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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7500910 | Device and method for clamping and cutting A device (10) and method for clamping or otherwise securing an esophagus between the crop and certain internal organs, including the viscera, and substantially simultaneously cutting or otherwise separating, or weakening for subsequent predictable separation,... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7425173 | Device for removing viscera from slaughtered poultry A device for removing viscera from slaughtered poultry via an opening in the abdomen thereof, having a removal member that can be moved between the stomach wall and the viscera into the abdominal cavity and then towards the back, as well as a bracing member for reta... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7211091 | Fingertip-actuated surgical clip applier and related methods A fingertip-actuated surgical clip applier includes a first body and a second body substantially structurally identical to the first body. The first body includes a main section and a first jaw extending in a distal direction from the main section. The main section ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7066806 | Apparatus for breaking tissue connections in poultry suspended by the feet The invention relates to an apparatus for breaking tissue connections in poultry suspended by the feet prior to the evisceration of this poultry. The tissue connections connect a portion of the viscera with belly fat located at the breast side of the inner cavity wa... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059953 | Apparatus and a method for automatic cutting of organs from a plucks set from a carcass An apparatus for automatic cutting of organs from a plucks set from a carcass by a cutting device, the plucks set comprising larynx, gullet and windpipe, lungs and heart. The apparatus comprises a suspension device for holding the pipes, moving device for moving the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7001261 | Automated classifier and meat cut fat trimming method and apparatus An apparatus and method for a meat cut classification and fat trimming for sensing the thickness of a layer of fat of a cut of meat and the various contours thereof as it travels along a conveyance and providing the fat thickness or classification information to a d... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6811478 | Eviscerating member, device and method for processing a cluster of viscera of a slaughtered animal An eviscerating member for processing a cluster of viscera of a slaughtered animal comprises two jaw parts to be moved at least partially into and out of the body cavity of the slaughtered animal. The jaw parts can move with respect to one another between an open po... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6726556 | Method and device for separating abdominal fat from abdominal skin of poultry In a method for separating abdominal fat from abdominal skin of a slaughtered bird, a supporting surface is positioned against at least a part of that side of the abdominal skin which is remote from the abdominal fat. At least a section of the abdominal fat is scrap... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6638155 | Apparatus for and a method of separating an organ from a set of organs from a carcass The apparatus comprises: a running conveyor (1) with hooks (2) for suspending a set (5) of organs by the diaphragm (6) and conveying it in a conveying direction of the conveyor (1); a slit device (10; 11) arranged below the conveyor (1) with a slit (13; 4... | 10/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6599179 | Gullet cutter When the stomach, intestines, and other viscera have been pulled from the visceral cavity of a bird traveling in series with other birds on a suspended conveyor line, the gullet holds the viscera in a position suspended outside of the bird where it can be... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6364758 | 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... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6280310 | Apparatus for putting gullet ligatures into place Apparatus for putting gullet ligatures into place on ruminants, and in particular on cattle, said apparatus comprising a ring designed to be engaged around the gullet and a rod enabling the ring to be pushed along the gullet to the vicinity of the rumen o... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6227960 | Eviscerating tool A poultry processing machine is provided which automatically vents and opens the poultry, eviscerates the poultry, displays the poultry for inspection, and either provides a normal or radical clean out procedure to the poultry. When the poultry is being p... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213862 | Method and apparatus for venting/opening eviscerating/cropping, inspecting and cleaning of poultry A poultry processing machine is provided which automatically vents and opens the poultry, eviscerates the poultry, displays the poultry for inspection, and either provides a normal or radical clean out procedure to the poultry. When the poultry is being p... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213864 | Water injection system for poultry crop remover Water is conserved and poultry raised for human consumption is cleaned by a viscera-removing machine that incorporates a unique nozzle member positioned adjacent a crop-removing tool. The close positioning of the nozzle to the crop-removing tool insures t... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6193595 | Methods and apparatus for performing processing operations on a slaughtered animal or part thereof Apparatus and methods for performing multiple automated poultry processing operations upon a slaughtered animal or a part thereof via a single machine is described. The machine contains at least two rotary processors in a single frame. A covering surround... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6176772 | Crop remover assembly Device for removing at least the crop of slaughtered poultry, comprising means for holding a carcass of the poultry, a crop probe assembly with a crop probe holder and an elongated crop probe, which is provided with crop engaging means in an end portion, ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6027403 | Crop remover assembly Device for removing at least the crop of slaughtered poultry, comprising means for holding a carcass of the poultry, a crop probe assembly with a crop probe holder and an elongated crop probe, which is provided with crop engaging means in an end portion, ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5820452 | Method and device for releasing intestines A method and device for releasing intestines in a carcass opened on the abdominal side, in particular a sheep, pig or cattle carcass, having the steps of: placing at least one bracket member in an operative position between the peritoneum and the abdomina... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5766063 | Eviscerator Device for removing the viscera from the carcass of a slaughtered bird, comprising means for holding the carcass with its vent upward, means for gripping the gullet, said gripping means comprising at least two jaw members which are movable towards each ot... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5713786 | Eviscerating device for poultry The invention relates to an eviscerating device for removing the entrails from slaughtered poultry, comprising a substantially U-shaped brace with two legs extending in the same plane and a brace bottom connecting the legs. The legs and the brace bottom c... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5707280 | Crop inclusive poultry eviscerating method and apparatus The evisceration process removes the entire alimentary tract, including the crop, in one operation and without damaging the tract. After the removal spoon enters the opening at the vent end of the carcass and moves along the breast bone, it swings over ag... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5597350 | Flexible probe for decropping poultry carcasses A flexibly structured probe carrying flexible fingers arrayed on the probe is used in decropping apparatus to snag and pull away from a poultry carcass membrane, crop, trachea and esophagus inedibles, the probe passing through the carcass stomach cavity a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5569072 | Poultry processing mechanism having carcass stabilizer A carcass holding fixture for transporting, locating and securely stabilizing a carcass relative to the fixture while the fixture is moving and processing operations are carried out on the carcass has a pair of hip stabilizing arms that squeeze inwardly a... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5549521 | Method and device for processing a cluster of organs from a slaughtered animal Method and device for separating one or more organs or a part thereof from a cluster of interconnected internal organs from a slaughtered animal, making use of a fixing device which is moved through an evisceration opening into the body of the slaughtered... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5395283 | Automatic tendon removal apparatus An apparatus for automatically removing the tendon from the tenderloin fillet of a poultry breast which includes a continuous conveyor for carrying the fillet of meat to a tendon gripping and pulling station mounted adjacent to the conveyor. The conveyor ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5346427 | Apparatus and method for removing turkey viscera An apparatus for removing viscera from a poultry carcass carried substantially horizontally on a first conveyor. A frame supports a pair of continuous second conveyors attached to sprockets. The second conveyors are driven in synchronization with the trav... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5334083 | Method and device for mechanically drawing slaughtered poultry Method and device for mechanical removal of the viscera package from the belly cavity of slaughtered poultry hanging by the legs from hooks which are moved in a conveyor along a drawing device. For removal of the viscera package, the body of the poultry i... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5279517 | Method and apparatus for eviscerating poultry A method and apparatus is provided in which an eviscerating means is moved into and out of poultry to be processed. The spine of the poultry extends horizontally and transversely to the direction of conveying the poultry. During the evisceration, the evis... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277650 | Apparatus for removing the entrails from the abdominal cavity of poultry The invention relates to an apparatus for removing the entrails from the abdominal cavity of poultry suspended by its legs from a suspension conveyor wherein the entrails, after being entirely disconnected, are moved along over some distance synchronously... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269721 | Method and apparatus for processing poultry The invention comprises a method of processing poultry carcasses of removing and separating the entrails from the abdominal cavities of the carcasses. The separated entrails are moved on an inspection conveyor which is spaced from the suspension conveyor ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5222905 | Apparatus for decropping poultry An apparatus for decropping poultry including a probe for use with an automatic poultry cropping machine of the type adapted for advancing the probe through the belly cavity of the bird and into the neck and for rotating the probe. The probe includes an e... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5186679 | Apparatus for eviscerating slaughtered poultry In an apparatus for eviscerating slaughtered birds an eviscerating means (15) is applied, which at its foremost end carries a processing member for engaging the gullet of the bird. The eviscerating means (15) is pivotable from and towards the spinal colum... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5178578 | Poultry crop remover A probe for removing the crop and other viscera in poultry. The probe is cylindrical and is rounded at its distal end. Intermediate its ends is a grasping comb section consisting of a plurality of axially disposed channels. The channels each have walls th... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5167568 | Device and installation for selectively removing organs from a slaughtered animal A device for removing one or more organs or parts thereof from a slaughtered animal, in particular a bird, comprising: an organ guide device with an open organ feed end to be inserted temporarily into the slaughtered animal; an organ conveyance device for... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5154664 | Keel bone cutter with fat remover The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for automatically separating the breast from the neck, shoulders, back and saddle of birds while the birds are moving along as overhead conveyor line (12). A mandrel (61) is inserted into the visceral... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5135431 | Device and method for removing abdominal fat from a slaughtered bird A device for removing abdominal fat from a slaughtered bird, comprising a scraper element which is movable through an abdominal opening between the legs, and a device for discharging the fat scraped off by the scraper element, further comprising an elonga... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5122090 | Decropping device for poultry A device for the removal of the gullet, crop, windpipe and adhering parts from the neck part of slaughtered poultry, comprising a rotary driven mandrel which is conveyed from the belly cavity into and through the neck opening of the poultry, wherein the m... | 06/16/1992 |
