Global Patent Index - EP 2112887 A1

EP 2112887 A1 20091104 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FOOD PIECES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FOOD PIECES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT FÜR DIE MANIPULATION VON NAHRUNGSMITTELSTÜCKEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE MANIPULATION D'ALIMENTS

Publication

EP 2112887 A1 20091104 (EN)

Application

EP 08709488 A 20080221

Priority

  • GB 2008000605 W 20080221
  • GB 0703496 A 20070222

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008102148A1] A method of handling food pieces, comprises subjecting a food piece to an X-ray analysis at an analysis position (1) to detect a foreign object in the food piece. If a foreign object is detected, the food piece is transported from the analysis position (1) to an operator (5A, 5B) and the operator is provided with an indication of the location of the foreign object in the food piece, characterised in that the step of providing an indication comprises providing a mark on the food piece.

IPC 8 full level

A22B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A22B 5/007 (2013.01); G01N 33/12 (2013.01); G01N 2223/612 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008102148A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008102148 A1 20080828; EP 2112887 A1 20091104; GB 0703496 D0 20070404

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2008000605 W 20080221; EP 08709488 A 20080221; GB 0703496 A 20070222