Description
Class A22B : SLAUGHTERING
Subclass 5/00: Accessories for use during or after slaughtering
A22B 5/00
Sub-Class
Stats
- 200 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 35 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 68 Total Patent Owners
- 483 TOTAL INVENTORS
Recent Patents
| Patent # | Title | Filing Date | Issue Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11992931 | Method and apparatus for efficient automated production of deboned and other meat cuts utilizing an ultrasonic knife and coupled controller | Nov 27, 18 | May 28, 24 | Tyson Foods Inc. |
| 11930829 | Device and arrangement for optically inspecting articles in the fish and meat processing industry | Jan 23, 19 | Mar 19, 24 | Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG |
| 11925182 | Detecting surface characteristics of food objects | Jul 01, 19 | Mar 12, 24 | Marel Salmon A/S |
| 11925183 | Static CT detection device | Apr 28, 22 | Mar 12, 24 | Tsinghua University; Nuctech Company Limited; |
| 11839988 | Power operated rotary knife | Mar 03, 23 | Dec 12, 23 | Bettcher Industries Inc. |
| 11819034 | Cutting assembly for trimming pieces of meat, processing system including such a cutting assembly, and corresponding methods of operating and use associated thereto | Jul 25, 18 | Nov 21, 23 | Equipements Frontmatec Inc. |
| 11793208 | Antimicrobial treatment of animal carcasses and food products | Jun 15, 18 | Oct 24, 23 | Evonik Operations GmbH |
| 11785956 | Method and device for positioning and/or handling carcasses and/or carcass parts during the slaughter of animals on an industrial scale | Nov 21, 19 | Oct 17, 23 | Humboldt B.V. |
| 11785959 | Fast chilling method for improving beef tenderness | Mar 14, 23 | Oct 17, 23 | SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY |
| 11785955 | Meat processing system | Dec 15, 20 | Oct 17, 23 | SCOTT AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS PTY LIMITED |
| 11771100 | Systems and methods for controlling water quality in food processing | Nov 23, 21 | Oct 03, 23 | ECOLAB USA INC. |
| 11751576 | Apparatus for supporting and maneuvering an animal carcass | Sep 27, 21 | Sep 12, 23 | NCS Beef Processing, LLC |
| 11700860 | Method to clean and decontaminate animal carcasses using alkaline thioglycolate-containing compound | Sep 24, 19 | Jul 18, 23 | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture |
| 11690381 | Poultry handling and killing apparatus | Jun 23, 21 | Jul 04, 23 | Not available |
| 11672255 | Method for evaluating a health state of an anatomical element, related evaluation device and related evaluation system | Sep 02, 20 | Jun 13, 23 | FARM4TRADE S.R.L. |
| 11666059 | Method of processing an intact animal carcass | Jul 27, 21 | Jun 06, 23 | L & M MEATS IP HOLDINGS INC. |
| 11399548 | Animal pelt removal | Oct 11, 19 | Aug 02, 22 | Transhumance Holding Company, Inc. |
| 11388905 | Method and an apparatus for processing a half pig carcass part hanging from a carrier | May 01, 20 | Jul 19, 22 | MAREL MEAT B.V. |
| 11375723 | Power operated scribe saw | May 15, 20 | Jul 05, 22 | Bettcher Industries Inc. |
| 11357234 | Food safety quality and performance monitoring system and method thereof | Feb 22, 19 | Jun 14, 22 | Yuan Jin Chuang Enterprise Co., Ltd |
Recent Publications
| Publication # | Title | Filing Date | Pub Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/0032,548 | A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CARCASS PARTS | Dec 15, 21 | Feb 01, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0032,550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WATER QUALITY IN FOOD PROCESSING | Aug 28, 23 | Feb 01, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0008,498 | METHOD OF SORTING BEEF CARCASSES | Nov 09, 21 | Jan 11, 24 | Cargill Incorporated |
| 2023/0397,616 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING LEAF LARD FROM SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS | Nov 16, 21 | Dec 14, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0371,530 | Hollow Ported Meat Cooling Probe | May 23, 23 | Nov 23, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0329,249 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD TO CLEAN AND DECONTAMINATE ANIMAL CARCASSES | Apr 27, 23 | Oct 19, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0309,570 | A CUTTING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPENING BELLY AND BREAST OF ANIMAL CARCASSES SUCH AS PIG CARCASSES | Jul 02, 21 | Oct 05, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0225,338 | A CUTTING SYSTEM FOR CUTTING CARCASS PARTS WHILE THE CARCASS PARTS ARE CARRIED BY CARRIERS CONNECTED TO AND MOVED BY AN OVERHANG TRANSPORT SYSTEM | Jun 08, 21 | Jul 20, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0200,401 | ANIMAL FAT GRADING DEVICE AND METHOD | Aug 01, 22 | Jun 29, 23 | Northeast Agricultural University |
| 2023/0180,770 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR INSPECTING AN ANIMAL CARCASS | Dec 13, 22 | Jun 15, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0157,306 | A BUNG DRILLER WITH A BUNG HOLDER | Mar 30, 21 | May 25, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0095,761 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING TISSUE FROM AN INTESTINE | Feb 04, 21 | Mar 30, 23 | Not available |
| 2022/0142,184 | A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A HALF PIG CARCASS PART HANGING FROM A CARRIER | May 01, 20 | May 12, 22 | Not available |
| 2021/0204,553 | IMAGE-DATA-BASED CLASSIFICATION OF MEAT PRODUCTS | May 30, 19 | Jul 08, 21 | Not available |
| 2021/0112,818 | DETECTING SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOD OBJECTS | Jul 01, 19 | Apr 22, 21 | Not available |
| 2021/0092,966 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING CARCASSES OF LIVESTOCK ALONG THE SPINE | Dec 15, 20 | Apr 01, 21 | Not available |
| 2021/0037,835 | A SEPARATING DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A FIRST AND A SECOND BONE OR CARTILAGE PARTS FROM EACH OTHER | Jan 30, 19 | Feb 11, 21 | Not available |
| 2020/0390,114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED EXTRACTION | Jan 23, 20 | Dec 17, 20 | Harrison Poultry, Inc. |
| 2020/0367,516 | POWER OPERATED SCRIBE SAW | May 15, 20 | Nov 26, 20 | Not available |
| 2020/0359,637 | DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR OPTICALLY INSPECTING ARTICLES IN THE FISH AND MEAT PROCESSING INDUSTRY | Jan 23, 19 | Nov 19, 20 | Not available |
Top Owners in This Subclass
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Patents Issued To Date - By Filing Year
Average Time to Issuance
- 25 Months (last 2 years Issuances)
- 25 Months (last 5 years Issuances)