.
A method for monitoring a cheesemaking process, the method comprising, by a processor:
- receiving, from a sonic sensor, a signal that is indicative of a speed of sound in a material that is being processed in the cheesemaking process;
- using the speed of sound to identify a cut point in the cheesemaking process;
- and
- generating a signal when the cut point is reached.
A computer program product, comprising a memory that stores programming instructions that are configured to cause a processor to:
- receive, from a sonic sensor, a signal that is indicative of a speed of sound in a material that is being processed in a cheesemaking process;
- use the speed of sound to identify a cut point in the cheesemaking process;
- and
- generate a signal when the cut point is reached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.