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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354401 | Ultrasound sex determination for sorting of avian hatchlings A method for making a sex determination in avian hatchlings involves the following activities. A process line is equipped to process an endless plurality of hatchlings. The process line has an ultrasound inspection station for the hatchlings. The ultrasound inspecti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 6998559 | Detection system for sorting apparatus The present invention relates to a system for determining characteristics of products of generally unequal size, e.g. apples, which are conveyed on product carriers, such as rollers of a conveying apparatus, and pass the system, the system comprising a detection dev... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6776044 | Ultrasonic device for inspection The invention is based on the problem of providing an inspection device and an inspection method, which recognise the defective lenses, which are difficult to detect with conventional optical methods, with a high degree of reliability. According to the invention, th... | 08/17/2004 |
| 5728939 | Probe, device and method for testing eggs A probe for an egg-testing device includes a probe tube with an annular magnet disposed at a bottom end thereof. In the probe tube, a spherical excitation member is magnetically retained by the annular magnet. The probe is axially movable in a metal tube ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5696325 | Apparatus for testing eggs The invention relates to an apparatus for testing eggs by means of mechanical vibrations, comprising: support means for supporting an egg for testing; an exciter for exciting the egg for testing; a transducer for receiving the vibrations generated in the ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5426977 | Method for establishing the presence of salmonella bacteria in eggs Measurement of the acoustical resonances in eggs is shown to provide a rapid, noninvasive technique for establishing the presence of Salmonella bacteria. The technique is also sensitive to yolk puncture, shell cracks, and may be sensitive to other yolk pr... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5131274 | Method and apparatus for testing eggs for cracks or holes A procedure and apparatus is provided for the examination of eggs to determine the presence of cracks or holes in the egg shell through the examination of the resiliency of the shell. This procedure and apparatus are characterized by the subjection of the... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4689612 | System for monitoring containers with ultrasonic seals using autonomous terminals System for monitoring containers with ultrasonic seals. According to the invention the seal is duplicated and comprises a transmitting transducer and a receiving transducer. The exciting signal is a voltage step applied to the transmitting transducer and the c... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4673922 | Cabled ultrasonic seal This seal is characterized in that the delay line is extended by a frustum-shaped part terminated by a spherical cap, which is able to receive a marking participating in the acoustic identity of the seal. The sealing capsule of the seal is perforated with... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4096738 | Method for testing filled glass containers The containers to be tested are brought into an ultrasonic wave field of which the intensity is assessed so that defective containers are destroyed, while mechanically perfect containers remain unaffected. Since the containers destroyed fall out of their ... | 06/27/1978 |
