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Fertilization detection

US4788427A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 1986
Grant dateNov 29, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 4, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N25/72
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to improvements in test methods for determining if eggs, seeds or the like are fertile. This is accomplished through the use of thermography equipment which senses a temperature rise characteristic of a fertile egg or seed. The sensing can be visually observed or a thermograph can be made of the observation.

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