Patents by Inventor Paolo Negretti

Paolo Negretti 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 APPARATUS FOR THE SEUROP CLASSIFICATION OF THE CONFORMATION OF CARCASSES OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE
    Publication number: 20150146937
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for the SEUROP classification of the conformation of carcasses of slaughtered cattle, includes:—an acquisition unit (3) adapted to acquire at least one digital image (30) of an outer face of a side (45) of a carcass of a slaughtered bovine, the side (45) including a region of the rump and of the lower limb (46) and a remaining region (47) of the side 45;—a processing unit (6) configured to receive the acquired digital image (30) and to calculate from the digital image (30) at least one angular parameter AC, AC1, AC2, AC3, AC4, the above-mentioned angular parameter being calculated by using at least one landmark (P1-P4) located in the region of the rump and of the lower limb (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: SIGMA S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Negretti, Giovanna Bianconi