Apparatus for scanning food products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10843362
APP PUB NO 20190009421A1
SERIAL NO

16026256

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The apparatus for detecting physical characteristics of food products, such as poultry, meat or fish, includes: a conveyor for transporting the products; a floating belt, located above the conveyor so as to define an analysis zone (Z) therebetween; a first and a second detecting device, located on opposite sides of an advancement path, each adapted to acquire a multiplicity of partial profiles of the products in the analysis zone (Z), a processing unit connected to the first and second detecting devices and including a first shape module configured to determine the conformation of the external surface of a first portion of the product, based on the partial profiles acquired by the first detecting device; and a second shape module (62) configured to determine the conformation of the external surface of a second portion of the product, based on the partial profiles acquired by the second detecting device.

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GRASSELLI S P AVIA SALVO D'ACQUISTO 2/C 42020 ALBINEA (REGGIO EMILIA)

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Grasselli, Giorgio Albinea, IT 25 428

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