Patents by Inventor Robert P. Clinton

Robert P. Clinton 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 measuring the characteristics of meat
    Patent number: 6170335
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring characteristics of meat, such as beef. More particularly, the invention uses quantitative analysis of ultrasonic A scan signals to measure the following characteristics of meat in real time: the percentage of intramuscular fat, the quality grade, the merit number, the depth of back fat, the depth of the rump fat, and the body composition (yield grade). The ultrasonic A scan signals are measured above the twelfth rib, above the thirteenth rib, between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs, and in the rump area. The invention can be used with either live or processed animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: Robert P. Clinton
  • Method and apparatus for measuring characteristics of meat
    Patent number: 5872314
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring characteristics of meat, such as beef. More particularly, the invention uses quantitative analysis of ultrasonic A scan signals to measure the following characteristics of meat in real time: the percentage of intramuscular fat, the quality grade, the merit number, the depth of back fat and the approximate size of a predetermined rib eye area. The ultrasonic A scan signals are measured above the twelfth rib, above the thirteenth rib and between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs. The invention can be used with either live or processed animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Inventor: Robert P. Clinton