161 |
Method of cut up line product distribution |
US15633491 |
2017-06-26 |
US10039292B2 |
2018-08-07 |
Robert Jones |
A poultry part harvesting, sorting, and packaging apparatus and system utilizes an arrangement of hoppers to batch poultry parts removed by cut-up machines and deposits the batches onto a transportation conveyor. Each batch is contained within a separate zone on the conveyor, and the system tracks the location of batches and open spaces on the conveyor to deliver the batches to user defined locations. |
162 |
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A WISHBONE FROM A POULTRY CARCASS |
US15740187 |
2016-07-12 |
US20180184673A1 |
2018-07-05 |
Maurice Eduardus Theodorus VAN ESBROECK; Johannes Antoon Vincent VAN KIPPERSLUIS; Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria CLAESSENS |
A wishbone separator device for separating a wishbone from a poultry carcass includes a primary wishbone cutter including a front cutter portion including a central front apex, a left and a right front cutting edge, which diverge from said central front apex, a wishbone limb cutter portion, including a left and a right limb cutting edge. An intersection point of an extension of the left limb cutting edge and an extension of the right limb cutting edge is arranged on a center line parallel to the cutting direction through the central front apex. The left and right front cutting edge are arranged forward of the left and right limb cutting edge, respectively as seen in the cutting direction and outward relative to said imaginary extension line from the left and right limb cutting edge, respectively. |
163 |
Shoulder-blade incision-making apparatus |
US15322728 |
2015-06-25 |
US09706782B2 |
2017-07-18 |
Noriyuki Inoue; Shinji Hane; Kenichi Oka; Koji Takanashi; Naoki Toyoda; Hiroyuki Sakurayama; Noriyuki Takahashi |
A shoulder-blade incision-making apparatus is provided and includes: a fixing jig on which the poultry carcass which is eviscerated and which has leg parts removed is to be placed and fixed; a fixing jig conveyer forming a conveyance path of the fixing jig and convey the fixing jig along the conveyance path; a first separating member disposed above the conveyance path movably upward and downward; and a first driving device for moving the first separating member in an upward and downward direction. The first driving device is operated to move downward the first separating member and move the first separating member along a surface of the shoulder blade of the poultry carcass in accordance with a timing when the poultry carcass fixed to the fixing jig reaches a meat-separation position below the first separating member, therefore the meat portion attached to the shoulder blade is separated from the shoulder blade. |
164 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A DEFEATHERED WHOLE LEG POULTRY PRODUCT |
US15319708 |
2015-06-11 |
US20170172165A1 |
2017-06-22 |
Heinze ANNEMA; Richard Gerard Johan DRABBELS; Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria CLAESSENS; Stefan Christianus Wilhelmus Martinus VAN DEN HEUVEL; Pascal Peter André VAN KEMPEN; Jan Willem BOS |
The invention pertains to a method for processing a defeathered whole leg poultry product, wherein the method comprises the following steps: —providing a leg product which comprises: —a thigh, —a drumstick, —a knee joint, —while the leg product is suspended from a carrier of a conveyor, making a transverse cut at the knee joint, which transverse cut is made from the rear side of the leg product towards the knee cap, said cut having a cut end which is located adjacent to the rear of the knee cap so that the thigh and the drumstick remain connected to each other and the knee cap remains intact, by which cut a drumstick side cut plane and a thigh side cut plane are created, —while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, removing the thigh bone from the thigh meat via the thigh side cut plane of the transverse cut, —while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, severing the knee meat from the knee cap while keeping the knee meat and the thigh meat connected to each other, and subsequently severing the still interconnected knee meat and thigh meat from the drumstick. |
165 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A THIGH BONE FROM A DEFEATHERED WHOLE LEG POULTRY PRODUCT |
US15319779 |
2015-06-11 |
US20170127692A1 |
2017-05-11 |
Heinze ANNEMA; Richard Gerard Johan DRABBELS; Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria CLAESSENS; Stefan Christianus Wilhelmus Martinus VAN DEN HEUVEL |
