Produce data collector and produce recognition system
US6313917A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/0216
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A produce data collector with minimal spectral distortion. The produce data collector includes a light pipe having entrance and exit ends through which a portion of light reflected from a produce item travels, and a spectrometer adjacent the exit end of the light pipe which splits the portion of light into a plurality of wavelengths and which produces signals associated with the wavelengths for identifying the produce item.
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