公开(公告)号：US20170176309A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15448853

申请日：2017-03-03

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Ou BAI ,  Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Enrique MICHEL-SANCHEZ ,  Shahmeer Ali MIRZA

IPC分类号： G01N3/32 ,  G01N33/02 ,  A23L33/10 ,  G01N29/12

CPC分类号： G01N3/32 ,  A23L33/10 ,  G01H9/008 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N29/2418 ,  G01N29/4472 ,  G01N33/02 ,  G01N2291/014 ,  G01N2291/015 ,  G01N2291/02466 ,  G01N2291/02818 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01N2291/0289

摘要： A measurement apparatus and method for in-situ quantitative texture measurement of a food snack. The apparatus includes an acoustic capturing device and a data processing unit. The physical interaction in the mouth with saliva, when a human being eats/drinks a food snack, sends pressure waves that propagate through the ear bone and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that smoothens, transforms and filters the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Another method includes a food snack fingerprinting using an in-situ quantitative food property measurement.

公开(公告)号：US20180328894A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US16044565

申请日：2018-07-25

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Ou BAI ,  Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Scott FAGAN ,  Enrique MICHEL-SANCHEZ ,  Shahmeer Ali MIRZA ,  Scott G. RICHARDSON ,  Chen C. SHAO

IPC分类号： G01N29/24 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N29/42 ,  G01N29/44 ,  G01N33/02 ,  G01B5/28 ,  G01H9/00

CPC分类号： G01B5/28 ,  G01H9/008 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N29/2418 ,  G01N29/42 ,  G01N29/4454 ,  G01N33/025 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N2291/02466 ,  G01N2291/02818 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01N2291/02845 ,  G01N2291/0289

摘要： A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a food snack is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an acoustic capturing device, and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool directs a laser towards a food snack placed on a surface and creates pressure waves that propagate through the air and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Texture of food snacks are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：US20170097222A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15380943

申请日：2016-12-15

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Ou BAI ,  Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Scott FAGAN ,  Enrique MICHEL-SANCHEZ ,  Shahmeer Ali MIRZA ,  Scott G. RICHARDSON ,  Chen C. SHAO

IPC分类号： G01B5/28 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N33/02 ,  G01N29/24

CPC分类号： G01N29/2418 ,  G01B5/28 ,  G01H9/008 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N29/42 ,  G01N29/4454 ,  G01N33/025 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N2291/02466 ,  G01N2291/02818 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01N2291/02845 ,  G01N2291/0289

摘要： A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a food snack is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an acoustic capturing device, and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool directs a laser towards a food snack placed on a surface and creates pressure waves that propagate through the air and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Texture of food snacks are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：US20180011069A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15711592

申请日：2017-09-21

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Ou BAI ,  Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Scott FAGAN ,  Enrique MICHEL-SANCHEZ ,  Shahmeer Ali MIRZA ,  Scott G. RICHARDSON ,  Chen C. SHAO

IPC分类号： G01N33/10 ,  G01H9/00

CPC分类号： G01N33/10 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01H9/008 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N29/2418 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01N2291/02845 ,  G01N2291/0289

摘要： A non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a food snack is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an ultrasound excitation device, an acoustic capturing device, an ultrasound capturing device and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool and the ultrasound excitation tool direct energy towards a food snack placed on a surface and produce an acoustic signal and an ultrasound signal. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal and ultrasound signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Texture of food snacks are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：US20190017972A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US16132830

申请日：2018-09-17

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Ou BAI ,  Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Scott FAGAN ,  Enrique MICHEL-SANCHEZ ,  Shahmeer Ali MIRZA ,  Scott G. RICHARDSON ,  Chen C. SHAO

IPC分类号： G01N29/24 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N29/036 ,  G01N29/02 ,  G01N33/14

摘要： A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a liquid. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an acoustic capturing device, and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool directs a laser towards a surface of a liquid contained in a container and creates pressure waves that propagate through the air and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Textures of liquids are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：US20170184551A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15459828

申请日：2017-03-15

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Ou BAI ,  Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Scott FAGAN ,  Enrique MICHEL-SANCHEZ ,  Shahmeer Ali MIRZA ,  Scott G. RICHARDSON ,  Chen C. SHAO

IPC分类号： G01N29/24 ,  G01N33/14 ,  G01N29/02

CPC分类号： G01N29/2418 ,  G01H9/008 ,  G01N29/02 ,  G01N29/036 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N33/14 ,  G01N2291/022 ,  G01N2291/02818 ,  G01N2291/02827

摘要： A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a liquid. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an acoustic capturing device, and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool directs a laser towards a surface of a liquid contained in a container and creates pressure waves that propagate through the air and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Textures of liquids are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.

公开(公告)号：US20170097324A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15380622

申请日：2016-12-15

申请人： Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

发明人： Ou BAI ,  Wilfred Marcellien BOURG, JR. ,  Scott FAGAN ,  Enrique MICHEL-SANCHEZ ,  Shahmeer Ali MIRZA ,  Scott G. RICHARDSON ,  Chen C. SHAO

IPC分类号： G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N33/10

CPC分类号： G01N29/2418 ,  G01B5/28 ,  G01H9/008 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N29/42 ,  G01N29/4454 ,  G01N33/025 ,  G01N33/10 ,  G01N2291/02466 ,  G01N2291/02818 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01N2291/02845 ,  G01N2291/0289

摘要： A photo acoustic non-destructive measurement apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring texture of a food snack is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser generating tool, an acoustic capturing device, and a data processing unit. The laser generating tool directs a laser towards a food snack placed on a surface and creates pressure waves that propagate through the air and produce an acoustic signal. The acoustic capturing device records and forwards the signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit further comprises a digital signal processing module that processes the received acoustic signal. A statistical processing module further filters the acoustic signal from the data processing unit and generates a quantitative acoustic model for texture attributes such as hardness and fracturability. The quantitative model is correlated with a qualitative texture measurement from a descriptive expert panel. Texture of food snacks are quantitatively measured with the quantitative acoustic model.