Method and apparatus for removing foreign objects from food pieces
US11014257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/618
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of removing a foreign object from a food piece detects the location of a foreign object in a food piece (10); conveys the food piece to a cutting tool (42); and operates the cutting tool to cut around the detected location of the foreign object and subsequently to engage and eject the foreign object from the food piece.
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