Automatic digital backfat meter
US4359056A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52033
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic digital backfat meter. An apparatus and method primarily for measuring the thickness of backfat in an animal which automatically adjusts sensitivity and notifies the user when a proper reading is obtained. The transducer (62) produces pulses which pass amplifier (64), threshold detector (68), and are counted in counter (74). If two counts are received, indicator (76) is activated. If two counts are not received, the cycle is repeated and the amplifier (64) has its gain increased by sensitivity control (66) in a stepwise increment until the first fat layer is detected. Time delay (78) prevents the first echo from being counted at counter (74).
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