Automated quality assurance method and apparatus and method of conducting business
OwnerJim Edwards, Darren Wattles +1inventors
InventorsJim Edwards, Darren Wattles, Jim Tomlin
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Abstract
The present invention provides a dynamic continuous and/or semi-continuous and/or static product measurement characterizing and identifying system and apparatus for food stuffs and food product portions and other objects comprising a conveyor means for transport of product or object to be measured to one or more detection regions to detect information comprising height, length, width, dimensional, spatial or topological characteristics, coloring characteristics, and/or moisture content and/or weight and temperature while conveyed products are in motion or static or a combination thereof on said conveying means.
Claims25
A dynamic continuous and/or semi-continuous or static product measurement, characterizing and identifying system for food stuffs and food product portions and other objects comprising a conveyor means for transport of product or object to be measured to more than one or a plurality of detection regions to detect information selected from height, length, width, dimensional spatial or topological characteristics, coloring characteristics, density characteristics, moisture content, weight and temperature while conveyed products are in motion or static or a combination thereof on said conveying means.
The system of any of claim 8 or 12 wherein said dimensional/spatial measuring means and heat detection means is locatable in ring means surrounding said conveying means and rotatable to any desired angle to said conveying means while detecting product dimensions/spatial characteristics and temperature.
Apparatus for a dynamic continuous and/or semi-continuous or static measurement, characterizing and identifying system for food stuffs and food product portions and other objects comprising a conveyor means for transport of product or object to be measured to more than one or a plurality of detection regions to detect information selected from height, length, width, dimensional spatial or topological characteristics, coloring characteristics, moisture content, weight, temperature and density while conveyed products are in motion or static or a combination thereof on said conveying means.
A method of conducting business comprising a dynamic continuous and/or semi-continuous product measurement, characterizing and identifying system and/or apparatus for food stuffs and food product portions and other objects comprising a conveyor means for transport of product or object to be measured to more than one or a plurality of detection regions to detect information selected from height, length, width, dimensional spatial or topological characteristics, coloring characteristics, moisture content, weight, temperature and density while conveyed products are in motion, static or a combination thereof on said conveying means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.