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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:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent L. Basile, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Craig A. Smiens, Ankeny, IA (US);
Daniel W. Pfeffer, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Michael S. Simpson, Norwalk, IA (US);
Assignee:
Townsend Engineering Company, Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/00 ; A23L 1/31 ; A22C 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/00 ; A23L 1/31 ; A22C 1/700 ;
Abstract
A meat injection machine has a frame, and a vertically movable head thereon. A horizontal conveyor is on the frame, and a plurality of injector needles are positioned over the conveyor. A plurality of vertically disposed needles are on the conveyor. Means are provided for connecting the needles to a source of fluid. The modules are in longitudinal and lateral staggered positions over the conveyor.