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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105137 | Butchering processes for meat products A method for mass-production butchering of a chuck roll of beef includes: sectioning the chuck roll anterior to and generally parallel to the first rib to separate a neck portion thereof from a remainder thereof; sectioning the remainder into a first portion and a s... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7918719 | Feeder for machine for canning tuna and the like and related operating cycle A feeder for a machine for canning tuna and similar food products includes a feeding device with conveyor belts. The feeding device is suitable to feed tuna loins towards the conveyor belt of the canning machine and to shape the loins into loins having a set thickne... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7857687 | Disk-like steak product having a plurality of truncated pie wedge shaped portions A steak product is made by cutting a piece of meat which is initially generally in the shape of a parallelepiped along four generally curved first cut lines extending generally parallel to the grain of the meat to remove four corners of the meat and create a meat po... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7591719 | Retainer for poultry hocks A device for retaining and trussing the hocks of poultry carcass in juxtaposition and proximal to the carcass during processing, packaging, shipping, storage, and/or cooking. The present invention, including hock retaining members, can be constructed of a unitary, p... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7390248 | Method for manufacturing formed lumps of meat A formed lump of crab meat is manufactured by placing pieces of crab meat into a mold, compressing the crab meat and cooking the crab meat. The crab meat placed in the mold is a mixture of raw crab meat and cooked crab meat. The cooked crab meat has a texture and is... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390247 | Chopsticks structure A chopsticks structure, comprises a holding part and a clipping part, wherein the outer peripheral surface of said clipping part raises outwardly toward the tail end to form an elevation angle preferably in the range of 3-10 degree, such that, during clipping foods,... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371265 | Continuous hydrogen and alcohol generator from coal A gas generator with the sole input of air, water and coal that continuously produces hydrogen and carbon monoxide and further reacts these two gases into alcohol. This gas generator/reactor is using its own by-products and is therefore also self sustaining. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264459 | Device for keeping a mold plate square, perpendicular and driving for a food product molding machine A belt drive system for a reciprocating mold plate in a food product molding machine. The invention relates to a belt drive system having a belt tensioning device configured to tension a drive belt of an indexing motion food product molding machine. The invention pr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7175519 | Elastic band for tying chickens and like animals to be cooked The invention concerns an elastic band (11) for tying chickens (31) and other animals to be cooked, which band has an “8”-shape where a first and smaller loop (13) and a second and larger loop (15) are defined, the first and smaller l... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175518 | Retainer for poultry hocks A device for retaining and trussing the hocks of poultry carcass in juxtaposition and proximal to the body during processing, packaging, shipping, storage, and/or cooking. The present invention, including a hock retaining member, may be constructed of a unitary, pla... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7040976 | Method of portioning meat A method of portioning meat which utilizes a press in which a piece of meat is shaped and a final form is imparted to the portion by stamping. In one embodiment the excess meat around a shaped portion is cut away by the stamping. In another, the piece of meat follow... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014553 | Retainer for poultry hocks A device for retaining and trussing the hocks of poultry carcass in juxtaposition and proximal to the body during processing, packaging, shipping, storage, and/or cooking. The present invention, including hock retaining members, may be constructed of a unitary, plat... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014456 | Vent system for food processing machine A machine for processing individual food items comprises a mold plate having multiple longitudinally spaced transverse rows of cavities. The mold plate slides such that the rows of cavities sequentially communicate with a fill slot in a fill plate. Bulk food materia... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6962525 | Method and apparatus for meat cut classification of fat thickness for downstream trimming An apparatus and method for classification of a meat cut based on the thickness of the fat layer. The meat classification system comprises a split dual-belt conveyor system and a probe/trolley mechanism assembly where the probe is operable to penetrate the meat cut ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 5944599 | Poultry trussing device with protective cap A poultry trussing device (25) is provided having a protective cap (30) which holds together the exposed hocks. The protective cap (30) forms a substantially smooth three-dimensional continuous surface (31-34) which grips and covers the hocks. The cap (30... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5816905 | Color coded binders for packaging A kit for identifying a cooking process applied to poultry includes color coded elastic loops having a polyester and cotton fabric sleeve which is color coded and correlated with the process applied to the poultry.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5749778 | Hinged poultry hock retainer A retainer for poultry hocks is formed as a ring of a thin unitary plastic material, such as nylon. The ring has hinged flaps extending inward from opposite sides thereof. Poultry hocks inserted through the ring cause the flaps to bend outward and then pa... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735736 | Retainer for poultry hocks A retainer for use with a body of eviscerated fowl having first and second legs with respective hocks. The retainer includes a unitary substantially planar thin plastic member which mounts about the hocks. The thin plastic member has an outer portion defi... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5730650 | Food patty molding machine A food patty molding machine of the type utilizing a linearly reciprocable mold plate utilizes a direct rotary actuator drive which provides virtually direct linear transfer of the drive force to the ends of the linear drive shafts which support the mold ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5716265 | Automatic stripping machine for meat products with integrated filled mold feeding An automatic stripping machine for meat products such as hams or other meat products which have been previously baked in a mold and compressed by a lid inserted in the mold and provided with at least a crosspiece mounted in a floating arrangement on two o... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5643075 | Shaping machine A shaping machine for dividing a deformable mass, such as a meat product, into separately shaped portions comprises a stock container, at least two piston-cylinder units for alternately feeding in the mass from the stock container to a shaping plate provi... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5569070 | Controlled volume meat apportioner Apparatus for apportioning a cut of whole muscle meat into a product having margins of a select size and an excess trim portion. An upper die is provided as having a forward blade portion and a rearward compression surface extending about the blade portio... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5498201 | Retainer for poultry hocks A retainer for use with a body of eviscerated poultry having legs with hocks. The retainer comprises a unitary substantially coplanar thin plastic member adapted for mounting about the hocks. The plastic member has an outer portion defining an opening of ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5495794 | Vegetable holding utensil A hand held utensil adapted to hold a vegetable such as a potato for peeling, the device having a flange retaining the hand in a safe position and having an extension therebeyond securely holding the vegetable in position for peeling.... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5468179 | Apparatus and methods for preparing loaf shaped sausage products in slack filled food casings Product discharge section of a stuffing apparatus for partially filling food casings is equipped with a device for uniformly distributing and reshaping meat emulsions and other foodstuffs from a rounded configuration to other desired shapes, such as loaf ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5462478 | Method, mould, device and apparatus for processing roundfish Frozen roundfish, such as codlike white fish, salmon or trout, having a substantially straight shape is longitudinally split centrally of the fish so that the main portion of the vertebral column is removed, and each of the frozen fish halves are subseque... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5451182 | Poultry trussing device with protective cap A poultry trussing device is provided having a protective cap which holds together and covers the exposed hocks. The protective cap forms a smooth three-dimensional continuous surface which grips and encloses the hocks. The cap is connected to an anchor w... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5442996 | Hamburger maker The feed hopper base plate, at least, of the hamburger maker (otherwise known as a hamburger machine), is cooled by suitable means so as to prevent or limit the dripping of liquids contained in the minced meat. This has positive effects as regards the pro... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5431935 | Method and means for compressing bacon slabs A method and machine for compressing a bacon slab are disclosed. The machine comprises a frame with a support surface having front, rear and opposite side edges. Separate hydraulic actuated pressure elements are mounted on the frame adjacent at least the ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5423720 | Leg retainer for halves of poultry A leg retainer for use with a half of a body of eviscerated poultry having a leg with a hock. The leg retainer comprises a unitary substantially coplanar thin plastic member which includes a first hook portion adapted for attachment to the body and a seco... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5380241 | Poultry hock truss A poultry hock truss for use with a body of eviscerated poultry having hocks and comprising a unitary substantially coplanar thin plastic member. The plastic member includes an anchor element adapted for attachment to the body of eviscerated poultry. A pa... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5364302 | Apparatus for manufacturing hams or the like To enhance safety in cases where an upper die is fitted to a lower die into which a meat mass is fed, a state in which the upper die is fitted to the lower die is made basic. A measure is provided to ensure that a safety cover does not open in a state in ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5344359 | Apparatus for dressing and slaughtered bird The invention relates to an apparatus for dressing a slaughtered bird, especially for positioning each wing tip underneath the upper arm. Preferably the apparatus comprises first means for confining the wing tip in a starting position, second means for mo... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5342237 | Apparatus for dressing a slaughtered bird Apparatus for dressing a slaughtered bird, with cutting means for making cuts in the chest skin of the bird next to the thighs and with locating means for locating in these cuts the ends of the legs of the bird as defined by the hock joints. Preferably th... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5292277 | Poultry hock retainer A retainer for attachment to the body of eviscerated poultry having a spine and hocks to hold the hocks together. The retainer includes an anchor element having an arcuate central portion and opposed hooks extending from the central portion for hooking ab... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5279519 | Chicken hock truss A flat, relatively rigid truss is disclosed which is useful for retaining hocks of dressed chicken hocks, which are more flexible than dressed turkey hocks, for example. A lower crosspiece has outward extending hooks which lock into the "kidney cavity" of... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5273484 | Food-processing apparatus An apparatus for forming a reconstituted food product is provided including at least one transfer hopper having a reciprocating bottom for supporting pieces of the food product at a loading location, a control member for reciprocating the bottom so as to ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5195924 | Method of butchering an animal carcass to produce a generally flat, boneless meat product and meat product produced A method is disclosed for butchering a portion of an animal carcass to form a flat, boneless meat product, wherein the animal carcass portion being butchered contains a boneless, generally cylindrically shaped muscle portion. The method includes cutting t... | 03/23/1993 |
