Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nondestructive method of identifying concealed damage in nuts
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Application No.: US15817238Application Date: 2017-11-19
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Publication No.: US10712326B2Publication Date: 2020-07-14
- Inventor: Cristian Rogel-Castillo , Alyson Mitchell
- Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
- Applicant Address: US CA Oakland
- Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Oakland
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G01N21/84
- IPC: G01N21/84 ; G01N33/02 ; G01N21/95 ; G01N21/3563 ; G01N21/359

Abstract:
Provided are methods and systems for efficiently and non-invasively identifying nuts (e.g., almonds) having concealed damage using near infrared scanning. The methods identify nuts having concealed damage with a certainty greater than 90% and an error rate that is less than 10%.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180313804A1 NONDESTRUCTIVE METHOD OF IDENTIFYING CONCEALED DAMAGE IN NUTS Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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