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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:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Deloran M. Allen, Derby, KS (US);
James R. Rathke, Ft. Morgan, CO (US);
Assignee:
Excel Corporation, Whicita, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 2/106 ; A22C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 2/106 ; A22C 2/100 ;
Abstract
A method for processing meat along a meat processing line. The method includes removing viscera from a carcass, accumulating the carcass along a dead rail stack of the meat processing line, washing the carcass, and inspecting the carcass at an inspection station following the act of washing the carcass.