Class 452/64 - Beheading

Subclass of Class 452 - Butchering
Definition: Subject matter wherein the animal is slaughtered by severing
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 04/15/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7356975	Apparatus for packaging material in netting including a netting knife cutter An apparatus for packaging material in netting is described. The apparatus in a first embodiment is a netter for enclosing material in netting and a scissors assembly for severing the netting. The scissors assembly comprises a pair of blade elements pivotally connec...	04/15/2008
7331109	Electric cutting device An electric cutting device includes a housing, a motor, an activation button, a first assembly, a second assembly, two connecting rods, two connecting rods and a cutting assembly. The activation button may be used to activate the motor. The motor is connected with a...	02/19/2008
7056202	Method and device for slaughtering fish in particular white fish A device and method for slaughtering fish, in particular white fish, has at least one fish receptacle for positioning and receiving the fish, a throat cutting apparatus for cutting through the throat in preparation for the pharynx cut, a pharynx cutting apparatus fo...	06/06/2006
6938531	Reciprocal-movement power tool A reciprocal-movement power tool includes a movable blade reciprocally movably provided on a main body. A receiving plate that supports an angle iron to be cut is supported on the main body at a position in front of the movable blade. The movable blade is fixed on a...	09/06/2005
6776701	Method and apparatus for head removal A head removal apparatus (10) includes a pivoting saw assembly (30). A first end of the pivot assembly (30) is connected to the frame (11) and a second end is free to move up and down downstream from the first end. A saw (68) is op...	08/17/2004
6648746	Toe web cutter with stationary blade unit A toe web cutter has a pivoted inner hooked blade and stationary outer blades adjacent to the sides and end of the inner blade. Cutting edges on the adjacent blades produce an elongated cut to remove the web from between the toes of a carcass. The station...	11/18/2003
6461232	Toe web cutter with stationary blade unit A toe web cutter has a pivoted inner hooked blade and stationary outer blades adjacent to the sides and end of the inner blade. Cutting edges on the adjacent blades produce an elongated cut to remove the web from between the toes of a carcass. The station...	10/08/2002
6361426	Fish processing machine with a fish meat recovery unit and methods for extracting additional meat from a waste body part of a fish Apparatuses and methods for processing meat from waste body parts of fish. In one embodiment, a fish processing machine includes a primary processing line and a reclamation processing line. The primary processing line can include a first conveyor system t...	03/26/2002
6062973	Cutting tool A cutting tool is provided which includes a cutter blade assembly. The cutter blade assembly is adaptable to a universal power head. The cutter blade assembly includes a pair of plates pivotally mounted on the power head. The pair of plates are mounted in...	05/16/2000
6033297	Assembly and method for decapitating laboratory animals A laboratory animal decapitator assembly includes a base plate and a frame fixed thereto. A first platen is fixed to the frame and is provided with a first notch in an edge thereof. A second platen is slidably movable in the frame between a first position...	03/07/2000
6019675	Device for decapitation of fish A device for decapitating fish which are transported in a transport plane and in a transport direction, as they lie on one side on a conveyor belt (12) with their nose facing in the transport direction. At the end of the conveyor belt and above it there i...	02/01/2000
5514031	Automated leg shear with bi-directional cutting arm An apparatus for automatically shearing the leg from a carcass moving along a carcass rail includes an arm having a first end pivotally attached to a support structure and a second end attached to a shearing assembly. The arm is pivotally attached to said...	05/07/1996
5507688	Method and device for separating the skull and the vertebral column of a slaughtered animal The invention relates to a method for processing the neck of a slaughtered animal such that the skull is separated from the vertebral column, which method comprises the steps of: (1) positioning a slaughtered animal for processing; (2) providing a separating d...	04/16/1996
5480347	Fish deheading machine A fish processing machine has a deheading station and a finishing station at which the throat tissue of the deheaded fish is removed. These stations are located on a reciprocating carriage in conjunction with a main body conveyor, a head positioning conve...	01/02/1996
5458535	Fish-beheading apparatus and process The head of a fish is severed from the fish body in a two-stage operation, in the first stage the root of the fish head beneath the gill covers being cut partway through and in the second stage the severance of the fish head from the fish body being compl...	10/17/1995
5454754	Toe web gland cutting tool A toe web gland cutter blade assembly having a pair of plates mounted in a parallel spaced relation with a cutting edge on the inside edge of each plate, a cutting blade pivotally mounted between the plates, the blade including a cutting edge on each side...	10/03/1995
5405287	Method and apparatus for processing shrimp A method and apparatus (10) are disclosed for deheading shrimp. The apparatus has grasping means (18) for grasping shrimp positioned upon a support plate (17) and rotating the shrimp to an upright position adjacent a deheading station (14). The deheading ...	04/11/1995
5290186	Poultry processing tool A poultry processing device having a pair of substantially flat cooperating side-by-side thin blade-mounting members with a pair of cooperating blades mounted upon and extending forwardly in angled relation from the forward portions thereof, and secured a...	03/01/1994
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
5152713	Universal power head for hand operated tools A universal head for actuating one of a number of cutting and trimming assemblies, the head including a handle, a double acting piston and cylinder assembly secured to the handle, a blind bore in each end of the piston and cylinder assembly, each blind bo...	10/06/1992
5104350	Animal decapitation apparatus An apparatus includes a support base, the support base including a top and bottom wall arranged in a parallel relationship, with the top wall including a lower track, with an upper track spaced from the lower track in a parallel confronting relationship t...	04/14/1992
5083971	Beef carcass head-separating tool The head-separating tool is a pair of pivoted blades, each having two sections. The section closest to the pivot comprises a wedge on each blade positioned so that the wedges come together in nearly point-to-point contact to engage in the beef neck's Atla...	01/28/1992
5001811	System for denecking fowl An apparatus for denecking a bird according to this invention has a generally U-shaped die having a forwardly open notch in which a bird neck is positioned, a punch complementary to the notch and engageable therethrough, and a ram or the like for pushing ...	03/26/1991
4601083	Fish processing apparatus A fish processing apparatus including an image pick-up device for producing image information of a fish and a memory for storing the image information. A cutting position of head portion of the fish is determined in accordance with the image information. ...	07/22/1986
4120075	Humane sacrificer A humane sacrificer for animals includes a housing for receiving the head and neck region of an animal, a blade positioned for downward movement associated with said housing, a viewing opening through a wall in said housing so that an operator can see fro...	10/17/1978
4097960	Poultry processing system In a poultry processing plant where birds are conveyed in a suspended series through the plant in a neck-down attitude, a series of bird holders are moved up an incline from below the path of the birds in timed relationship with the movement of the birds ...	07/04/1978
3965534	Poultry neck breaking machine A method is disclosed for breaking the necks of fowl being conveyed along a conveyor line in an inverted position for processing. The method comprises the steps of positioning neck gripping guide bars about opposite sides of a fowl neck, converging the ne...	06/29/1976

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Class 452/64 - Beheading