Patents by Inventor Chris Kroger

Chris Kroger 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).

  • Evaluation of meat tenderness
    Patent number: 8249307
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for estimating the tenderness of meat comprises scanning a sample of meat through an x-ray beam; detecting or measuring the transmitted x-ray radiation through the meat sample; relating the transmitted x-ray radiation to a characteristic of the shear force of the meat sample; and assessing the tenderness of the meat sample from the characteristic of the shear force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Ltd.
    Inventor: Chris Kroger
  • Evaluation of Meat Tenderness
    Publication number: 20090310826
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for estimating the tenderness of meat comprises scanning a sample of meat through an x-ray beam; detecting or measuring the transmitted x-ray radiation through the meat sample; relating the transmitted x-ray radiation to a characteristic of the shear force of the meat sample; and assessing the tenderness of the meat sample from the characteristic of the shear force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, Ltd.
    Inventor: Chris Kroger