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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275396 | Apparatus and method of supporting an earring An earring support device constructed of a single length of flexible metal wire or plastic line bent back upon itself at both ends and clasped or otherwise fasted so as to form a large loop at one end and one or more smaller loops at the other end. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264544 | Apparatus and method for field dressing game An apparatus and method for field dressing game. The apparatus includes an anchor and a cord attached to the anchor. The anchor is adapted to be inserted into the ground, and the cord is adapted to be attached to an animal's leg and to the anchor. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244173 | Animal skinner and method of use An animal skinner with a base attached to a support having an arm and a crank positioned thereon. A skin retainer is positioned on the base. A hang line is engaged to the crank at one end, travels through a hang line guide attached to the arm, and is engaged to an a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7201552 | Vehicle game lift A vehicle game lift adapted for releasable attachment to a trailer hitch mounted on a rear of a vehicle. The game lift is used for suspending a killed animal above a ground surface. The lift includes an inverted “L” shaped post having a vertical post member and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7163452 | Squirrel skinning device and method thereof A squirrel skinning device and method that makes skinning and cleaning a squirrel easy and safe. The squirrel skinning device consists of two handle sections that pivot like scissors to force jaws together to hold a squirrel by the tail bone to allow easy removal of... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7070493 | Skinner for poultry carcasses The invention relates to a device for processing poultry carcasses or parts thereof, comprising a conveyor having supports for retaining the carcasses or parts thereof, which conveyor is provided with means for leading the supports in a supply direction past at leas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066791 | Method and apparatus for chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic substrates with a carrier and membrane A method and apparatus for planarizing a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include a membrane formed from a compressible, flexible material, such as neoprene or silicone, and having a first portion with a thickness greater than that of ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033266 | Device and method for controlling the beginning of a tool operation in fish treatment machine In a device and method for controlling the commencement of operation of at least one tool in a fish processing machine, a guide element penetrates the interior of the fish so as to perform alignment of the fish before the tool begins its application. A monitoring de... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025669 | Electrical treatment of carcasses An animal carcass (12) being processed on a slaughter line (8) passes through various electrical current processing stations such as immobilisation (1), low voltage electrical stimulation (2), electronic bleeding (3), nerve deactiv... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6699116 | Automated poultry thigh skinning and deboning apparatus An automated skinning and deboning apparatus for processing poultry thigh portions to remove the skin and bone from the meat portion in a single pass includes a support frame and housing having a feed inlet and a product discharge outlet. The feed inlet i... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6569005 | Animal skinner method and apparatus There is provided a first cable assembly, a second cable assembly, and a common hook unit connected to the first and second cable assemblies. Each cable assembly includes a cable guide and skin gripper member which includes a plurality of blunt-end grippe... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6394889 | Method and apparatus for aseptically removing animal hides A method and apparatus are disclosed for aseptically separating and removing the hide of an animal from its carcass wherein the hide is separated from the carcass prior to marking of the hide using at least one cutting implement inserted between the hide ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6306028 | Head meat recovery Apparatus for recovering meat from the head of a slaughtered animal. A jaw support clamps and supports the head by clamping the jaw. Cheek pullers having clamps engage with and hold the cheeks of the animal head in the vicinity of the mouth. A drive arran... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6296559 | Method and apparatus for skinning an animal carcass A substantially rectangular platform that has a top surface and a bottom surface. A pair of sectional tubular stanchions has one end connected to the platform. A cross-member is connected between the pair of stanchions other ends. A winch with a cable and... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6142863 | Method and apparatus for placing slaughtered poultry on a carrier and for removing the skin from the slaughtered poultry This invention relates to both a method and an apparatus for placing slaughtered poultry on a carrier and a method and an apparatus for subsequently removing the skin from the slaughtered poultry on the carrier.... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5782684 | Portable animal skinner A self-contained, independently operating, adjustable, portable animal skinning device for use with hunting game features telescoping metal rods. The animal skinner incorporates parallel upper and lower racks, each having a plurality of hollow, telescopin... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5761992 | Portable animal storage unit A portable game animal storage unit, particularly adapted for use in storing, transporting and preserving game animals, is defined by an enclosure sized to house a harvested game animal. For instance, for deer hunting, the enclosure is designed to be appr... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5632671 | Continuous hog skinning method and apparatus A continuous method for removing the skins or skins from hog carcasses and other animal carcasses is disclosed wherein the skin is pulled upwardly, from the head toward the butt-end of the carcass, as carcass moves through the skinning station while suspe... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5626514 | Small game skinning device A small game skinning device including an elongated frame tubing that has a first end and a second end. A short frame tubing that is L-shaped. The short frame tubing has an upper end and a back end that is positioned over the first end of the elongated fr... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5626513 | Clamping device during skinning of a fish A tool 15 for clamping and hand holding of a head 16 of a fish 17 while its body 19 is skinned. A pair of handles 21, 22 in tool 15 are manually manipulated to provide a pivotal action for prongs 31, 32 mounted on extensions members 25, 26, respectively, ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5597351 | Carcass deboning Apparatus for deboning carcasses comprises an overhead rail (1) carrying carcass transport hooks (12) and a drop arm (30) which is pivotally mounted to a bracket (31). A support hook (35) is connected by a link chain (36) to the drop arm (30) and a pneuma... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5520575 | Method for reducing contamination of animal carcasses during slaughtering A method for reducing contamination of animal carcasses during slaughtering, particularly bovine carcasses. Contamination of carcasses during slaughtering is reduced by applying water and/or an aqueous antimicrobial solution to the carcass concurrently wi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5453042 | Fish skin removal device A device for removing skin from a fish, includes a flat table-like support for the fish body, and a spike-like anchoring means adapted to penetrate the head of the fish during the skin-removal operation. A skin clamp mechanism is powered by a motor-driven... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5279518 | Pelt puller apparatus and method A pelt puller apparatus and method utilizing hydraulic power means for stripping a pelt from an animal carcass suspended by both fore and hind legs in an upside down cradle position. The pelt puller apparatus includes a puller assembly and a kick bar asse... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5211601 | Mechanical deer skinning device A mechanical device for removing the skin from whitetail deer or other game animals of simular size. This invention is self-supporting and needs no assistance from tree limbs or other permanent overhead structures as conventional methods. With the skin ho... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5180328 | Method and apparatus for removing a hide from a back portion and tail of a carcass An apparatus (10) and method for removing a hide (14) from a back portion of a carcass (12) is provided. The apparatus (10) comprises first and second peeling members (18 and 20) pivotally mounted on a frame (28). The members are positionable to enter a g... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5176562 | Dark meat deboner with leg scraper An apparatus for deboning a chicken leg includes a conveyor for holding the leg by the hock, a plunge knife device for severing the knee joint and pulling the femur from the thigh meat, a cutting device for severing the tendons at the hock of the leg, and... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5129856 | Leaf lard starter A leaf lard starting apparatus for gripping a lower edge of leaf lard of a hog carcass or the like to initiate separation of the lower edge from the carcass preparatory to removal of the leaf lard from the carcass by other means. The leaf lard starting ap... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5127872 | Process and device for filleting of meat A method and apparatus for filleting meat from bone containing meat material wherein at least one of the knuckles of the piece of bone which passes through the meat material is removed before the meat is stripped from the bone. Alternatively, the meat pie... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5114378 | Clothes pin down puller Apparatus and method for removing the hide from animal carcasses. The structure includes a slotted pulling pin that is attached to a loosened skin flap of the animal's hide. The pulling pin is mounted to a platform assembly. The platform assembly may be t... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4873749 | Method and apparatus for supporting animal carcasses and pulling hides therefrom Hides are pulled over the heads of horizontally moving animal carcasses while the carcasses are simultaneously supported by a trolley rail and a pair of leg gripping assemblies. Each leg gripping assembly has a pair of extensible jaw members which, when c... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4730368 | Method and means of skinning meat A meat skinning machine and method for skinning wherein a shelf means is adjustably positioned between a meat support surface and the cutting edge of a skinning knife just beyond the periphery of the teeth of a gripping roll wherein the meat is supported ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4710998 | Game skinning device An animal skinning device including meshing sets of generally conical skin grasping teeth having rounded ends and mounted in teeth carrier members mounted at the ends of elongated jaw members. Jaw members are connected through a pivot to move from an open... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4707885 | Head hold down for hide puller A head hold down device for holding the head during an up hide-pulling operation, which includes a pair of parallel bars extending substantially parallel to an overhead track conveyor where one of the bars is in fixed position and the other is movable for... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4635319 | Skinning device An animal skinning device including opposing sets of pointed skin grasping teeth mounted in teeth carrier members mounted at the ends of elongated jaw members. Jaw members are connected through a pivot to move from an open position into a forceful biting ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4561150 | Skinning machine having feed device and method for using same The skinning machine of the present invention comprises a skinning blade having a knife edge presented in a first direction. A gripping roll is rotatably mounted adjacent the knife edge for grasping the skin layer of the meat and pulling the meat into the... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4529240 | Carrying device A cable device having multiple purposes such as the dragging and skinning of animals and the attachment of articles onto a horse saddle. The device employs a novel sleeve device for allowing the quick attachment and release of articles.... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4438546 | Head holding method and apparatus for a hide puller A pair of jaws engage the neck of a hanging freshly slaughtered carcass to deter upward movement of the carcass while the hide is pulled therefrom. The jaws are movable longitudinally in a direction parallel to the direction of carcass movement, verticall... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4322873 | Hind leg skinner Apparatus for pulling the skin from the hind legs of hog carcasses comprises a hand held power operated clamping device for gripping the skin of the hind leg of the carcass. A power operated retracting mechanism includes a pneumatic power unit connected t... | 04/06/1982 |
