Apparatus for evaluating quality of raw coffee beans
US4963743A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S250/91
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an apparatus for evaluating raw coffee beans, a near-infrared light beam is applied to sample coffee powder, a detector receives light reflected from and/or transmitted through the sample coffee powder to generate a signal representative of luminous intensity of the received light. A memory device has stored therein at least one of characteristic coefficients and appraisal coefficients for the sample coffee powder. A calculation device calculates at least one of characteristic value and appraisal values of the raw coffee beans, based on the stored coefficients and the signal from the detector.
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