Patents by Inventor JUAN P. CALDAS-CUEVA

JUAN P. CALDAS-CUEVA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for detecting woody breast condition in broilers using image analysis of carcass features
    Patent number: 10806153
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a system and method of detecting woody breast using image analysis of carcass features, and more particularly to a real-time system and method of detecting woody breast in broilers using non-destructive and/or non-contact image analysis of carcass features. The system and method assess woody breast in broilers at the fillet level using image analysis of the angle or area associated with the tip of the keel bone and surrounding breast meat of broiler carcasses. The method is configured be incorporated into and utilized by vision grading system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Casey Owens Hanning, Xiao Sun, Juan P. Caldas-Cueva, Andronikos Mauromostakos
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WOODY BREAST CONDITION IN BROILERS USING IMAGE ANALYSIS OF CARCASS FEATURES
    Publication number: 20180360054
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a system and method of detecting woody breast using image analysis of carcass features, and more particularly to a real-time system and method of detecting woody breast in broilers using non-destructive and/or non-contact image analysis of carcass features. The system and method assess woody breast in broilers at the fillet level using image analysis of the angle or area associated with the tip of the keel bone and surrounding breast meat of broiler carcasses. The method is configured be incorporated into and utilized by vision grading system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: CASEY OWENS HANNING, XIAO SUN, JUAN P. CALDAS-CUEVA