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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157624 | Meat processing The present disclosure includes various method, device, and system embodiments for meat processing. One such method embodiment includes obtaining animal data for an animal selected to have a solution introduced into its circulatory system in a rinsing process and de... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7625267 | Device and a method for fixing a carcass The invention relates to a fixation device (1) and a method for fixating a carcass, e.g. during processing the carcass at a slaughterhouse, such as a carcass hanging head-down from a gambrel, wherein the device (1) comprises mouth-engaging fixation mea... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7220177 | Fish stunning apparatus A fish stunning apparatus comprising a fish stunning device (100) including a striker (400); said striker (400) including a cylinder and a piston (443), said piston (443) movable between a retracted position and an extended positio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7028135 | Multiple partition memory command user interface A multiple partition memory array has a command user interface for each partition, and a logic interface. The logic interface receives signals from each of the command user interfaces to restrict executable commands in the command user interfaces to those commands t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6183356 | Humane fish killing method and apparatus Fish, such as salmon, are caused to move along a predetermined path until the leading part of the fish hits a lever to initiate a cycle of operations comprising: a) holding the fish by releasable holding means, b) stunning the fish, c) killing the fish in such... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6001011 | Fish harvester A fish harvester for the automatic and humane slaughter of fish comprises a fish accommodating space having an entrance for insertion of a fish and an exit for removal of a fish. The harvester includes means for positioning and retaining a fish, a slaught... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5931730 | Secured sanitary catheter The present invention relates to a secured sanitary catheter for administration of treatment solution into animals comprising a catheter body with a longitudinal bore and a sanitary vascular securing device attached to the catheter body. The catheter body... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5376043 | Holder for various items, including, for example, a combined catfish holder & killer A holder usable to hold various food items, such as ham, chicken, etc., but particularly efficacious as a combined catfish killer and holder for skinning. The device includes a longitudinally extended, base platform (1); an upwardly extended, fish positio... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5250004 | Device for withdrawing blood from slaughter animals A device for withdrawing blood from slaughter animals transported on a conveyor serially past a sticking station has a debleeding carousel (1) disposed at the sticking station and consisting of a body (2), a lower frame member (3) and an upper member fram... | 10/05/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4987641 | Device for sticking slaughter animals A device for severing the carotid artery of a slaughter animal, in particular a pig, with a pointed object or a knife, comprising a knife guide carried by a movable support, wherein the support to be moved along the breast side of the slaughter animal bea... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4716625 | Process and device for stunning slaughter animals, in particular for stunning and subsequently sticking slaughter animals This invention is a process and device for electrically stunning and stabbing of slaughter animals by using electrodes which from both sides grip round the snout of the animal and after stunning pull up the head to stretch its neck so that sticking of the... | 01/05/1988 |
