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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367877 | Big game field dressing tool and method A tool and method of using are disclosed for field dressing big game. The tool has a tip sized for insertion into the anus of the animal and a set of barbs extending a radial distance beyond the tip. The tip and the barbs are mounted to a shank and handle. Inserting... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367876 | Shellfish tool A cutting tool for cutting the outer shells of shellfish such as crabs, shrimp, and the like. The tool includes an elongated handle and one or more longitudinally-outwardly-extending ends that include V-shaped openings. The openings include inner, angularly-opposed ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7264543 | Device for cutting free the colon of a slaughter animal A device for cutting free the colon of a slaughter animal has a cylindrical cutting knife and a guiding arbor with a suction channel. The device has two components, one of which is a tool and the other a robot connecting plate. The robot connecting plate has a conne... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217182 | Deer eviserating protective tool and method A protective tool for assisting in field dressing a deer, the tool having a protective shield of a convenient width and contour to be slid thru an incision made thru the belly skin of a deer just forward of the pelvic crest and hence into and thru the pelvic cavity ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6398636 | Apparatus for severing the vent of slaughtered poultry An apparatus for severing the vent of slaughtered poultry, comprising a positioning and stretching mechanism for the poultry, a centring pin to be inserted into the vent, a clamping sleeve concentrically surrounding the centring pin, and a rotary cutter c... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6312326 | Method and device for making an incision in the skin of a slaughtered animal, and for performing a subcutaneous operation In a method and device for making an incision in the skin of the belly of a slaughtered animal which is provided with a vent opening produced by cutting out the vent, the skin is processed at a position near the bottom point of the breastbone of the anima... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6210263 | Field dressing apparatus An apparatus for coring out or dissecting an anal sphincter and mobilizing a rectum of an animal includes a probe attached to a first side of a support member and at least one knife blade attached to the support member a fixed distance from the probe. The... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6033296 | Installation for making a cut in the neck of slaughtered poultry A cut is made in the neck of slaughtered poultry to permit access to a tool for removing the crop. The cut is made by an apparatus which includes a carousel for moving the poultry, arch-shaped tracks which have sections which are horizontal, upward-slopin... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5938517 | Neck locating structure for poultry processing apparatus The holding fixture has a narrow neck fork designed to fit entirely inside of and between the shoulder joints of the carcass so as to utilize the inside surfaces of the shoulder joints as a means of centering the carcass and precluding side-to-side moveme... | 08/17/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5816904 | Method and apparatus for making a contoured opening cut in 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... | 10/06/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5679069 | Device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals A device for removing the anus of a slaughtered animal comprising: a carriage translatable in at least one direction by means of first translation means; a cutting device supported by the carriage and comprising a substantially cylindrical blade with a leading... | 10/21/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5499390 | Controlled device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals A device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals. The device includes a cutting device for cutting out the anus of a slaughtered animal, which cutting device comprises a substantially cylindrical blade drivable for rotation and translation and having... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494481 | Rectal plug and method of introducing same into a slaughtered animal Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing is eliminated by injecting a highly viscous material comprising a mixture of food grade constituents through the vent opening so as to create a s... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5419738 | Method and an apparatus for cutting free and removing the rectum of a carcass of a slaughtered animal, preferably pigs A method of cutting free and removing a rectum of a carcass of a slaughtered animal hanging by the hind legs with a head downwardly. An apparatus including a rotating tubular knife is positioned in the vicinity of the rectum of the carcass. A guiding pin ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5299974 | Method and apparatus for producing a whole fish product In a mechanical process for producing a fish product which may be described as a double fillet including head and tail, the intestines and the bone structure are removed completely and the gills at least partially. The processing is performed from the tai... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5292278 | Method for reducing fecal leakage and contamination during meat and poultry processing Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing methods is reduced or eliminated by applying a curable adhesive composition to the vent opening and permitting the applied curable composition to... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5256101 | Method and apparatus for cutting open the stomach of a bird Method and apparatus for cutting open the stomach of a bird comprising a cutting means shaped as a nozzle for ejecting a high pressure liquid jet. For obtaining an optimised cutting action the nozzle preferably is displaceable away from or towards the sto... | 10/26/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5152715 | Method and device for separating heart, lungs and liver from the viscera of a bird In a separating device, the heart, lungs and liver are separated from the viscera of a slaughtered bird by conveying these organs, including the gall-bladder, connected to the bird, essentially parallel to the path of the bird with a helical roller. First... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5133686 | Cloaca cutter Device for cutting out the vent of a slaughtered bird, including an elongated centring pin, a rotatable cutting element with an axially directed cutting edge, and an axially movable positioning element. In an end position of the positioning element relati... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5123871 | Device for cutting out the vent of slaughtered poultry A device for making an incision around the vent of a slaughtered bird and pulling the end of the rectum out of the opening thus made, including: a centering pin which is movable relative to the bird, and is provided with a thickened end portion; and a cyl... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5120266 | Device for the automatic evisceration of slaughtered animal carcasses Apparatus intended for implementation in a high speed industrial slaughter house for the automatic evisceration of slaughtered animal carcasses including an automatic mechanical distribution and anal obstructor system, and a mobile structure supporting a ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5114380 | Method for eviscerating animal carcasses, preferably pig carcasses, a plug and plant therefor A method for eviscerating pig carcasses comprising insertion of a plug into the anus of the carcass in order to avoid contamination of the carcass. Before the plug is inserted into the anus it is cooled down to a low temperature, such as below -20° C. The plu... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5112272 | Method for providing a cut around the anus of an animal, which is suspended from its back feet, to free the rectum from the carcass, and apparatus for performing said method Method for providing a cut around the anus of an animal, preferably a hog, to free the rectum from the carcass, which is suspended at its back feet, according to which method a rotating, tubular knife is advanced towards the anus of the animal for making ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5083975 | Method for reducing fecal leakage and contamination during meat and poultry processing Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing methods is reduced or eliminated by applying a curable adhesive composition to the vent opening and permitting the applied curable composition to... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5062820 | Automatic animal processing An apparatus for automatically processing an animal carcass (8). Suspension means (122, 123) suspends the carcass (8) in an inverted position with the spine inclined upwardly towards the neck (11) with the spine located beneath the carcass (8) and so that... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5041052 | Liver harvesting system and method Method of and apparatus for removing the liver from poultry viscera by mechanically stretching the viscera connected to the liver to pull the gall bladder away from the liver; and, mechanically cutting between the liver and the gall bladder to separate th... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5041053 | Heart harvesting system and method Method of and apparatus for processing the heart from poultry viscera by removing the connecting structure and any lungs connected to the heart with a pair of processing rolls to pull the connecting structure between the processing rolls and the heart dow... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4876767 | Vent cleaning apparatus and method for poultry Suction apparatus and process for removing fecal matter from the vents of bird carcasses such as chickens and turkeys. A hollow suction probe enters the vent of the bird, and a flow of water is introduced in the vicinity of the probe opening to provide a ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4731907 | Device for cutting open slaughtered poultry Device for cutting open the bottom of slaughtered poultry, provided with a knife which is movable along an arc of a circle by means of a follower cooperating with a curved path. According to the invention at least part of the cutting edge of the knife is ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4528751 | Eviscerating and survival tool An eviscerating and survival tool having a shaft with a handle at one end, a claw-like hook at the other end, the hook being comprised of at least two arcuately shaped tines defining a slot, and a saw blade disposed longitudinally along the portion of the... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4467500 | Bird opening method and apparatus A plurality of bird openers (36) are positioned in a circular array about a revolving carrousel framework (22) which is rotated by engagement with a moving overhead conveyor system. Each bird opener is moved vertically by a cam arrangement (35) as the car... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4461080 | Eviscerating and survival tool An eviscerating and survival tool having a shaft with a handle at one end, a claw-like hook at the other end, the hook being comprised of at least two arcuately shaped tines defining a slot, and as saw blade disposed longitudinally along the portion of th... | 07/24/1984 |
