Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
452071000 | EPIDERMAL OUTGROWTH REMOVER | 29 |
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 |
20100317271 | 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 material, mild heat may be applied to the feathered carcass to further loosen the feathers. The prepared feathered carcass is then defeathered in a suitable defeathering process. Ammonia may be removed from the carcass before, after, and/or during defeathering. The defeathered carcass is then passed on for further processing to produce the final poultry product. | 12-16-2010 |
20110076929 | Use of high pressure processing to aid in the hair or feather removal from animal carcasses/hides - High pressure processing is utilized to remove the external carcass portions from an animal carcass. The animal carcass is subjected to pressures of 50 MPa or greater to loosen the external carcass portions. In addition, high pressure processing is utilized to strengthen the hides of animal carcasses by subjecting them to pressures of from 10 to 50 MPa. | 03-31-2011 |
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 |
20160037789 | FINGER PAD ASSEMBLY - A unitary resilient rubber finger pad for a poultry plucking machine, and a finger pad assembly for such machine, the assembly having: a backing plate with a central aperture adapted for engaging a drive hub of a poultry feather plucking machine; a finger pad having a base with a central mounting aperture, a flat rear face abutting the backing plate and a front face opposite the rear flat face, a plurality of fingers extending from the front; a star washer having a plurality of arcuate recesses on its periphery, each of which engages a base of a finger; and a mounting bolt for attaching said finger pad assembly to a drive shaft having a threaded hole in the end thereof. The method of mounting the finger pad assembly is also disclosed. | 02-11-2016 |
452072000 | Wax-type | 2 |
20130295828 | METHOD FOR DEBRISTLING ANIMAL SKIN - A variety of compositions and methods for removing hair from animal skin are disclosed. The methods can include heating the skin and applying force to the skin to remove hair. The methods can further include applying an adhesive comprising a wax and a resin to the skin, allowing the adhesive to solidify, and applying force to the adhesive. | 11-07-2013 |
20150079888 | Method for Debristling Animal Skin - A variety of compositions and methods for removing hair from animal skin are disclosed. The methods can include heating the skin and applying force to the skin to remove hair. The methods can further include applying an adhesive comprising a wax and a resin to the skin, allowing the adhesive to solidify, and applying force to the adhesive. | 03-19-2015 |
452074000 | Scalding | 5 |
20110287703 | Device and Method for Scalding Different Parts of a Poultry Carcass with Varying Intensities - The present invention relates to a device for scalding poultry carcasses comprising a plumage, comprising: a processing space with transport means in the form of a transport path for poultry carcasses; a feed of scalding medium; dispensing means for the scalding medium provided with outlet openings, wherein the scalding medium leaving the outlet openings co-displaces with the poultry carcasses moving along the transport path. The present invention also relates to an improved method for scalding poultry. | 11-24-2011 |
20110294408 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR WASHING POULTRY DURING PROCESSING - The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry. | 12-01-2011 |
20160120196 | Microbiological And Environmental Control in Poultry Processing - Poultry carcasses are contacted with water treated with one or more specified dihalodialkylhydantoin biocides in a processing operation downstream from a scalding tank. The aqueous effluent from that downstream operation or from any location further downstream is recycled to the scalding tank. Surprisingly, the bromine residues from the dihalodialkylhydantoin biocides are much more thermally unstable than, for example, the commonly used microbiocide, sodium hypochlorite. Thus, the effluent from the scalding tank has its active bromine content significantly reduced before it is sent to a water purification facility wherein microbial action is used to reduce the BOD of the waste water before its release to the environment. Thus, injury to this desired microbial action is reduced. In addition, the recycle reduces water consumption in the overall poultry processing operation. | 05-05-2016 |
452075000 | With simultaneous scraping or defeathering | 1 |
452076000 | Spray type scalding | 1 |
20090042496 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALDING SLAUGHTERED POULTRY - A method and apparatus ( | 02-12-2009 |
