US 12,235,199 B2
Measuring system for foodstuffs
Frans Emo Diderik Van Halsema, Maassluis (NL)
Assigned to LANVI PATENT B.V., Maassluis (NL)
Appl. No. 17/765,653
Filed by LANVI PATENT B.V., Maassluis (NL)
PCT Filed Sep. 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/NL2020/050594
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/066644, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2023921 (NL), filed on Oct. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0357259 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 21/51 (2006.01); G01N 11/12 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 11/12 (2013.01) [G01N 21/51 (2013.01); G01N 21/8507 (2013.01); G01N 33/04 (2013.01); G01N 2201/062 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A measuring system for automatically determining and/or monitoring a quality of a liquid or viscous foodstuff, comprising:
at least one product container for accommodating the foodstuff therein,
a housing with an interior space for accommodating the product container,
a heating and cooling device for heating and cooling the interior space of the housing, and
a control unit for controlling the measuring system,
wherein the product container is provided with
a lid with a probe which projects into the product container and is provided with a thermometer, and
a wall, at least part of which is optically transparent,
wherein the housing further comprises:
a light source for emitting light through said optically transparent part of the wall into the product container, and
comprising a camera for registering the light emanating from the product container, furthermore comprising a first measuring device for rheological properties of the foodstuff,
wherein the control unit is operatively connected to the thermometer, the heating and cooling device, the light source, the camera and the first measuring device, and is configured for:
setting a predetermined time-temperature program in the interior space for a time period, and
controlling at least one of the first measuring device, and the light source and camera, for automatically repeatedly performing an associated measurement on the foodstuff in the product container during the time period, for thereby determining a measured value relating to the foodstuff, and for storing and/or exporting and/or processing the measured values.