Patents by Inventor Jerry Heitschmidt

Jerry Heitschmidt 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).

  • Method and system for contaminant detection during food processing
    Patent number: 6587575
    Abstract: Imaging systems, containing at least one charge-coupled device detector, are used for determining contamination of foodstuffs, such as for example, animal carcasses. Image processing algorithms allow for the identification of contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., ProVision Technologies Division Institute for Technology Development
    Inventors: William R. Windham, Kurt C. Lawrence, Bosoon Park, Luis A. Martinez, Mark A. Lanoue, David A. Smith, Jerry Heitschmidt, Gavin H. Poole