Fish sex discrimination equipment and method
US5013906A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C25/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fish sex discrimination equipment and method comprising an automatic supplying unit, a light projection and reception detection unit, a discrimination control unit, a discharge unit, and a first conveyor and a second conveyor, and also comprising the steps of automatically supplying fish to be discriminated, transmitting light to a genital gland area of the fish, scanning the light, discriminating the sex of the fish based on the quantity of light tramsmitted, for example, a mean value or integrated value, and discharging the fish through the first or second conveyor which corresponds to the sex of the fish.
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