Invention Application
- Patent Title: NON-INVASIVE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS
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Application No.: PCT/US2018/061489Application Date: 2018-11-16
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Publication No.: WO2019099806A1Publication Date: 2019-05-23
- Inventor: IZENSON, Michael G. , WILBUR, Jed C. , PHILLIPS, Scott D. , MAGARI, Patrick J.
- Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
- Applicant Address: One Coca-Cola Plaza, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30313 US
- Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: One Coca-Cola Plaza, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30313 US
- Agency: GENCO, Brian C. et al.
- Priority: US62/587,567 20171117
- Main IPC: G01K11/22
- IPC: G01K11/22 ; G01K15/00
Abstract:
A non-invasive temperature measurement system comprises an ultrasound transducer configured to emit an ultrasound stimulus pulse toward a product package. An ultrasound receiver is configured to generate a reflected ultrasound waveform from electrical signals that represent physical characteristics of a plurality of reflected ultrasound pulses from a plurality of surfaces of the product package. A first reflected ultrasound pulse is from a first side of the product package closest to the transducer and a second reflected ultrasound pulse is from a second side of product package farthest from the transducer. A signal processor processes the reflected ultrasound waveform to determine a time lag between the first reflected ultrasound pulse and the second reflected ultrasound pulse. The time lag is then correlated to a temperature of a product in the product package. The ultrasound stimulus pulse does not induce nucleation of ice in a supercooled fluid.
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