A system and a method for removing a thigh bone from a defeathered whole leg poultry product includes providing a leg product including a thigh, a drumstick and a knee joint. In the leg product, a transverse cut has been provided at the knee joint transverse to the thigh bone and the tibia bone, which extends from one side of the leg product to a cut end so that the thigh and the drumstick are connected to each other, by which transverse cut a drumstick side cut plane and a thigh side cut plane are created. While keeping the thigh and the drumstick connected to each other, changing the angle between the thigh and thereby exposing the thigh side cut plane, while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, removing the thigh bone from the thigh meat via the thigh side cut plane. |
166 |
INCISION MAKING APPARATUS AND INCISION MAKING METHOD |
US15322729 |
2015-06-25 |
US20170127690A1 |
2017-05-11 |
Noriyuki INOUE; Shinji HANE; Kenichi OKA; Koji TAKANASHI; Naoki TOYODA; Hiroyuki SAKURAYAMA; Noriyuki TAKAHASHI |
A shoulder incision-making apparatus for a poultry carcass according to the present invention is for cutting a shoulder joint section of a poultry carcass, and includes: a fixing jig on which a poultry carcass which is eviscerated and which has leg parts removed is to be placed and fixed; a conveyer forming a conveyance path of the fixing jig and configured to convey the fixing jig along the conveyance path; a first cutter disposed in the conveyance path; and a second cutter disposed in the conveyance path at a downstream side of the first cutter in a conveying direction. The first cutter is configured to make an incision on the shoulder joint section of the poultry carcass, and the second cutter is configured to be inserted into the incision to cut the shoulder joint section. |
167 |
METHOD FOR CUTTING OPEN A SLAUGHTERED ANIMAL WHICH IS SUSPENDED WITH ITS LEGS FROM A SUSPENSION HOOK OF A CONVEYOR |
US14399419 |
2014-08-25 |
US20160262409A1 |
2016-09-15 |
Erik Hendrikus Werner Peters; Marc Johan Halfman; Bastiaan Wilhelmina Johannus Elizeus Josephus Drabbels |
The invention relates to a method for cutting open a slaughtered animal, in particular fowl, which is suspended with its legs from a suspension hook of a conveyor, in particular, but not limited to, making an incision in the belly of a slaughtered bird, wherein the method comprises the step of making a first incision in the skin of the slaughtered animal, which first incision extends substantially in a first direction of the slaughtered animal. |
168 |
Device for separating a leg part from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry |
US14436586 |
2013-10-09 |
US09375020B2 |
2016-06-28 |
Erik Hendrikus Werner Peters; Petrus Christianus Hendrikus Janssen; Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Claessens |
The invention pertains to a device for separating at least one leg part (1) from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the device comprises: —a main conveyor, which main conveyor comprises a plurality of carriers (10), each carrier being adapted to engage a carcass parts by or in the vicinity of the free ends of the leg parts, the main conveyor being provided with a drive for moving the carriers along a path, —a hip dislocator assembly, which is adapted to dislocate the hip joints in such a way that after said dislocation, a tissue connection remains between each leg part and the saddle, and adapted to disengage the leg parts from the carrier of the main conveyor, —a saddle support guide (32), which is adapted for supporting the saddle of the carcass part after the carcass part has become disengaged from the carrier of the main conveyor, —a leg separator (40) comprising two leg grippers (41), each leg gripper comprising a leg gripping slot that is adapted for engaging a leg part, wherein the leg grippers are adapted to induce a downward pulling movement of the leg parts relative to the saddle, thereby tearing loose the tissue connection between each leg part and the saddle such that the leg parts are separated from the saddle. |
169 |
System and method for harvesting saddle meat from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry |
US14436560 |
2013-10-09 |
US09375019B2 |
2016-06-28 |
Erik Hendrikus Werner Peters; Petrus Christianus Hendrikus Janssen; Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Claessens |
The invention pertains to a method and system for harvesting saddle meat parts from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part initially comprises two legs parts and a saddle, wherein the carcass part further comprises two saddle meat parts. The method comprises the following steps:•—separating the leg parts from the saddle meat parts and the saddle, leaving the saddle meat parts connected to the saddle,•—arranging the saddle in a saddle meat harvester (100),•—making the saddle meat parts come to extend from the carcass part, while the saddle meat parts remain connected to the saddle,•—positioning the tissue connection between the left saddle meat part and the saddle in alignment with a left cutter (140) and positioning the tissue connection between the right saddle meat part and the saddle in alignment with a right cutter,•—moving the saddle with the saddle meat parts towards the left cutter and right cutter, and during this moving, providing a resistance force to the saddle meat parts such that the tissue connections between the saddle meat parts and the saddle become taut,•—separating the saddle meat parts from the saddle, said separation being initiated while the tissue connections between the saddle meat parts and the saddle are taut,•—collecting the separated saddle meat parts. |
