US Patent Issued to Cargill on Aug. 12 for "Spectroscopic evaluation of unsaponifiable matter in tallow" (American, Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,833, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Cargill Inc. (Wayzata, Minn.).

"Spectroscopic evaluation of unsaponifiable matter in tallow" was invented by Martine Cecile Bercier (London, Canada), Amanda Louise Carroll (Otsego, Minn.), Tina M. Hoetmer (Valley Center, Kan.) and Lyndakaye EmaLee Prior (Princeton, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A characteristic of tallow may be evaluated using a spectrometer (110). For example, optical reflectance data may be obtained from tallow, the reflectance data corresponding to a specified range of infra-red wavelengths. A value corresponding to the characteristic may be output based on the reflec...