Non-invasive device for determining the fertility and/or the sex of an egg, and corresponding method
US10060854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A non-invasive device for determining the fertility and/or sex of an egg. This device obtains a spectral response, specific to the shell, to an incident light signal. The device has a focusing element configured to focus the incident light signal on a surface portion and/or an internal portion of at least one layer of the shell, and elements for determining the fertility and/or sex of the egg as a function of the spectral response specific to the shell.
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