Method and apparatus for examining eggs

A non-destructive method for determining resistance to cracking of an intact egg, whereby said determining comprises at least one of the following steps a) and b): a) determining a tensile stress developed in an eggshell of said intact egg, for example a tensile stress at a predetermined load; b) determining an elasticity of said eggshell; wherein preferably the results of step a) and/or step b) are used in evaluating said resistance to cracking.

Octrooi-publicatienummer: US10458888

Jaar aanvraag: 2019

Jaar toekenning: 2019

Jaar van publicatie: 2019

Status: Toegewezen

Technologiedomeinen: Meting, Analyse van biologische materialen

Gevalideerd voor IOF-sleutel: Ja

Toegewezen aan: Associatie KULeuven