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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12721865 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2022

Method for administering an antimicrobial treatment to an animal in a meat processing operation

Applicant:

Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);

Inventor:

Tyson Brown, Godley, TX (US);

Assignee:

CARGILL, INCORPORATED, Wayzata, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Richard T Price, Jr

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/00 (2006.01); A22B 3/02 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01); A61K 31/194 (2006.01); A61K 31/4166 (2006.01); A61K 31/44 (2006.01); A61K 31/4425 (2006.01); A61K 33/04 (2006.01); A61K 33/14 (2006.01); A61K 33/20 (2006.01); A61K 33/34 (2006.01); A61K 33/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/14 (2013.01); A22B 3/02 (2013.01); A61K 31/19 (2013.01); A61K 31/194 (2013.01); A61K 31/4166 (2013.01); A61K 31/44 (2013.01); A61K 31/4425 (2013.01); A61K 33/04 (2013.01); A61K 33/20 (2013.01); A61K 33/34 (2013.01); A61K 33/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

An antimicrobial treatment is administered to an animal in a meat processing operation by stunning an animal by striking a site on an animal skull with a device having a percussive head configured to deliver a concussive blow to the site, and applying an antimicrobial treatment composition to the site before, during or after delivering the concussive blow to the site. In an aspect, an antimicrobial treatment is administered to the lymphatic system of an animal in a meat processing operation by stunning an animal by striking a site on an animal skull with a device having a percussive head configured to deliver a concussive blow to the site, and applying an antimicrobial treatment composition to the site before, during or after delivering the concussive blow to the site.

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