Patents by Inventor Joseph Daryl Tatum

Joseph Daryl Tatum 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).

  • Meat imaging system for palatability yield prediction
    Patent number: 6198834
    Abstract: An image analysis (IA) system for scoring characteristics predictive of palatability and yield of a meat animal carcass or cut. The IA system uses an imaging device, a data processing unit for processing image data, and an output device for output of processed data to the user. Also disclosed is a method for using the IA system in predicting palatability, yield, or defect conditions of a meat animal carcass or cut. The results are identified with a particular piece of meat for further grading, sortation and processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventors: Keith E. Belk, Joseph Daryl Tatum, Gary C. Smith, Martin Goldberg, Aaron M. Wyle, Robert C. Cannell