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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2021
Applicant:
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Darin L. Chancellor, Russellville, AR (US);
Assignee:
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/00 (2006.01); A22C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/0076 (2013.01); A22C 21/00 (2013.01); A22C 21/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract
A poultry chiller comprises a tank having a conveyor within the interior for urging poultry for movement along the tank, wherein the tank has an opening extending along a length of the tank, and a cleaning system for automatically cleaning the interior of the tank, the cleaning system comprising a plurality of distribution nozzles extending along the tank to direct cleaning fluid to the interior surface of the tank. Retrofitting kits are provided to automate cleaning in place of chiller tanks.