Butchering inventions 01/08

20080026683 - Systems with interchangeable horns for producing encased products and related methods, computer program products and horn rotor assemblies: Methods for producing encased products using selectable first and second horns to thereby produce products in selectable different casing types include: (a) providing an apparatus having a first horn that, in operation, is configured to be in fluid communication with a filler pump located upstream thereof; (b) removing the first... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080026684 - Method and apparatus to load and remove bones from primals: An automated apparatus and method for processing and removing bones from primal and sub-primal cuts of meat where one embodiment of the invention is specifically adapted to remove the bones from the chuck blade portion of meat or other similar meat cuts. The invention is to provide a cutting means... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080020692 - Utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean: A utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean, such as crab, lobster and the like, has a pair of pivotally connected elongated members. Each elongate member has a handle portion and a head portion. A cutting blade is positioned in each of the head portions; the cutting blades are... Agent: Keaty Professional Law Corporation Thomas S. Keaty

20080020693 - Method of deboning animal meat block and deboning apparatus: A deboning method and a deboning apparatus is provided whereby a meat block at the humerus part having a part of the scapula remaining therein, which corresponds to the shoulder part of a back split block of an animal meat (for example, beef, pork, horse meat, goat meat or poultry... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080020694 - Apparatus and method for cleaning poultry: An apparatus (10) for washing eviscerated poultry carcasses (12) has a housing (11), a conveyor (15a) for moving the shackled poultry carcasses through the housing. A guide bar (24) tilts the poultry carcasses (12) from a vertical position for spraying by a first set of nozzles (23). The first set... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080014847 - Device for providing a second tail length: A device as well as a method for forming a sausage tail on a casing material, that receives a filling product, in particular sausage meat, wherein the sausage tail at least approximately does not contain filling product at least while it is being formed. The device contains a feeding path... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP