Portable spectrometer system and methods for determining nutritional and quality traits
US11976972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/129
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and devices for use in determining a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample. Further disclosed is a portable spectrometer system coupled with chemometric analysis methods to determine a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample, the portable spectrometer system comprising: a spectrometer; a sample stage adjacent the spectrometer; a motor coupled to the sample stage; and a system housing enclosing the motor and the spectrometer; wherein rotation of the motor rotates the sample stage, and wherein the motor is controllable in response to spectroscopy requirements.
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