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Method and apparatus for testing tenderness
Assignee: Swift Independent Packing Co
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Filing: 1963-10-03
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1983-10-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Durward B Badgley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:30
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/02; G01N33/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR COMPARATIVE TESTING TENDERNESS OF AN ITEM, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A BASE FOR RECEIVING A SAMPLE OF THE ITEM; SURFACE CONTACTING MEANS FOR EXERTING A FORCE AGAINST A PORTION OF A SURFACE OF SAID SAMPLE, SAID MEANS CONTAINIG A PLURALITY OF SPACED OPEN AREAS HAVING NO CONTACT WITH THE SAMPLE; PRESSURE MEANS TO APPLY A GRADUALLY INCREASING PRESSURE AGAINST SAID SURFACE CONTACTING MEANS; SENSING MEANS POSITIONED AT A GIVEN LEVEL ABOVE SAID OPEN AREA TO DETECT EXTRUSION OF THE ITEM TO SAID GIVEN LEVEL ABOVE SAID OPEN AREAS AS SAID PRESSURE INCREASES; AND RECORDING MEANS TO DISPLAY AN INDICATION OF THE RELATIVE PRESSURE BEING EXERTED BY SAID PRESSURE MEANS WHEN THE EXTRUSION OF SAID ITEM REACHES SAID GIVEN LEVEL.
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