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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105137 | Butchering processes for meat products A method for mass-production butchering of a chuck roll of beef includes: sectioning the chuck roll anterior to and generally parallel to the first rib to separate a neck portion thereof from a remainder thereof; sectioning the remainder into a first portion and a s... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8062107 | Hunting tool A hunting tool for facilitating dragging an animal carcass to a field dressing location or from the field, and for spreading open the rib cage of an animal carcass during field dressing, is comprised by a generally parallelepiped body terminating in two bifurcated e... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8043146 | Butchering processes for meat products A method for mass-production butchering of a beef chuck roll includes locating an anterior side and a posterior side of the chuck roll, and making a first series of cuts into the chuck roll along lines not intersecting the anterior and posterior sides. The first ser... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033897 | Method for collecting useful portions of fish heads and device for collecting useful portions of fish head Useful portions in the fish heads W are collected from a number of fish heads W of the same kind of fish and of roughly same shape, pituitaries M. A useful portion line is preliminarily determined which passes pituitaries M as useful portions of the number of fish h... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021216 | Field dressing knife A field dressing knife suitable for all aspects of field dressing small and large game is disclosed. Various novel aspects of the knife include: a large butt-end of the handle and a groove near the butt-end of the handle, both to spread the normal stress over a larg... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016648 | Squirrel skinner and method The invention is a method and apparatus for quicker, easier and more injury-free skinning of small to medium size game utilizing a dual fish skinner in conjunction with game skinning attachment, whose spike provides support and accessibility. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016649 | Positioning device for the halves of slaughtered animal bodies for optical capture in the cleaving plane A positioning apparatus for animal carcass halves, particularly slaughtered pig halves, arranges a cleaving plane to be aligned in parallel with an imaging plane of a camera. The positioning apparatus includes a rear guide element disposed movably at a level of an u... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012001 | Methods and systems for increasing protein food safety Methods, systems, and devices for increasing protein food safety are provided. According to one embodiment, a method in a computer system for increasing protein food safety includes steps: (a) receiving contamination level data; (b) accessing from a database stored ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012002 | Animal cleaning system Systems and methods for cleaning animals are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning a plurality of carcasses of harvested animals includes a track system configured to convey the carcasses through a plurality of carcass disassembly stations. The app... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002614 | Microbiocidal control in the processing of meat-producing four-legged animals Methods of processing four-legged slaughter animals for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s) are described. The methods comprise I) contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least... | 08/23/2011 |
| RE42608 | Automated foot bath apparatus and method An automated cleaning system, where dairy cows pass through a foot bath region. The foot bath is periodically changed by implementing an agitation phase where high velocity water jets agitate the waste material in the foot bath and causes these to be discharged, fol... | 08/16/2011 |
| RE42603 | Poultry processing hub and belt assembly This invention relates to a hub and belt assembly for driving a poultry de-feathering machine and more particularly to a multiple bearing heat dissipating hub driven by a serrated timing belt. The hub assembly incorporates seals along a drive shaft to reduce wear ca... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994458 | Projectile having fins with spiracles A projectile has fins that are hingedly coupled to a fuselage. The fins are configured to wrap around the fuselage, assuming a location as close as possible to the fuselage, when the projectile is in a gun or launch tube. The fins have spiracles, one or more opening... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993186 | Simple, ultra-safe, lightweight, hand-held oyster-opening device At present there's no universally adopted Handheld Portable Oyster Opener available to consumers. The Oyster Opener described herein is simple, quick and ultra-safe to operate. It's lightweight, robust, inexpensive, portable and handheld. It can be leveled in use to... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988541 | Meat pulling apparatus A meat pulling apparatus having a hopper and a rotating drum with a plurality of pins or rippers capable of pulling or shredding a food material. The hopper having one or more meat stops which assist in the pulling or shredding and prohibit the food material in an u... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988542 | Method of separation of backbone part of fish and device therefor To obtain a quality-meat-attached backbone part suitable as a material for minced fish the invention proposes cutting off a fin part and a kidney from a meat-attached backbone part obtained when filleting a fish into three pieces. The meat-attached backbone part is ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7975650 | Washable absorbent article and uses therefor A liquid absorbent pad particularly useful for pet maintenance activities. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976365 | Crustacean preparation utensil kit A crustacean preparation utensil kit for cracking the shell of and opening a crustacean body which includes an multi-rod opening device encompassing a shaft with spring-loaded rods on a front end which are released into a crustacean body upon activation of an intern... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976368 | Method and device for processing fish, poultry, or other meat products transported in multitude along a processing line In a method for the processing of fish, poultry or other meat products being conveyed in a plurality along a processing line, components which are to be excluded from consumption are separated and edible products obtained as a result for consumption are checked with... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976366 | Computer program products for packaging apparatus with interchangeable horns Computer program products are configured to allow dual operational modes of packaging systems to produce encased products using interchangeable first or second horns. