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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7846012 | Apparatus and method for stunning poultry An apparatus for stunning poultry is provided, comprising a power source, a first electrode connected to a first pole of the power source for engaging the head of the poultry and a second electrode connected to the opposite pole of the power source for externally en... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841928 | Multi-channel poultry stunner with current sharing feature A multi-channel poultry stunner with current sharing feature comprises at least two electrodes connected to at least one poultry and a current sharing circuit connected to the electrodes and a stunning voltage. The current sharing circuit generates at least four set... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7744449 | Method for processing poultry A method for processing poultry, includes supplying live poultry, stunning the live poultry in a stunning device, placing the stunned poultry into product carriers advanced along a conveyor, killing the poultry and removing the feathers from the dead poultry in a pl... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740527 | Poultry stunner A system and method for stunning live poultry is presented. In one aspect, the system presented has a poultry stunner defining a partially enclosed passageway and at least one first conduit in fluid communication with the fluid source, configured to direct a first s... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7588486 | Microwave poultry processing device and method The invention relates to a method for loosening the feathers of a fowl prior to killing and processing, by exposing the fowl to a radio frequency source producing a frequency from between approximately 5 GHz and approximately 40 GHz, with an average power density fr... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7494406 | Method for processing poultry A method for processing poultry, includes supplying live poultry, stunning the live poultry in a stunning device, placing the stunned poultry into product carriers advanced along a conveyor, killing the poultry and removing the feathers from the dead poultry in a pl... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7384330 | Methods and apparatus for processing fish and other products Methods and apparatus for providing a fillet of generally uniform thickness. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a fish fillet having a loin portion and a belly portion, cutting the loin portion to provide a butterflied portion that remains attached to th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377843 | Apparatus for stunning poultry An apparatus for stunning poultry is provided, comprising a power source. A first device connected to a first pole of the power source for engaging the poultry and a probe connected to a second pole of the power source and configured for at least partially entering ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364503 | 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... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331848 | Method and system for gas stunning of poultry for slaughter A method for gas stunning of poultry for slaughter is in which the poultry arrives at the poultry slaughterhouse, for example, in transport crates, where the poultry is subjected to gas after the poultry have been taken out of the transport crates, and where the pou... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290285 | Systems and methods for distributing and viewing electronic documents A system for distributing an electronic version of a printed document is disclosed. The system comprises a memory device storing at least one document file that is based at least in part on a source document, which is an electronic version of a printed document. The... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7249998 | Method for processing poultry A method is described for processing poultry, comprising the steps of supplying live poultry, stunning the live poultry in a stunning device, placing the stunned poultry into product carriers advanced along a conveyor, killing the poultry and removing the feathers f... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244172 | Poultry incapacitator and method of use The invention relates to a method for rendering fowl insensate prior to killing and processing by exposing the fowl to a radio frequency source producing a frequency from between approximately 5 gigahertz and approximately 40 gigahertz and with an average power dens... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241212 | Poultry incapacitator and method of use The invention relates to a method for rendering fowl insensate prior to killing and processing, by exposing the fowl to a radio frequency source producing a frequency from between approximately 5 GHz and approximately 40 GHz, with an average power density from betwe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7086940 | System for preventing carcass scorching The present invention is a system and method for rapidly cooling the exposed lean surfaces of a beef carcass. The system is adapted to reach important muscle regions, including the interior muscles located in the cavity of the carcass side. The system includes at le... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6912434 | Method and device for processing slaughter products A processing of a first slaughter product to form a second slaughter product comprises: providing one or more processing stations, a parameter of a processing to be carried out in the processing stations being adjustable; collecting and storing data indicating the a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6802261 | Tetherless neuromuscular disrupter gun with liquid-based capacitor (spray discharge) A neuromuscular disrupter gun and associated projectile. The projectile contains a capacitor, having either its dielectric or its plates made from liquid. The gun charges the projectile prior to discharge from the gun of the projectile. The projectile holds the char... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6802262 | Tetherless neuromuscular disrupter gun with liquid-based capacitor (liquid dielectric) A neuromuscular disrupter gun and associated projectile. The projectile contains a capacitor, having its dielectric made from liquid. The gun charges the projectile prior to discharge from the gun of the projectile. The projectile holds the charge in flight and disc... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6712684 | Electrical stunning device An electrical stunning device (10) to stun and immobilize an animal includes a first contact tip (15) and a second contact tip (23) to contact the animal. The first contact tip (15) is operatively connected to a first voltage wire (47 | 03/30/2004 |
