Butchering inventions 09/07

20070224926 - Scallop meat separation: Apparatus for separating scallop meat from a scallop (10) having two opposed shells (11, 12) connected together along a hinge line (17) including mounting means for mounting the scallop (10) having its two opposed shells (11, 12) held parted to provide an access gap between at least part of the... Agent: Laurence B Bond Traskbritt

20070212994 - Filling machine and method of feeding paste masses from a hopper into a conveying mechanism: A method and a filling machine for charging paste mass, in particular sausage meat, with a conveying mechanism 14 arranged at the lower end 3 of the hopper 1 and a feed device 4, 5 for feeding the paste mass from the hopper into the conveying mechanism. To facilitate the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070212995 - Meat dressing/boning method and system: A meat dressing and boning method and a system thereof can dress and bone meat and carcass in short work-hours, while avoiding bacterial contamination. The system includes a clamp mechanism for holding a meat block with bones, a hanger connected to clamp mechanism and movably suspended from a support rail,... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070207716 - Method for processing poultry: A method for processing poultry, includes supplying live poultry, stunning the live poultry in a stunning device, placing the stunned poultry into product carriers advanced along a conveyor, killing the poultry and removing the feathers from the dead poultry in a plucking device. Downstream of the plucking device, the poultry... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch