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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980926 | Device and method for the automated processing of meat The invention relates to a device and a method for the automated processing of meat. Known devices comprise a transport element, a cutting element, a bearing layer for the cutting element, and at least one control and/or regulating device that is actively connected ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7252584 | Fish processing machine with alignment devices and methods for realigning fish during processing Fish processing machines and methods for realigning fish during processing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a fish processing machine in accordance with the invention includes a fish processing unit for use with a processing machine having a fillet assembly ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7174724 | Chiller with improved product distribution The chiller includes a semi-cylindrical tank (36) that conforms to the perimeter of its auger (38) so that the water can be raised to a water level (68) high above the auger shaft (44). Streams of water (84) are directed from the p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7059954 | Method and device for processing a poultry leg In a method and device for processing a poultry leg which is hanging from a carrier and comprises at least a drumstick, the operations are carried out: cutting into the drumstick substantially around the drumstick in the vicinity of the tarsal joint by means of at l... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7004830 | Method and device for processing poultry In a method and device for carrying out at least one processing operation on a slaughtered bird which is hung by its legs, the bird is conveyed on a hook of a conveyor towards and into the processing area of a processing device in order for the at least one processi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6881138 | Method and facility for cutting off hind feet of half carcasses With the intention of performing an optimal cutting of the hind feet (8) of the half carcasses (4), which are advanced stepwise on an overhead conveyor (6) suspended in the hind feet (8), there is indicated a method and a plant for perfor... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6843169 | Trim table A trim table for use by trimming and/or cutting of food products, such as chicken or fish, has conveyors (2, 12) for feeding products to a number of operator stands (O1 . . . O8), each of which receivers (14, 24R, 28R) for receivin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6835126 | Poultry chilling and aging method and apparatus A process and apparatus for chilling and aging the front portions of poultry carcasses. The process and apparatus preferably comprise and provide for (a) separating eviscerated poultry carcasses into front portions and back portions, (b) washing the front portions, ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6688962 | Method and apparatus for aligning a dead fish In order to sever heads of fish or, in the case of pre-decapitated fish collar bones remaining on the torso from the torso at a preset location (38) with a blade (11) whose cutting edge runs transversely to the orientation of the fish, the fish must be al... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6322438 | Poultry leg and thigh processor Previously eviscerated poultry carcasses with legs and backs remaining are suspended from shackles (25) by their legs and moved in sequence along a processing path. The backs are received on a surface conveyor (18) having parallel conveyor flights (36, 37... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6231436 | Method and apparatus for uniformly positioning legs of slaughtered poultry The invention relates to a method and apparatus for uniformly positioning legs of slaughtered poultry. Initially the legs are rotated in such a way that their knees end up pointing sideways in relation to a vertical plane passing through the overhead conv... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220953 | Device and method for processing a slaughtered animal In a device and method for processing a slaughtered animal or a part thereof, the slaughtered animal or the part thereof is conveyed on a holding support of a carrier connected to an overhead conveyor. The holding support is provided with devices for fixi... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5989116 | High-speed bone-in loin slicer A meat slicing apparatus is disclosed, wherein the apparatus is capable of high-speed slicing of meat having large skeletal bones therein. The apparatus has a blade composed of a steel alloy that is approximately 5 to 10 times greater in compression stren... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5458535 | Fish-beheading apparatus and process The head of a fish is severed from the fish body in a two-stage operation, in the first stage the root of the fish head beneath the gill covers being cut partway through and in the second stage the severance of the fish head from the fish body being compl... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5433659 | Automated leg shear with sterilization station An apparatus for automatically shearing the leg from a carcass moving along a carcass rail includes an arm having a first end pivotally attached to a support structure and a second end attached to a shearing assembly. The arm swings the shearing assembly ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5421773 | Automatic hock shear with carcass leg positioner A carcass leg shearing apparatus adapted for mounting near a carcass rail. The apparatus includes a carcass leg engager for engaging the carcass legs and positioning the legs within a shearing region such that the carcass legs are sheared at the hock port... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5336127 | Method and apparatus for centrally aligning and cutting the keel bone of a poultry carcass A keel bone aligning apparatus (70) aligns the keel bone (78) of a carcass (10) with a rotary halving blade (61) so that the keel bone (78) is centrally cut with precision as the carcass (10) is carried along a processing path (12) and suspended by its le... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5173077 | Method and device for performing an accurate cutting operation near the knee joint of a leg of a slaughtered animal A method and device for performing an accurate cutting operation near the knee joint of a leg of a slaughtered animal, in particular a bird, the device comprising mechanical means, such as conveying elements and guides, for handling the leg, and cutting m... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5147240 | Thigh joint separator and carcass halving apparatus Poultry carcasses (10) are carried in series by an overhead conveyor system along an internal guide rail (33), with protrusions of the vertebrae received in the downwardly facing slot (37). The thighs (12) spread apart by a pair of joint opening guide rod... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5141471 | Device for severing the pubis of the carcass of a slaughtered animal Device for severing the pubis of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, comprising a positioning element, a rotary-driven cylindrical first cutting element, and a blade- type cutting element, which are combined into a functional unit which can be moved as a... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5092815 | Method and apparatus for cutting poultry hind quarters The present invention is directed to an automated poultry processing system having a novel chicken hind quarter cutting stage that does not require the individual chicken hind quarters to be removed from the moving treadmill before or after halving the ch... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5088958 | Apparatus for filleting fish An apparatus for severing the fillets from fish rumps comprises cutting tools each composed of pairs of circular knives for cutting free the belly spokes, the back spokes and the ribs or vertebral appendages, respectively. The last mentioned cutting tool ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4918788 | Process and apparatus for recovering meat from carcase sections in particular severed animal heads A continuous process for recovering meat from a plurality of carcase sections in particular severed animal heads (11) is provided, which comprises mounting the parts on a conveyor (1), advancing them past a number of work stations, at each of which either... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4779307 | Device for cutting open the carcass of a slaughter animal Device for cutting through the pubis of the carcass of a slaughter animal, having on a slaughter yoke with a positioning element surrounded by a rotating circular first cutting element, a second cutting element and a sensor for locating the pubis position... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4706335 | Hog splitter There is disclosed a carcass back splitting machine having a multifaceted carrousel that supports, retains and advances carcasses through successive stations including an entry station, a splitting station and a discharge station. Each facet has carcass r... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4439891 | Device for dividing slaughtered poultry A device for dividing slaughtered poultry, comprising a stationary elongate conveyor member situated above a positioning member, and transporting the bird suspended by its legs, and with a guide member having a guide surface situated beneath the positioni... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4251901 | Apparatus and method for splitting poultry breasts Apparatus and method for receiving, positioning and clamping a chicken and severing the breast bone of the clamped chicken before releasing it while moving the chicken in a directed path of travel.... | 02/24/1981 |
| 3988803 | Apparatus for centering slaughtered carcasses cut open for cleaving The present invention relates to an apparatus for centering slaughtered carcasses. The apparatus is meant to be used at the cleaving of slaughtered carcasses, for instance, of pigs, which have been cut open where a stationary support rail is provided for ... | 11/02/1976 |
