System for measuring smoke absorption into food products and method of making the system
US11116229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/80
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for measuring smoke absorption into food products includes a surrogate that reacts to a presence of smoke in air ambient to the surrogate and the food products; and the surrogate is configured to change a state to a preselected degree after an exposure to the smoke for a time sufficient to effect a predetermined amount of smoke absorption by a selected food product. A method of making the system for measuring smoke absorption into food products includes placing the surrogate in air ambient to the surrogate in a smokehouse where the food products are to be smoked, configuring the surrogate to change a state after an exposure to the smoke for a time sufficient to effect a predetermined amount of smoke absorption by the food products; and measuring the change of state of the surrogate.
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