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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.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Gerardus Jacobs, Doetinchem, NL;
Sander Antonie van Ochten, Lichtenvoorde, NL;
Assignee:
Stork R.M.S. B.V., Lichtenvoorde, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
452160 ; 452152 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for dividing a piece of meat containing at least one elongate bone structure, for example a spinal column, such that this elongate bone structure is also divided. The apparatus includes for this purpose a positioning assembly for positioning the piece of meat and a continuously movable knife for dividing a positioned piece of meat. The invention also relates to an apparatus for removing marrow from at least one piece of bone.