Abstract: A heat and drip resistant testing sample holder (HDRTSH) that is used in tests for determining concentration of various components of a sample. The HDRTSH comprises a substantially flat fibrous testing sheet that is secured to a substantially flat metal sheet by a coupling means, which preferably consists of crimping the two sheets together. A sample is placed on the HDRTSH for testing. The HDRTSH prevents dripping from the fibrous sheet and provides improved heat transfer over other sample holders. The coupling means creates a template for controlling a sample's size and position on a sample testing device. The HDRTSH can be utilized in temperatures up to 1200° C. and is especially appropriate for process control and quality control testing.

Abstract: A meat product fat testing system (MPFTS) for determining the percent fat content of a meat product. The MPFTS includes two embodiments: a fat testing/analyzing unit and a hand-held calculating unit. The fat testing/analyzing unit integrally houses a heating means, meat product weighing means, a fat/moisture analyzer, a microcontroller, and a display. A sample of a meat product is placed into the unit and the unit is activated. The percent fat content of the sample is automatically analyzed and the result shown on the unit's display. The hand-held calculating unit is used with a conventional scale and heat source, which are used to obtain wet and dry weight readings of a meat product sample. The readings are input into the calculating device, which then displays in a window the percent fat content of the sample.

Abstract: A device (10) for determining the percent fat of a meat product such as beef or pork. The device 10 is presented in two designs, the first design uses a mechanical device in the form of a slide chart (12) and the second design employs an electronic device which is disclosed in three design configurations. The slide chart includes a stationary member (14) having a plurality of percent moisture windows (30) and percent fat windows (32) and a movable member (62) having a multiplicity of percent moisture figures (72) and percent fat figures (74). When a selected percent moisture figure (72) is located on the percent moisture window (30) the equivalent percent fat figure (74) is displayed on the percent fat window (32). The first design of the electronic device consists of a hand-held electronic calculator (90) which calculates the percent fat of the meat product when the percent moisture is known.