Latest Patents

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Title Filing Date Publication Date Grant Date
Process for continuously forming a raw egg product 2022-11-10 2023-5-19
Method and apparatus for slicing and processing whole muscle 2022-5-06 2022-8-18
Method and apparatus for non-contact temperature measurement of a food item 2022-3-08 2022-9-15
Method and apparatus for a mounting cone and a wing support for automated … 2021-12-05 2023-3-21 2023-3-21
Apparatuses and methods of volumetric portioning of food products 2021-4-12 2021-10-28
Packaging with pressure driven oxygen egress 2021-1-29 2021-5-20
Automatic chine saw 2021-1-04 2023-2-14 2023-2-14
Apparatus and method for lean recovery 2020-8-22 2022-5-10 2022-5-10
Cooking extrusion horn 2020-6-26 2022-8-23 2022-8-23
Apparatus and method of communicating information about a packaged food product 2020-2-12 2022-10-11 2022-10-11
Cooking extrusion horn 2019-8-05 2020-6-30 2020-6-30
Portable basket colony for growing and transport with stackable standoff 2019-5-31 2022-11-01 2022-11-01
Method and apparatus for poultry colony storage and conveyance 2019-5-31 2023-1-03 2023-1-03
Method of manufacture and composition of dough including protein 2019-2-25 2022-4-12 2022-4-12
Product cut from the thigh of a poultry item and a method of producing the same 2019-1-10 2020-2-18 2020-2-18
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH PH TREATMENT OF FOOD PRODUCTS AND OTHER SUBSTRATES 2018-12-28 2020-12-15
Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use 2018-8-16 2022-7-19 2022-7-19
Method for processing bacon pieces 2018-2-19 2021-2-09 2021-2-09
Method of making a meat product and a meat product 2018-2-16 2019-1-22 2019-1-22
Method of making a meat product and a meat product 2018-2-16 2020-5-26 2020-5-26
Method of making a meat product and a meat product 2018-2-16 2020-6-09 2020-6-09
Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use 2017-11-21 2020-8-25 2020-8-25
Big poultry cut-up method 2017-10-16 2018-2-08
Cooking extrusion horn 2017-10-05 2020-4-21 2020-4-21
Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use 2017-7-07 2019-12-31 2019-12-31
Method for the manufacture of pre-rigor sausage 2017-5-15 2018-1-23 2018-1-23
Recovering chrome from a tannery process 2017-2-17 2019-2-12 2019-2-12
Apparatus and method for poultry house floor 2017-1-20 2017-5-11
System for making a food product having a meat-based layer 2016-12-15 2020-11-17 2020-11-17
Method and apparatus for drying food item 2016-11-18 2020-1-28 2020-1-28
Method of removing a contaminant from a contaminant-containing biological … 2016-8-01 2017-10-10 2017-10-10
Method of cutting a pork loin and a boneless pork loin product 2015-8-07 2016-2-11
Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use 2015-4-02 2015-10-08
Method and apparatus for preparing poultry skin 2013-12-04 2014-10-14 2014-10-14
Method and apparatus for shredding meat 2013-10-25 2016-2-16 2016-2-16
System and method for installing a lid 2013-10-23 2015-4-23
System and method for lean recovery using non invasive sensors 2012-12-07 2013-6-20
Eggshell powder compositions and methods of producing eggshell powder … 2012-11-16 2014-9-24
METHOD FOR PACKING FRESH MEAT PRODUCTS IN A LOW ENVIRONMENT IN OXYGEN, … 2012-8-22 2014-4-09
Method of cutting a pork loin 2012-4-30 2014-5-20 2014-5-20
Method and apparatus for processing a neck bone 2012-2-10 2012-10-18
Stuffer horn with spray 2012-1-05 2013-1-15 2013-1-15
Method and system for non destructive lean recovery 2011-11-22 2012-7-12
Method and apparatus for shredding meat 2011-11-11 2013-5-16
Meat processing apparatus and method 2011-8-24 2014-3-04 2014-3-04
System and method for lean recovery using non invasive sensors 2011-7-20 2012-2-16
Venting blade assembly for poultry processing 2010-11-16 2014-2-04 2014-2-04
Treatment area zoning system 2010-10-27 2014-2-25 2014-2-25
Method of packaging fresh meat products in a low oxygen environment, meat color … 2010-4-16 2023-5-30 2023-5-30
Method and apparatus for removing water from hide of cattle 2009-5-06 2012-5-15 2012-5-15
Value whole poultry product and method for manufacture 2008-5-15 2009-11-19
Method and apparatus for processing gizzards 2008-5-15 2008-11-13
Method and apparatus for removing feathers from a segmented wing 2008-1-07 2008-12-16 2008-12-16
Methods And Compositions For Improving Sensory And Shelf Life Characteristics … 2007-10-12 2009-4-16
Method and apparatus to load and remove bones from primals 2007-7-17 2008-1-31
Stackable tray system and method to load, transport, stun and singulate poultry 2007-7-03 2009-1-08
Apparatus and method for transferring leg quarter from shackle 2007-1-25 2008-7-31
Method and apparatus for harvesting livers and hearts 2007-1-02 2012-5-08 2012-5-08
Whole muscle slicer and separator 2006-8-07 2008-2-07
Apparatus, system, and method for positioning poultry, meat, and fish product … 2006-3-06 2007-9-20
A system and method for monitoring facility data 2004-2-11 2005-2-03
Use of feathers as a plant growing media component or soil amendement 2003-10-21 2004-5-13
Leg processor yield improvement 2003-9-12 2005-3-17
Carrier for plant starter pots 2003-6-12 2004-12-16
Wing tip feather puller 2003-3-26 2004-9-30
Tortilla pressing apparatus and method 2003-3-19 2003-10-08
Apparatus and method for removing poultry tenders 2002-10-15 2004-4-15
Secondary halving apparatus for poultry 2002-10-04 2003-3-06
Apparatus and method of edible feet harvest and paw production 2002-9-30 2003-10-09
Feather molding method and product 2002-4-26 2002-10-17
Poultry chilling and aging method and apparatus 2002-2-27 2004-12-28 2004-12-28
Feather processing method and product 2001-11-08 2003-10-29
Secondary halving apparatus for poultry 2001-3-14 2002-11-05 2002-11-05
Apparatus and method for cutting poultry paws 2000-10-11 2002-9-17 2002-9-17