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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7044847 | Apparatus and method for recovering neck meat from a fish A method and apparatus for recovering neck meat from a fish head that has been separated from the trunk of a fish comprises a pivoting device that receives and pivots the fish head into a chin-up position, followed by a synclinal chamber that holds the fish head, an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6899613 | Method and device for processing a slaughter animal In a method and device for opening a blood vessel in the neck of a pre-positioned slaughter animal, a blood vessel is opened as a result of at least one cutting device being moved into the neck from one side of the neck towards the opposite side of the neck, the blo... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5425668 | Poultry slaughtering machine A poultry slaughtering machine includes a shackle conveyor for carrying a series of birds, suspended by their feet in a predetermined orientation with their breast facing to one side, along a first path, and a head capturing device disposed generally belo... | 06/20/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5240453 | Animal sticking An animal sticking apparatus for sticking an animal to be slaughtered comprises a sticking tool (10) having two rotary or oscillating cutting blades (16) and support means (21) mounting the sticking tool (10) for insertion and withdrawal movements. The cu... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5195923 | 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... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4894885 | Killing device for poultry The invention relates to a killing device for poultry with a cutting slot moving with and aligned transversely to the transporting direction of the sideways conveyed animals (12), a head aligning means (62) located below the catching slot and a holding me... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4392273 | Poultry processing apparatus As a series of birds are conveyed in a suspended, inverted attitude through a poultry processing plant the neck of each bird is received in a rotating helical rotor formed by a pair of helical bars arranged in overlapping, coaxial relationship and which f... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4354296 | Method and apparatus for killing poultry The jugular veins of chickens and other poultry are rapidly cut with precision and uniformity as birds are conveyed in succession past a rotary cutting knife. The necks of the birds are stretched at the cutting station by the coordinated action of upper c... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4336633 | Poultry processing method and apparatus As a series of birds are conveyed in a suspended, inverted attitude through a poultry processing plant the neck of each bird is received in a rotating helical rotor formed by a pair of helical bars arranged in overlapping, coaxial relationship and which f... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4249285 | Poultry killing method and machine In a machine for use in poultry processing plants, a succession of birds, suspended by their legs from an overhead conveyor, are advanced through a zone of arcuate movement in conjunction with a horizontal rotor so constructed that each bird is separately... | 02/10/1981 |
