Patents by Inventor S. Fred Nutt

S. Fred Nutt 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).

  • Microwave sensor for sorting lean muscle
    Patent number: 6043444
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for temperature calibration of a microwave sensor unit used in non-destructively measuring and monitoring meat parameters such as fat, protein, and moisture content of a meat supply presented into the sensor unit. The apparatus implementing the method provides for separating the portion of the meat supply exceeding a maximum allowable meat parameter. The method provides for temperature calibration of the microwave sensor unit by processing microwave signal and temperature measurements of meat samples in combination with laboratory analysis data of the same meat samples to obtain temperature-corrected value of meat parameter measurements of the supply of meat presented into the sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Fred Nutt, Larry C. Gundlach, William T. Paulos, Andrew Milkowski