452077000 | Spray type scalder | 1 |
20090215368 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCALDING POULTRY - The invention relates to a device for scalding poultry, comprising: a processing space provided with transport means for carrying the poultry for processing through the processing space, a conditioning space connecting to the processing space for composing a conditioning medium, and displacing means for displacing the conditioning medium from the conditioning space to the processing space. The invention also relates to a method for scalding poultry. | 08-27-2009 |
452081000 | By fluid material impingement | 2 |
20090233533 | 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 shaking mechanism is connected to the input platform. When the creature container is transported to a positioning region of the creature shaking mechanism, the creature container is subject to a shaking operation in response to a power source, thereby turning over the creature and exposing different surfaces of the at least one creature. The flushing unit generates a spout of water to flush the different surfaces of the at least one creature so as to sufficiently shed superficial adherent substances off the at least one creature. The output platform is connected to the creature shaking mechanism for receiving the creature container that is departed from the positioning region. | 09-17-2009 |
20130203329 | System for Reducing Microbial Levels on the Hide of an Animal - Disclosed is a system for reducing microbial levels on a hide of an animal utilizing means for contacting the hide of an animal with an alkaline solution having a pH of between about 8 and about 13 after stunning the animal, a second means for contacting the hide with a second solution that includes one of water, organic acid or hydrogen peroxide and a means for reusing at least a portion of the alkaline solution or the water/organic acid/hydrogen peroxide. | 08-08-2013 |
452082000 | Gripping type | 1 |
20110111680 | Microwave Poultry Processing Device And Method - The invention relates to a method for loosening the feathers of a fowl prior to killing and processing, by exposing the fowl to a radio frequency source producing a frequency from between approximately 5 GHz and approximately 40 GHz, with an average surface power density between approximately 10 mW per square centimeter and approximately 100 mW per square centimeter, for a predetermined period of time. The invention also relates to a method for killing bacteria on the fowl prior to killing and processing. | 05-12-2011 |
452086000 | Power driven | 10 |
20090209187 | Microwave poultry processing device and method - The invention relates to a method for loosening the feathers of a fowl prior to killing and processing, by exposing the fowl to a radio frequency source producing a frequency from between approximately 5 GHz and approximately 40 GHz, with an average power density from between approximately 10 mW per square centimeter and approximately 100 mW per square centimeter, for a predetermined period of time. The invention also relates to a method for killing bacteria on the fowl prior to killing and processing. | 08-20-2009 |
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 |
20140213163 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR EVISCERATION OF POULTRY - The invention relates to a poultry defeathering apparatus and to a picking row for use in such an apparatus. The picking row comprises an elongate support part with a front side surface, a back side surface, a two interconnecting side surfaces interconnecting the front and back side surfaces. Said side surfaces extends in parallel to a length axis of the support part and a plurality of picking heads are arranged on the front side surface. At least one of the interconnecting side surfaces is convex, preferably being curved with a radius of curvature corresponding to half the height of the support part. In the apparatus, two or more picking rows are arranged side-by-side with the picking heads facing in substantially the same direction such that interconnecting side surfaces of neighbouring picking rows face each other. In such a pair of interconnecting surfaces, at least one of them is convex. | 07-31-2014 |
20150133040 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A POULTRY DEFEATHERING APPARATUS AND A PICKING BANK FOR USE IN A POULTRY DEFEATHERING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for operating a poultry defeathering apparatus, where a drive mechanism is used for rotating a plurality of picking heads of a picking bank and to such a picking bank. Each picking head is mounted at an outer side of a cover member on an axle projecting through an opening in the cover member and supported by a bearing. The drive mechanism is arranged on an inner side of the cover member opposite the picking heads. To protect the drive mechanism from deterioration, a gas or air is caused to flow along an inlet path on the inner side of the cover member and onwards to the drive mechanism. The gas or air has a lower relative humidity than the air surrounding the picking heads, when the apparatus is in operation, thus ventilating any moisture entering the picking bank away. To further reduce the ingress of water it is preferred that the flow of gas or air is so as to cause an over-pressure on the inner side of the cover member, which is, preferably at all times, higher than the pressure on the outer side. | 05-14-2015 |
452087000 | Beater (i.e., flexible end) | 3 |
452088000 | Rotary | 3 |
20080293346 | Poultry Defeathering Apparatus - Poultry defeathering apparatus comprising at least one defeathering assembly ( | 11-27-2008 |
452093000 | Beater element structure or mounting | 2 |
20090149121 | Whip as part of a slaughter line - A whip, particularly a double whip ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090156110 | BRUSH ELEMENT, ASSEMBLY, BRUSHING DEVICE AND METHODS OF COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING - A brush element ( | 06-18-2009 |
452094000 | Rotary scraper (i.e., rigid end) | 2 |
452095000 | Carcass conveyed past scraper | 1 |
20100093266 | MACHINE FOR SCRUBBING EXTERIOR OF FOWL AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A machine for scrubbing a fowl, wherein the machine comprises at least one pair of opposing rotating brushes, wherein the fowl passes between said at least one pair of opposing rotating brushes. The pair of opposing rotating brushes comprises a first rotating scrubber and a second rotating scrubber having bristles extending therefrom. The fowl is suspended via a shackle suspended from a track, wherein the height of the scrubbing machine may be selectively varied via a threaded height adjuster. The bristles of the machine are rotated, wherein the bristles contact the exterior of fowl travelling through the machine. Jets of water, or other cleaning fluid, spray inwardly to reach the fowl and the scrubbing bristles to rinse removed material from the fowl and bristles. The brushes are rotated through hubs attached to gears powered by a motor, wherein the gears may be selectively rotated in either direction. | 04-15-2010 |
452097000 | Scraper element structure or mounting | 1 |
20080318508 | Microbe-Resistant Hair Removal Paddle - The invention relates to a hair removal paddle ( | 12-25-2008 |
452098000 | Scaler (i.e., serrated or toothed end) | 1 |
452099000 | Rotary | 1 |
452101000 | Hand held | 1 |
20100279592 | Fish Scaling Drill for Scaling Fish - The present invention is directed to a fish scaling drill tool for scaling fish. The fish scaling drill tool comprises of a fish scaling drill bit that is used with a drill. The fish scaling drill bit cannot be used with a drill that spins more than five hundred revolutions per minute. | 11-04-2010 |
452102000 | Hand tool | 4 |
452103000 | Diverse tool | 3 |
20090163129 | Fish cleaning apparatus - An apparatus for cleaning fish includes a scaling tool, a brushing device, rustproof scissors and a water nozzle. Each of the scaling tool the brush the rustproof scissors and the water nozzle have a water connection mechanism disposed at one end thereof for connecting them to a source of water. There is a water communication outlet port formed in each of them for allowing water to exit therefrom. Further there is at least one water communication channel connected at a first end thereof to the water connection device and at a second end thereof to the water communication outlet port for communicating water from the source to the outlet port. | 06-25-2009 |
20110189931 | Combination Tool Used to Kill, Scale, and Gut Fish - The present invention is a fish cleaning tool incorporating a fishhook remover, a fish scaler and collector, a method for safely cutting open a fish, means for removing fish innards, and a means for killing a fish. The present invention is buoyant. In addition to adding functionality to prior art items, the present invention also improves upon the storage and safety concerns created with prior art items. | 08-04-2011 |
20140187133 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING FISH - Method and device for cleaning fish in successive work steps with the one and the same cleaning device ( | 07-03-2014 |
452105000 | Scaler | 1 |
20120190283 | Fish scaling assembly - A fish scaling assembly includes at least one assembly blade adapted for engagement and reciprocation by the electric knife handle and a generally wedge-shaped scale removing member carried by the at least one assembly blade. | 07-26-2012 |