MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140194044 | POULTRY PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING ONE OR MORE TRANSFER UNITS - A processing apparatus for poultry is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes one or more transfer units placed intermediate of conveying poultry from, a first line to a subsequent second line, wherein both the first line and the second line are selected from the group including a slaughtering line, an evisceration line, a chilling line, a sorting line and a cutup line. Each transfer unit is embodied with a circulating support that includes material that is magnetically conductive and transfer means are provided with at least one magnet so as to induce eddy currents in the circulating support that counteracts relative motion between the transfer means and the circulating support. | 07-10-2014 |
20140194042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING POULTRY SUSPENDED BY THE FEET FROM A CONVEYOR HOOK - A method for processing poultry suspended by the feet from a conveyor hook is provided. The method and apparatus allow the quality of the poultry to be classified and graded in a simpler and more effective manner to realize higher yields or an extra added value. In one exemplary embodiment, a processing apparatus for a foot of the poultry is provided that includes a foot pad inspection apparatus. | 07-10-2014 |
20130288583 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A POULTRY CARCASS PART - An exemplary apparatus is provided for processing a poultry carcass part that includes a back portion and two legs connected to the back portion wherein the legs are separated from the back portion. The exemplary apparatus includes a conveyor line with shackles for conveying a series of poultry carcass parts suspended from the shackles, and at least one cutting device for making an incision in the joints connecting the legs to the back portion, wherein a series of cutting devices are assembled at the outer circumference of a cylindrical processing machine which is rotatable around a central body axis. | 10-31-2013 |
20130165032 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - A method and device for processing a carcass-part of slaughtered poultry in a processing line is provided. Means are applied for cutting the membrana and/or removing of the wishbone from the carcass-part. The means for cutting the membrana and/or removing of the wishbone include an arrow-shaped knife and two blades arranged on opposite sides of the knife. After the means for cutting the membrana and/or removing of the wishbone are introduced into the carcass part, the arrow-shaped knife and the two blades are moved in a unitary movement from within the carcass-part in a sideways direction away from the carcass part so as to lift the wishbone legs while they are still connected to the wing joints, and subsequently turn the wishbone legs out of the wing joints of the carcass-part. | 06-27-2013 |
20130157554 | METHOD AND SCRAPER FOR RELEASING TISSUE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A FILLET AND A CARCASS OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - Method for releasing tissue connections between a fillet and a carcass of slaughtered poultry, using a scraper comprising a stem ending into a first scraping lip which is bent to follow a carcass contour, wherein the stem is provided with a second scraping lip for release of at least part of the fatty tissue connected to an unexposed or uncovered side of the fillet. | 06-20-2013 |
20130137351 | DEBONER FOR POULTRY PARTS, SUCH AS THIGHS OR DRUMSTICKS - A deboner and method of deboning poultry parts is provided. An exemplary embodiment includes an infeed for the poultry parts moving in a conveying direction, and a conveyor line that is synchronized with the infeed and having a series of carriers for receiving each single poultry part in a single carrier while the poultry parts are moving in their conveying direction. Each of the carriers can be embodied with two movable, preferably swivable arms, having an open position and a closed position, wherein the open position of the carrier ensures that a poultry part is accurately received in said carrier. The closed position of the two movable arms of the carrier ensures a fixing in position of the poultry thigh received in the carrier to promote an accurate, subsequent deboning of the poultry part. | 05-30-2013 |
20130084787 | POULTRY PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POULTRY PROCESSING - A poultry processing device for removing skin from the meat of poultry is provided. The device can include a conveyor line for moving the poultry in their conveying path and one or more de-skinning means in or adjacent to the conveying path for processing the passing poultry. Each of the de-skinning means can include a rotatable gripper roll which is circumferentially provided with longitudinally extending teeth having radial ends facing away from a rotational axis of the roll and providing a frictional outer surface to the roll for catching engagement with the skin, Each the de-skinning means can further include pinch means adjacent to the rotatable gripper roll to pinch or trap the skin between the gripper roll and the pinch means. | 04-04-2013 |
20130029573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - A method and apparatus for processing slaughtered poultry that is conveyed in a slaughter line of a slaughter house is provided in order to determine at the start of the slaughter line whether the poultry was alive or dead on arrival at the slaughter house. The method and apparatus can include the detection of a temperature of the slaughtered poultry when the poultry is suspended by the legs in the slaughter line after stunning the poultry. The temperature of at least a breast of the slaughtered poultry is detected. The temperature of other regions of the slaughtered poultry may also be detected and may be compared. Further action may be taken based on the temperature information obtained. | 01-31-2013 |
20120252337 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PART OF A SLAUGHTERED POULTRY CARCASS - A device for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry in a processing line is provided. The carcass part is supported on a carrier that moves in the processing line. The device includes means for cutting and/or removing of the wishbone from the carcass part. The device is arranged such that the means for cutting and/or removing of the wishbone can be a knife equipped to cut the wishbone and disconnect it from the membrane and/or ligament with an increased yield of meat that is retained on the carcass part. | 10-04-2012 |
20120225184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING OF BACKMEAT OF A CARCASS OR CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - A method and apparatus for harvesting of backmeat of a carcass or carcass part of slaughtered poultry in connection with a process of filleting of the carcass or carcass part is provided. The method can include scraping the backmeat loose from the carcass or carcass part whereby a connection is maintained with fillets of the carcass or carcass part. Prior to the filleting of the carcass or carcass part a neck portion of a backbone of the carcass or carcass parts is fixed in position, whereby thereafter the backmeat is scraped loose from the carcass or carcass part. | 09-06-2012 |
20120196519 | METHOD AND PROCESSING LINE FOR PROCESSING POULTRY - Method and processing line for stunning and/or killing of poultry, comprising a plurality of treatment stations to execute the stunning and/or killing of poultry contained in containers or crates, a feed-line for supplying the poultry in containers or crates to the plurality of treatment stations, and an exit line to transport the stunned and/or killed poultry contained in the containers or crates away from the treatment stations, wherein a shuttle unit is provided that is movable on the one part to and from the plurality of treatment stations and on the other part to and from the feedline and the exit line. | 08-02-2012 |
20120178351 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SLITTING A CHICKEN LEG - A method and device for slitting a chicken leg which is suspended at its ankle joints from a carrier that forms part of a train of carriers that are movable in a processing line that passes the device is provided. A positioning step is applied for placing the leg in a suitable position for cutting the leg. Subsequently in a stabbing step a knife is brought into engagement with the leg. The stabbing step is followed by a slitting step in which the knife is moved along the leg so as to provide a slit in the longitudinal direction of the leg in order to enable a subsequent deboning step of the leg. In the positioning step a first pressing organ engages the leg in the vicinity of the knee joint so as to press the leg against a movable supporting surface for the leg that is positioned opposite to the pressing organ. A second pressing organ engages the leg from the side so as to push the leg into a substantially straight orientation of the drum and the thigh with respect to each other. | 07-12-2012 |
20110275298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLETING POULTRY OR POULTRY PARTS - A method and system for filleting poultry or poultry parts is provided, which can include a conveyor system incorporating carriers for the poultry or poultry parts, with at least one processing station provided in or along the path of the conveyor system for processing the poultry or poultry parts. The processing station can be a cutting instrument that is placed behind a fillet scraper, and is embodied with a knife having a cutting-edge or cutting edges for cutting loose tissue connections that have remained between the carcass of the poultry or poultry part and its inner and outer fillets after passing the fillet scraper. | 11-10-2011 |
20110244773 | Method and Apparatus For Mechanically Processing an Organ or Organs Taken Out From Slaughtered Poultry - Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause the harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line. | 10-06-2011 |
20110237171 | Method and Apparatus For Mechanically Processing an Organ or Organs Taken Out From Slaughtered Poultry - Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause the harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line. | 09-29-2011 |
20110061996 | Apparatus and Method for Conveying Organ Packages to a Processing Station - An apparatus and method for conveying organ packages to a processing station or stations is provided. The apparatus can include a tray-conveyor having a series of trays movable in the conveying direction. Each such tray is arranged to receive an organ package. The tray-conveyor has at least one discharge-station for the organ packages that are to be moved to the processing station or stations. | 03-17-2011 |
20110045756 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PART OF A SLAUGHTERED POULTRY CARCASS - A device for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry in a processing line is provided. The carcass part is supported on a carrier that moves in the processing line. The carcass part includes wing-joints, coracoids, a wishbone embodied with two legs that merge into each other at an acute angle, a keelbone, a membrane and/or ligament that connects at least to the wishbone and the keel-bone, and naturally present meat including inner and outer fillets. The device includes means for cutting and/or removing of the wishbone from the carcass part. The device is arranged such that the means for cutting and/or removing of the wishbone can be a knife equipped to cut the wishbone and disconnect it from the membrane and/or ligament with an increased yield of meat that is retained on the carcass part. In one embodiment, the knife is arranged with cutting side-edges and is further shaped with an S-shaped contour to arrange that when same is introduced between the legs of the wishbone up to its eventual position wherein the arrow's point of the knife approaches the part where the legs of the wishbone merge into each other, the cutting side-edges of the knife cut the legs of the wishbone at a position immediately adjacent to the wing joints to which the wishbone connects. | 02-24-2011 |
20100279593 | Gizzard Peeler and Method of Peeling a Gizzard - A gizzard peeler is provided that includes a series of rollersets. Each rollerset includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a first roller and a second roller that in use rotate in opposite directions. The rollersets collectively form a cylindrical wall of a rotatable drum or form part of such a wall, whereby the drum is provided at its outer circumference with guide and pressure means for guiding and pressing a gizzard along at least a part of the drum's outer circumference. | 11-04-2010 |
20100151779 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Poultry Suspended by the Feet From a Conveyor Hook - A method for processing poultry suspended by the feet from a conveyor hook is provided. The method and apparatus allow the quality of the poultry to be classified and graded in a simpler and more effective manner to realize higher yields or an extra added value. In one exemplary embodiment a processing apparatus for a foot of the poultry is provided that includes a foot pad inspection apparatus. | 06-17-2010 |
20100081366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING POULTRY OR A PART THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for processing poultry or a part thereof in a processing line, including the step of detaching and/or collecting a cartilage of the poultry's keel bone, whereby during transport of the poultry's carcass in the processing line, a cut is made in the cartilage of the keel bone, which cut is made initially transverse to the transport direction of the poultry and towards the poultry's backbone, and which cut develops from said transverse direction to eventually a direction opposed to the transport direction. | 04-01-2010 |
20100075584 | DEVICE FOR PICKING OR PLUCKING POULTRY-FEATHERS AND AN APPARATUS FOR DRIVING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for picking or plucking poultry feathers is provided that includes a sleeve-coupling and, connected or connectable thereto, a plucking plate with receptacles for plucking fingers, which sleeve-coupling is mountable on a drive-shaft for the plucking plate. The sleeve-coupling is provided with a circumferentially extending slot for receipt of a radially extending pin that is provided on the drive-shaft, and the circumferentially extending slot has an opening between the slot-extremities to allow the pin to enter and to exit the slot so as to securely mount the sleeve coupling on the drive shaft with the pin being located at one of the slot extremities. | 03-25-2010 |
20090239457 | Method and Apparatus For Mechanically Processing an Organ or Organs Taken Out From Slaughtered Poultry - Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line. | 09-24-2009 |