US3178929A
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Method and apparatus for testing meat
Assignee: Dunn Right Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-26
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1982-10-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald D Goss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:04
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N7/00; G01N7/14; G01N33/00; G01N33/02; G01N33/03; G01N33/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE FAT CONTENT OF GROUND MEAT, COMPRISING A COLLECTING VIAL, A SCALE CALIBRATED IN DIVISIONS REPRESENTING INCREMENTS OF VOLUME IN SAID VIAL AND MOVABLY MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID VIAL TO FACILITATE THE MEASUREMENT OF THE VOLUME OF A COLUMN OF FAT SUSPENDED IN THE VIAL BY A COLUMN OF WATERY MEAT JUICES, A TROUGH MOUNTED ABOVE THE VIAL, SAID TROUGH BEING INCLINED DOWNWARDLY AND TERMINATING AT ITS LOWER END IN A SPOUT POSITIONED TO DELIVER LIQUID TO THE VIAL, A PAIR OF SPACED ELECTRODES MOUNTED A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE APART AND LOCATED ABOVE THE TROUGH IN POSITION TO HOLD A SAMPLE OF GROUND MEAT COMPRESSED BETWEEN THEM ABOVE THE TROUGH, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING A PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE TO THE ELECTRODES TO COOK OUT FAT AND JUICES FROM THE SAMPLE AND DELIVER THEM TO THE TROUGH.
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