170 |
System and method for harvesting saddle meat from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry |
US14796211 |
2015-07-10 |
US09320287B2 |
2016-04-26 |
Erik Hendrikus Werner Peters; Petrus Christianus Hendrikus Janssen; Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Claessens |
The invention pertains to a method and system for harvesting saddle meat parts from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part initially comprises two legs parts and a saddle, wherein the carcass part further comprises two saddle meat parts. The method comprises the following steps: separating the leg parts from the saddle meat parts and the saddle, leaving the saddle meat parts connected to the saddle, arranging the saddle in a saddle meat harvester, making the saddle meat parts come to extend from the carcass part, while the saddle meat parts remain connected to the saddle, positioning the tissue connection between the left saddle meat part and the saddle in alignment with a left cutter and positioning the tissue connection between the right saddle meat part and the saddle in alignment with a right cutter, moving the saddle with the saddle meat parts towards the left cutter and right cutter, and during this moving, providing a resistance force to the saddle meat parts such that the tissue connections between the saddle meat parts and the saddle become taut, separating the saddle meat parts from the saddle, said separation being initiated while the tissue connections between the saddle meat parts and the saddle are taut, collecting the separated saddle meat parts. |
171 |
Poultry processing apparatus |
US14690900 |
2015-04-20 |
US09226512B2 |
2016-01-05 |
Eric Adriaan Van Hillo; Martinus Casper Melchior Balthasar Waasdijk |
A poultry processing apparatus for removing legs from a saddle obtained from a poultry carcass. A suspension conveyor moves the saddle suspended by the legs. A surface conveyor for engages with and conveys the back portion of the saddle. One or more upper guide rails substantially following at least a part of the surface conveyor's outer circumference away from the suspension conveyor, therewith defining a gap between the surface conveyor and the upper guide rail or rails equipped to receive the saddles back portion. Adjacent to the surface conveyor a support guide or guides provide support to the back portion of the saddle while it is being conveyed by the surface conveyor. |
172 |
Paw cutter system and method |
US14574298 |
2014-12-17 |
US09179686B2 |
2015-11-10 |
Grover S. Harben, III |
A paw cutting system for removing a poultry paw from a shackle conveyed along a shackle conveyor line and then cutting the leg of the paw to remove the knuckle is provided. The paw cutter has a guide bar substantially aligned with the shackle conveyor line that urges the paw to a central cavity of the shackle. The paw is discharged from the central cavity into a lateral notch formed in two opposed discs positioned adjacent to an end of the guide bar. The two opposed discs are rotatable and move the paw from the guide bar to a blade. As the paw is moved to the blade, the two discs stretch the paw so that the blade can cleanly cut the paw. The cut paw product can be placed onto a belt or other device in an ordered manner. |
173 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING SADDLE MEAT FROM A CARCASS PART OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY |
US14796211 |
2015-07-10 |
US20150313246A1 |
2015-11-05 |
Erik Hendrikus Werner Peters; Petrus Christianus Hendrikus Janssen; Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Claessens |
The invention pertains to a method and system for harvesting saddle meat parts from a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part initially comprises two legs parts and a saddle, wherein the carcass part further comprises two saddle meat parts. The method comprises the following steps: separating the leg parts from the saddle meat parts and the saddle, leaving the saddle meat parts connected to the saddle, arranging the saddle in a saddle meat harvester, making the saddle meat parts come to extend from the carcass part, while the saddle meat parts remain connected to the saddle, positioning the tissue connection between the left saddle meat part and the saddle in alignment with a left cutter and positioning the tissue connection between the right saddle meat part and the saddle in alignment with a right cutter, moving the saddle with the saddle meat parts towards the left cutter and right cutter, and during this moving, providing a resistance force to the saddle meat parts such that the tissue connections between the saddle meat parts and the saddle become taut, separating the saddle meat parts from the saddle, said separation being initiated while the tissue connections between the saddle meat parts and the saddle are taut, collecting the separated saddle meat parts. |
