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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank C. Mello, Columbus, OH (US);
Jeffrey A. Williams, Calhoun, GA (US);
Kenneth M. Ware, Cedar Bluff, MS (US);
Assignee:
Sara Lee Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 1/300 ;
Abstract
A method of grading pork bellies which involves flattening the bellies to a pre-selected thickness with a pressure roller. The bellies are measured at a number of locations to establish an average thickness and thereafter selectively directed to collecting areas based on their thickness and surface area. The collected bellies are then given final grades based on their leanness and quality and moved on for further processing.