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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Drew Horst, Lampe, MO (US);
Edgar Garcia-rill, Little Rock, AR (US);
Inventors:
Drew Horst, Lampe, MO (US);
Edgar Garcia-Rill, Little Rock, AR (US);
Assignee:
Middleton, Inc., Hollister, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for rendering fowl insensate prior to killing and processing, by exposing the fowl to a radio frequency source producing a frequency from between approximately 5 GHz and approximately 40 GHz, with an average power density from between approximately 10 mW per square centimeter and approximately 100 mW per square centimeter, for a predetermined period of time.