174 |
POULTRY PROCESSING APPARATUS |
US14690900 |
2015-04-20 |
US20150305353A1 |
2015-10-29 |
Eric Adriaan Van Hillo; Martinus Casper Melchior Balthasar Waasdijk |
A poultry processing apparatus for removing legs from a saddle obtained from a poultry carcass. A suspension conveyor moves the saddle suspended by the legs. A surface conveyor for engages with and conveys the back portion of the saddle. One or more upper guide rails substantially following at least a part of the surface conveyor's outer circumference away from the suspension conveyor, therewith defining a gap between the surface conveyor and the upper guide rail or rails equipped to receive the saddles back portion. Adjacent to the surface conveyor a support guide or guides provide support to the back portion of the saddle while it is being conveyed by the surface conveyor. |
175 |
FOOD PRODUCT FROM WHOLE BIRD LEG AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME |
US14107123 |
2013-12-16 |
US20150164124A1 |
2015-06-18 |
William Travis Warren; Maynard Neas Anderson; Nathan Wren Harris |
The present invention relates to a method of strategically cutting a bird leg quarter to establish relative uniformity in the sizing, and resulting in a food product that is convenient and useful in commercial food and retail settings. |
176 |
Poultry front half processing apparatus and method |
US14205744 |
2014-03-12 |
US08961273B2 |
2015-02-24 |
Douglas Robert Connell |
A poultry front half processing module is shown and described. The module includes a rotatable wing bracket for securely engaging the wings of the front half to allow more accurate processing and easier deboning and transfer operations. |
177 |
BIG POULTRY CUT-UP METHOD |
US14515133 |
2014-10-15 |
US20150031275A1 |
2015-01-29 |
Hultz Smith |
A method for cutting extra-large poultry to fit within existing industrial fryers and remain as recognizable pieces to the consumer is provided. The method provides for the cuts necessary to create pieces of poultry from the extra-large poultry that are sized comparably to a normal sized bird. Furthermore, the method provides for keeping the cut pieces in a shape that the consumer recognizes as a particular piece of poultry. |
178 |
Paw cutter system and method |
US14259728 |
2014-04-23 |
US08939820B2 |
2015-01-27 |
Grover S. Harben, III |
A paw cutting system for removing a poultry paw from a shackle conveyed along a shackle conveyor line and then cutting the leg of the paw to remove the knuckle is provided. The paw cutter has a guide bar substantially aligned with the shackle conveyor line that urges the paw to a central cavity of the shackle. The paw is discharged from the central cavity into a lateral notch formed in two opposed discs positioned adjacent to an end of the guide bar. The two opposed discs are rotatable and move the paw from the guide bar to a blade. As the paw is moved to the blade, the two discs stretch the paw so that the blade can cleanly cut the paw. The cut paw product can be placed onto a belt or other device in an ordered manner. |
179 |
PAW CUTTER SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US14259728 |
2014-04-23 |
US20140349559A1 |
2014-11-27 |
Grover S. Harben, III |
A paw cutting system for removing a poultry paw from a shackle conveyed along a shackle conveyor line and then cutting the leg of the paw to remove the knuckle is provided. The paw cutter has a guide bar substantially aligned with the shackle conveyor line that urges the paw to a central cavity of the shackle. The paw is discharged from the central cavity into a lateral notch formed in two opposed discs positioned adjacent to an end of the guide bar. The two opposed discs are rotatable and move the paw from the guide bar to a blade. As the paw is moved to the blade, the two discs stretch the paw so that the blade can cleanly cut the paw. The cut paw product can be placed onto a belt or other device in an ordered manner. |
180 |
Big poultry cut-up method |
US13245589 |
2011-09-26 |
US08888569B2 |
2014-11-18 |
Hultz Smith |
A method for cutting extra-large poultry to fit within existing industrial fryers and remain as recognizable pieces to the consumer is provided. The method provides for the cuts necessary to create pieces of poultry from the extra-large poultry that are sized comparably to a normal sized bird. Furthermore, the method provides for keeping the cut pieces in a shape that the consumer recognizes as a particular piece of poultry. |