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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771257 | Device to facilitate hog head removal A device for the clean removal of an animal part from an animal carcass is set forth. The device includes a puller that attaches to the animal part and to a cable. A piston is also provided. The piston is connected to the cable that pulls the part away from the anim... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7198565 | Automatic boning system of upper half of slaughtered edible fowl An automatic boning system of the upper half of a slaughtered fowl is provided, in which the number of processing steps is decreased, integrated control using cams is adopted instead of individual control of prior art using hydraulic actuators, and an improvement in... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7104879 | Automatic boning system of upper half of slaughtered edible fowl An automatic boning system of the upper half of a slaughtered fowl is provided, in which the number of processing steps is decreased, integrated control using cams is adopted instead of individual control of prior art using hydraulic actuators, and an improvement in... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104878 | Method and apparatus for use in removal of internal bones in 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 ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6997140 | Tracking and marking system An identification apparatus for animals or carcasses carrying electronic identification devices, (EID) (2) moving past an antenna (10). The identification apparatus including motion sensing means (12, 13, 14, 17) and marking means (16) ad... | 02/14/2006 |
| 5913720 | Method and apparatus for preparing an access slit in the neck of a poultry carcass Poultry carcasses hanging by their legs from a moving overhead conveying line are presented to corresponding carcass processing fixtures moving in a closed loop of travel around an upright axis. As each carcass is presented to its fixture, a holder on the... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5001811 | System for denecking fowl An apparatus for denecking a bird according to this invention has a generally U-shaped die having a forwardly open notch in which a bird neck is positioned, a punch complementary to the notch and engageable therethrough, and a ram or the like for pushing ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4918787 | Poultry lung extractor and neck breaker Previously eviscerated birds are moved on an overhead conveyor in series to the lung extractor and neck breaker, with each bird moving into a poultry processing module (31). The lung extractor tube (48) moves downwardly to engage the lungs and the viscera... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4910829 | Poultry cropper and neck breaker There is disclosed a combination crop remover and neck breaker for use as part of a continuous processing station adjacent a conventional poultry processing line wherein partially processed poultry is given a two step processing treatment. The station inc... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4730365 | Poultry neck breaker assembly The present invention is directed to a neck breaking assembly for a poultry processing operation wherein the bird's neck is first aligned and positioned into an identifiable location adjacent to a breaker block. The breaker block is then projected towards... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4619017 | Poultry processing apparatus An apparatus for use in performing operations on birds moving along an overhead line in a poultry processing operation. The apparatus comprises a plurality of individual modules, each module including a V-shaped aligning and holding guide for aligning and... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4574427 | Neck pulling and cropping system A system for removing the neck, windpipe and esophagus from poultry where the neck is broken with an opening through the neck skin at the break which includes a neck removal machine and a pulling machine past which the poultry is moved on an overhead conv... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4550473 | Poultry processing method and apparatus Apparatus for use in performing processing operations on birds supported by individual shackles in a head lowermost position and moving along a line in a processing operation. The apparatus includes adjustable frame support having drive means adapted to b... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4439892 | Severed poultry neck selection system Poultry necks severed from poultry bodies during production line processing are gravitationally conveyed across a load platform of a weighing device to detect and direct heavier necks along a separate path for subsequent reassembly with poultry bodies. Th... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4418444 | Apparatus for separating the neck of a headless plucked fowl A rotating apparatus for separating the neck of a headless fowl hanging by the ankle joints from a hook of an overhead conveyor, the apparatus having a fork-shaped clamping member for receiving the neck of the fowl and co-operating with a pivoting pressur... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4322872 | Apparatus for breaking the neck of a fowl An apparatus for breaking the neck and making a transverse incision in the skin of the neck of a fowl, which is hanging by the legs from a shackle of an overhead conveyor. The apparatus has a plurality of working units diposed for rotation about a vertica... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4308639 | Apparatus for removing the vertical vertebrae from the neck of slaughtered fowls An apparatus for removing the cervical vertebrae from the skin of the neck of slaughtered fowls comprises a frame movable along the track of the fowls, and bears a fixed first clamping unit and a second clamping unit pivoting around a horizontal shaft and... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4293978 | Poultry head pulling apparatus In the processing of poultry, the heads are separately and individually pulled downwardly along a vertical path during continuous advancement to automatically separate the heads from the necks at the jaw bone and at the base of the skull, salvaging all of... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4257143 | Poultry decapitating apparatus An apparatus for removing the heads of poultry wherein the birds, each pendulously supported by its feet from shackles connected at intervals to an overhead conveyor, are delivered to place their heads below a neck engaging channel through which the necks... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4184230 | Poultry neck cutting, breaking and stretching method Apparatus and method for processing poultry and other fowl for removal of the windpipe, esophagus and crop from the neck of the fowl. Fowl suspended with their necks hanging down are moved on an overhead conveyor in synchronism with a rotating holding and... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4158903 | Hog head removal method A hog head is removed by suspending the carcass in a head-down position, marking the skin of the carcass around the neck, engaging a hook in the jaw of the carcass and applying force to the hook to rotate the head upwardly, and disengage the at last joint... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4097960 | Poultry processing system In a poultry processing plant where birds are conveyed in a suspended series through the plant in a neck-down attitude, a series of bird holders are moved up an incline from below the path of the birds in timed relationship with the movement of the birds ... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4092762 | Hog head removal method A hog head is removed by suspending the carcass in a head-down position, marking the skin of the carcass around the neck, engaging a hook in the jaw of the carcass and applying force to the hook to rotate the head upwardly, and disengage the atlas joint w... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4091503 | Neck-breaking and stretching apparatus for poultry Apparatus and method for processing poultry and other fowl for removal of the windpipe, esophagus and crop from the neck of the fowl. Fowl suspended with their necks hanging down are moved on an overhead conveyor in synchronism with a rotating holding and... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4035867 | Apparatus for removing the neck from a fowl An apparatus for removing the neck of an plucked, headless fowl hanging by the legs from a hook of a overhead conveyor. The apparatus is built in the manner of a merry-go-round and has a number of clamping units, regularly spaced about the circumference o... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3990126 | Hog head removal apparatus A hog head is removed by suspending the carcass in a head-down position, marking the skin of the carcass around the neck, engaging a hook in the jaw of the carcass and applying force to the hook to rotate the head upwardly, and disengage the atlas joint w... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3965534 | Poultry neck breaking machine A method is disclosed for breaking the necks of fowl being conveyed along a conveyor line in an inverted position for processing. The method comprises the steps of positioning neck gripping guide bars about opposite sides of a fowl neck, converging the ne... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3956794 | Device for severing the head from the neck of slaughtered poultry Device for severing the head from the neck of slaughtered poultry which, hanging by its legs, is moving on a conveyor track, comprising two oblong guides provided with edges facing each other and being disposed at a short distance from each other, the gui... | 05/18/1976 |