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972202 | Portioning device including clamps and a cutting blade The invention relates to a device for dividing a continuous sausage into portions, in particular sausage links. The invention includes at least one pair of opposing clamps which can be moved towards one another by actuation means in order to crush the sausage. Each ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971553 | Method and apparatus for creating a pathway in an animal A method and apparatus for safer and more effective deep trans-cervical intra-uterine artificial insemination (AI) is provided. Such a deep AI catheter causes minimal discomfort and risk of trauma, and does not require the services of a highly trained AI professiona... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972201 | Ruckers capable of rucking fixed diameter coverings and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products Methods, apparatus and associated devices for rucking sleeves of covering material onto a chute body include a translating member disposed in a housing having an axis of movement configured to reciprocally translate a chute body about the axis of movement; and at le... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7966974 | Apparatus for enhancing poultry production An apparatus and method are described for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. A facility for housing the poultry includes a wall with at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan for ventilating the facility and a movable curtain covering a curta... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967667 | Automatic apparatus and process for shedding superficial adherent substances off creature An automatic apparatus includes an input platform, a creature shaking mechanism, a flushing unit and an output platform. The input platform has a transporting unit. A creature container containing at least one creature is placed on the input platform. The creature s... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967668 | Method and apparatus for the separate harvesting of back skin and back meat from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry A method for the harvesting of back skin from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, from which carcass part the breast cap has been removed, wherein the carcass part initially consisting of at least a part of the upper back and at least a part of the legs connected... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963828 | Method and apparatus for preparing poultry carcasses for defeathering operations A process includes contacting a feathered poultry carcass with an ammonia-based treatment material to increase the pH at the skin of the carcass and thereby effect a loosening of the feathers on the carcass. After the contact with the ammonia-based treatment materia... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963829 | Dehider with governor and strengthened blade A dehider includes a pneumatic motor driving a pair of disk blades in opposed cutting oscillations and a governor that controls the speed of the motor. Governor balls, acting as centrifugal weights, spin with the motor and push against an inclined flange on a valve ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959499 | Machine for lung removal in poultry and method and use thereof Provided is poultry processing equipment and more particularly, an improved evisceration device and subassemblies thereof for removing organs from a membrane-covered socket in the body cavity of a poultry carcass, such as the lungs. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959105 | Aircraft provided with a silent shrouded rotor An aircraft has a streamlined structure (10) pierced by an air flow duct (20) having an axis of symmetry (AX) contained in a plane of symmetry (P) perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (AL) of the aircraft, the aircraft possessing a shrouded rotor (1... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959500 | Process for preparing rib meat product A cooked and de-boned substantially intact slab of rib meat is provided. A process for preparing a de-boned rib meat product from a pork or beef rib cut is also provided. The process for preparing the rib meat product involves cooking a length of rib meat having rib... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955165 | Methods of rucking using low profile ruckers capable of rucking fixed diameter coverings Methods for rucking sleeves of covering material onto a chute body include a plurality of spaced apart rotatable wheels having a primary axis of movement, wherein, in operation, the plurality of wheels have an automated stroke cycle whereby each is configured to tra... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955164 | Casing assemblies for systems with netting chutes Apparatus for engaging a filler/product pump that include: (a) a horn having a length, an outer surface and an internal product channel extending therethrough; (b) a forming collar in communication with the horn, wherein, in operation, the forming collar is configur... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955166 | Method and apparatus for treating sausage casing A method and apparatus for treating processed food casing in preparation for stuffing. The method includes extending the casing, applying (e.g., spraying) an organic acid (e.g., a citric acid solution) to the exterior surface of the casing to produce a treated casin... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950986 | Carcass processing apparatus An apparatus for processing carcasses of gallinaceous animals, including a conveyor line 3 from which, in operation, carcasses are suspended by their legs, a heating cabinet 1 through which the carcasses are transported on the conveyor line 3, t... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942729 | Gizzard peeler and method of peeling a gizzard The invention relates to a gizzard peeler comprising a series of rollersets, each rollerset comprising a first roller and a second roller that in use rotate in opposite directions, wherein the rollersets collectively form a cylindrical wall of a rotatable drum or fo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942730 | De-skinner for poultry parts The present invention relates to a de-skinner for poultry-parts. In one exemplary embodiment, the deskinner includes an infeed for the poultry parts, a processing device for removing the skin from the poultry parts, and a discharge for the processed poultry parts. R... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938084 | Livestock feeder with breakaway capability A livestock feeder is provided wherein the seams of the feeder are detachable/re-attachable so as to break away from the livestock in case of entanglement. The break away feature may be applied to various configurations of livestock feeders. The breakaway feature is... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931524 | Hunter arm A hunter arm includes a bottom bar having a first end adapted for insertion into a trailer hitch of a pickup truck. A mast has a lower end pivotally attached by a first knuckle to a second end of the bottom bar. A first brace member has a lower end pivotally attache... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927194 | Device for extracting the flank bones of beheaded, slaughtered fish having open abdominal cavities and filleting machine for filleting beheaded, slaughtered fish having open abdominal cavities comprising such a device An apparatus to cut free flank bones of a beheaded, slaughtered fish having an open abdominal cavity includes a transport saddle to transport the fish in a direction of fish travel. The saddle includes an upper bone guide and a lower bone guide. The apparatus additi... | 04/19/2011 |
