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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674162 | Chicken mid-wing splitter An apparatus for spitting whole poultry mid-wing sections into a first radius portion that includes the radius bone of the mid-wing and its surrounding muscle, tissue, and skin and a second ulna portion that includes the ulna bone of the mid-wing and its surrounding... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7662033 | Poultry breast saw apparatus A breast saw apparatus (10) is used for cutting a poultry breast having a keel bone. A conveyor (30) moves the poultry breast through the apparatus (10). A bottom member (80) is supported above the conveyor (30). The bottom member ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7510468 | Guide for carcass backsaw and method of use A guide for providing a controlled cut down a longitudinal length of a spine of a carcass using a backsaw includes first and second guide members, wherein the guide members are preferably interconnected by a lateral bracing member. The guide members are fixedly secu... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7367878 | Method and apparatus for use in removal of internal bones in a fore-end In the removal of internal bones in a fore-end of a split carcass the shank bone, the humerus bone and the shoulder blade are cut free by machine, so that subsequently they can easily be removed from the rest of the fore-end. A transport tool (27a) is ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338356 | Method and apparatus for tenderizing meat A method for tenderizing meat of a red meat slaughter animal includes separating a vertebra of the animal and applying electrical stimulation to the animal's musculature. The vertebra separating is performed prior to the onset of rigor mortis to enable stretching of... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335095 | Apparatus and method for separating wings from breast meat of poultry A wing separation apparatus and method for separating wings from a breast part of poultry having its breast bone removed can handle a wide variety of poultry sizes. The breast part is supported at its left and right arm pits on a pair of shafts with the left and rig... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7261630 | Cutting apparatus with displacement element An apparatus (1) for cutting up the belly of a slaughtered animal has a cutter for performing a cutting function in a cutting direction (SR), and a displacement element (5) which applies a forces on a predetermined area of the outer surface ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252583 | Easy big game field dressing apparatus A big game dressing device has a handle portion having two ends: a first end with a grip attachment to aid gripping it with a hand, and a second end having a windpipe loop dimensioned and configured to engage around the windpipe of a big game animal to be gutted. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7115030 | Apparatus for automatically removing a tail from poultry The invention relates to an apparatus for automatically removing a tail from poultry. An overhead conveyor moves the poultry or part of a bird suspended by the legs, and a guiding device is disposed underneath the overhead conveyor for supporting and guiding the pou... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097553 | Method and apparatus for forming a shaped meat product Method and apparatus for forming a shaped meat product by cutting under compression. Male and female die assemblies carried by dual conveyers are loaded with meat components and brought together in compression to define a die. The assemblies are formed with arrays o... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063611 | Filleting system for poultry A filleting system for poultry, such as chickens, includes a conveyor system incorporating carriers for the poultry. Processing stations are provided in or along the path of the conveyor system for successively processing parts of the poultry, wherein the processing... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7008313 | Method of making food products from the thigh of a bird and food products made in accordance with the method A method of cutting the thigh of a bird forms a boneless thigh meat product. The thigh has a bone, first and second lateral sides, top and bottom surfaces, a thin muscle proximate the first lateral side and a thick muscle proximate the second lateral side. The metho... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994617 | Fish filleting machine A fish-cutting machine for cutting fillets from the backbone of fish (38), the machine comprising a fish support (6), a feed-line for feeding fish through the machine and two mutually adjacent band saws (46) arranged along the feed-line. The ban... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6929541 | Method for making a fowl wing cut and the resultant product The present invention is a method for cutting a fowl to create a meat cut which includes the radius bone and muscles (meat) adhering to the radius bone. The method involves separating the radius bone and muscles adhering to the radius bone from the carcass of the fo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921326 | Poultry breast meat apportioning method A method for apportioning larger poultry breast wherein two primary meat products are produced by cutting predetermined cutlet shapes from the rearward one half of each breast half. Additionally cut are two or more preparative secondary meat products from the thicke... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6796893 | Apparatus and method for processing worms The apparatus and method for processing worms uses spaced top and bottom surfaces of a rotor set a sufficient distance apart so that worm bodies to be processed touch both surfaces. A splitter is located mid-way between the surfaces and the worm bodies are forced by... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6769977 | Method for preparing fowl meat cut The present invention is a process or method for cutting and boning a carcass of a fowl to create a meat cut which includes the scapula bone and its associated muscles (meat). The method involves separating the scapula bone and its associated muscles from the carcas... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6712686 | Poultry thigh processor A conveyor with a channel for receiving a bone and surrounding meat of poultry parts and advancing them into engagement with a blade assembly. The blade assembly has a notch that separates the poultry parts into spare rib-type products and boneless meat patties. The... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6688961 | Poultry breast meat apportioning method A method for apportioning larger poultry breast wherein the forward region of the breast is compressed to a flat uniform thickness, t1. The rearward tapering portion of the breast is compressed to a uniform thickness t2. Compression ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6607431 | Cutting up installation having a moving station An installation (1) having a moving station for cutting up carcasses (2) of meat animals, the installation comprising two columns (14, 15) mounted to move over a certain stroke in the direction in which the carcasses move and in the opposite direction. On... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6598298 | Field dressing tool for small game A field dressing tool of the type for field dressing small game, is provided. The field dressing tool including: a pair of handles each having a first and second end, each handle forming a trough; a cutting blade connected to a first end of each of said h... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6468146 | Carcass alignment system for carcass splitter A carcass alignment system for holding and positioning a carcass for splitting by an automated saw while the carcass is suspended and continuously moving along a carcass rail includes back rollers for contacting the back and upper sides of the carcass, gu... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6280312 | Pelvic bone splitter, particularly for deer A pelvic bone splitting tool provides a number of features to assist a hunter in field dressing game, such as deer. The tool or splitter may include a lower or grip handle formed as a unitary piece with an upper jaw. The grip handle includes finger-receiv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6280311 | Process for preparing turkey rib cuts The present invention is a process or method for cutting and boning a turkey to create a turkey rib cut which includes the scapula bone and its associated muscles (meat). The method involves separating the scapula bone and its associated muscles from the ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6174229 | Method and device for evisceration of carcasses The invention relates to a method for the evisceration of carcasses conveyed on a slaughter line suspended in gambrels or hooks, where the abdomen and breast have been cut open, the hams divided and the fat end loosened, and wherein the carcass intestines... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6126536 | Automated saw for splitting carcasses An automated saw for high speed splitting of suspended carcasses, such as hog carcasses, through the backbone as the carcasses continuously move along a carcass rail includes a splitting station and a back roller station located on opposite sides of the c... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126535 | Apparatus, tool and method for mechanical removal of a spinal column part from a part carcass The invention relates to an apparatus for mechanical removal of a spinal column part from a part carcass (12), such as a fore-end of a pig carcass, comprising tools for separating the spinal column part from the part carcass by cuts along the spinal colum... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6050889 | Apparatus for dividing a piece of meat containing a bone structure The invention relates to an apparatus for dividing a piece of meat containing at least one elongate bone structure, for example a spinal column, such that this elongate bone structure is also divided. The apparatus includes for this purpose a positioning ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6027405 | Carcass splitting apparatus A carcass splitting apparatus 10 splits the carcass of an animal suspended by a suspension mechanism from an overhead conveyor. The apparatus includes a frame and a carriage assembly for moving along the frame. A drive mechanism moves the carriage along t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5803802 | Apparatus for opening the body cavity of a slaughtered bird The invention relates to an apparatus for opening the body cavity of a slaughtered bird starting from the cloaca. Through the cloaca, a tensioning means is moved into the body cavity and towards the tip of the chest, which tensioning means tensions the sk... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5779533 | Device for processing a slaughtered animal or a part thereof The invention relates to a device for subjecting to a process a slaughtered and optionally pre-skinned animal, for instance livestock such as a horse, cattle, a pig, a sheep or a part thereof such that said process (also) takes place in a zone where an or... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5727997 | Automatic device for cutting the legs of pork carcasses An automatic device for cutting the legs of pork carcasses laying transversally onto a conveyor. A support carrier is mounted onto a frame extending close to the conveyor in such a manner as to be movable toward and away from the conveyor. The support car... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725424 | Middle splitter A middle splitter for use to split an animal's middle into two parts. The splitter has a work table and a conveyor belt to move the middle forward. The splitter also has a circular saw which extends in a longitudinal slot in the conveyor belt. A guide ext... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5697836 | Method for processing poultry The method of processing poultry comprises the slitting of a poultry carcass along at least one lateral side from the thoracic inlet to the midline of the abdomen, to permit separating a breast portion of the poultry carcass from the back by hinging along... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5690548 | Pelvic girdle splitter tool and method The pelvic bone splitter (10) has a shaft (12) with a slot (18) and a knurled surface (26) on its free end (24). A first end (34) of a blade (14) is pivotally retained in the slot (18) by a pivot pin (16). Cutting edges (40, 42 and 44) on the blade (14) a... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5655960 | Method and device for splitting an animal carcass This invention concerns a cutting device for use in slaughtering animals, wherein: the swinging bar is associated with a position sensor assessing the back-pivoting of the swinging bar corresponding to the escape of the lower roller with respect to the lo... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5626515 | Method and apparatus for fixation of a cut open, at the hind legs suspended carcass of a slaughter hog Method for fixation of cut up carcasses of slaughter hogs (3), which are suspended at their hind legs and which have been eviscerated after the cutting, during which fixation in particular the spinal column of the hog is aligned relative to the median pla... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5613905 | Method and device for opening a slaughtered animal The invention provides a method for opening a slaughtered animal comprising the following steps of: (1) providing a slaughtered animal; (2) suspending the animal from the hind legs; (3) arranging a cut in the belly wall close to the hind legs substantially in ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611727 | Middle splitter Disclosed is a middle splitter for use in splitting middles of processed animals. This middle splitter has a work table onto which a conveyor belt is mounted. The conveyor belt is slotted along its length. A circular saw extends in the slot of the conveyo... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5542879 | Method and apparatus for detaching the meat from the bones of the extremities of animals The invention concerns a method and apparatus for preparing for detaching meat from the extremities of a slaughtered animal, particularly the legs of poultry. In this method, the meat is initially at least partially detached from the bone structure at the... | 08/06/1996 |