| 6679180 | Tetherless neuromuscular disrupter gun with liquid-based capacitor projectile A neuromuscular disrupter gun and associated projectile. The projectile contains a capacitor, having either its dielectric or its plates made from liquid. The gun charges the projectile prior to discharge from the gun of the projectile. The projectile hol... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6471576 | Animal stunning system A control system for applying an electrical charge in stunning an animal. The system includes an electrical charge control section directly controlling electrical charge transmitted to stun paddles for stunning an animal and a microprocessor controller li... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6338673 | Electrical animal stun/kill apparatus Apparatus for electrical stunning and killing poultry comprises a conveyor (31) and means for applying electrical voltage across the heads of the birds (3; 37; 42). In one embodiment, means are also provided for applying a voltage between the bird's head ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6290592 | Method for processing an animal carcass and apparatus for providing electrical stimulation Apparatus and method for processing animal carcasses are described. The method for processing the animal carcass includes electrically stimulating a target region of the animal carcass. By focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle mus... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6019674 | Two step poultry stunning method and apparatus therefor The present invention provides a saline solution containing elongated trough which is mounted at the end portions of four non-electrically conducting posts. The trough has an ingress funnel arrangement designed to restrict the thrashing of to-be-electrica... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5954572 | Constant current apparatus The invention is a current controller for use in, for example, automatic animal stunning equipment. A problem in the past has been that animal stunning equipment has not always stunned animals sufficiently humanely prior to slaughter. For example, when a ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5954573 | Method for bleeding poultry A method is disclosed for bleeding a live fowl upon processing the fowl after severing a carotid artery of the fowl. According to the method, electric pulses are applied across the fowl promptly after the carotid artery of the fowl is severed. Preferably,... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5906540 | Animal stunning system prior to slaughter An electronic animal stunning system is disclosed, wherein animals can be continuously stunned while being moved through a stunning passageway, and wherein the current for the stunning process utilizes a series of electrodes for sequentially contacting th... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5899802 | Tenderizing poultry meat through constant electrical stimulation An apparatus and method for automatically electrically stimulating poultry carcasses in poultry processing plants in order to tenderize the poultry meat are disclosed. Carcasses suspended by shackles from a moving processing line are transported between t... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5888132 | Post kill tenderization of poultry meat through constant electrical stimulation An apparatus and method for automatically electrically stimulating poultry carcasses in poultry processing plants in order to tenderize the poultry meat are disclosed. Carcasses suspended by shackles from a moving processing line are transported between t... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5820451 | Shell shocker (electronic device for immobilizing seafood) A method and apparatus for the immobilization of live hard shell aquatic crustaceans "hard shell crabs" prior to or during processing. The apparatus includes a nonconductive container containing an electrolyte solution, the quantity of said electrolyte so... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5704830 | Device for stunning an animal for slaughter The invention relates to a device for stunning an animal for slaughter, for instance a pig, which device includes: transporting means for transporting an animal for slaughter through the device; at least two head electrodes for placing against the head of... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5512014 | Tenderizing poultry meat through electrical stimulation An apparatus and method for automatically electrically stimulating poultry carcasses in poultry processing plants in order to tenderize the poultry meat are disclosed. Carcasses suspended by shackles from a moving processing line are transported between t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5487698 | Stunning apparatus An apparatus for use in stunning fowl prior to slaughter has a mechanism for passing a predetermined electrical current through a series of items of varying electrical resistance, the mechanism including a continuous shackle train (10) having shackles (11... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5486145 | Method and device for stunning an animal for slaughter A method of stunning an animal for slaughter includes the steps of providing the animal for slaughter; conveying the animal using conveying means; while conveying, causing a first current pulse having a maximum duration of 10 seconds to flow through the h... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5401209 | Current regulated electronic stunning apparatus An apparatus for stunning poultry has a conveyor moving along a predetermined path, for suspending the poultry and a compartmentalized basin defining individual compartments for a conducting liquid. The basin is positioned below a portion of the conveyor.... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5397263 | Method for the humane slaughter and processing of ratites, including ostrich and emu A method is disclosed for the humane slaughter and efficient processing of ratites, for example, ostrich and emu, which are generally large, heavy, and hostile animals. The method envisions transporting ratites from station to station in succession within... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5326307 | Stunning device for animals for slaughter A device for stunning animals for slaughter, such as pigs, sheep and the like. Prior to slaughter of the animal a stunning treatment takes place, wherein a current pulse is carried through the head of the animal. Use is made for this purpose of two electr... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5306200 | Current regulated electronic stunning apparatus An apparatus for stunning poultry has a conveyor moving along a predetermined path, for suspending the poultry and a compartmentalized basin defining individual compartments for a conducting liquid. The basin is positioned below a portion of the conveyor ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5246396 | Method for the humane slaughter and processing of domesticated ostrich A method is disclosed for the humane slaughter and efficient processing of ostrich. The method envisions transporting ostrich from station to station within a facility via a rail system. First, an ostrich is rendered unconscious by an electrical discharge... | 09/21/1993 |
