Apparatus for tenderizing meat
Patent 5328403 Issued on July 12, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 3, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 3, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2544681 2830912 2880663 2881080 2902712 2980537 3492688 3711896 Method of and an apparatus for treating fish material to make the same ready for consumption Acoustic thawing of frozen food Patent #: 4504498 InventorApplicationNo. 115566 filed on 09/03/1993US Classes:452/141, TENDERIZERS426/58, Injection or pressure treatment426/238Involving wave energy of the sonic or pulsating typeExaminersPrimary: Little, WillisAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA22C 009/00AbstractTenderized meat of good quality and uniformity is obtained by supporting meat in a tank along a hemispherical wall equidistant from an explosive charge, and detonating the explosive. The shock wave produced is propagated through the water within the tank, couples with the meat to compress the meat as the shock wave strikes the meat, and then is reflected by the tank wall to effect a substantial doubling of the shock wave effect. | |
