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Gerald W Heitschmidt

from Athens, GA
Age ~60

Gerald Heitschmidt Phones & Addresses

  • 367 Deertriger Lndg, Athens, GA 30605 (706) 353-9367
  • 238 Mcclain Dr, Melbourne, FL 32904 (321) 956-4174
  • 3131 Meadow Lake Dr E, Slidell, LA 70461 (504) 641-5448
  • Manhattan, KS
  • Wichita, KS

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Us Patents

Egg Micro-Crack Detection Systems

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US Patent:
7796241, Sep 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep 5, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/231785
Inventors:
Kurt C. Lawrence - Watkinsville MD, US
Seung C. Yoon - Athens GA, US
Gerald W. Heitschmidt - Athens GA, US
Deana Jones - Athens GA, US
Bosoon Park - Bogart GA, US
Vernon A. Savage - Watkinsville GA, US
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture - Washington DC
International Classification:
A01K 43/00
G01N 33/08
G06K 9/00
US Classification:
356 53, 356 64, 356 65, 356 66, 356 67, 382110
Abstract:
An avian eggshell egg-check/crack detection system was developed to aide official egg graders. It includes an imaging system and a device to produce negative pressure in an egg chamber.

Imaging System For Sorting Poultry Meat With Wooden Breast Myopathy

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US Patent:
20180333752, Nov 22, 2018
Filed:
May 15, 2018
Appl. No.:
15/980407
Inventors:
- Washington DC, US
BRIAN C. BOWKER - BOGART GA, US
HONG ZHUANG - BISHOP GA, US
KURT C. LAWRENCE - BOGART GA, US
GERALD W. HEITSCHMIDT - ATHENS GA, US
TAE SUNG SHIN - ATHENS GA, US
International Classification:
B07C 5/10
B07C 5/36
A22C 21/00
A22C 17/00
Abstract:
The image sorting system sorts normal chicken breast meat fillets from chicken fillets that exhibit wooden breast myopathy (i.e. WB fillets). In the preferred embodiment, a camera and associated controller gather data and construct a digital image of a chicken breast fillet as it travels on a conveyer belt. The digital image is used to calculate a centroid (i.e. center of mass) of the fillet. As the fillet moves over a nose of the conveyor belt and free-falls to a lower conveyor belt, the controller determines the distance between the fillet centroid and a reference point (preferably the conveyer belt axis of rotation). If the distance exceeds a predetermined minimum distance, the fillet is designated a WB fillet.
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