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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Drew Horst, Lampe, MO (US);
Edgar Garcia-rill, Little Rock, AK (US);
Inventors:
Drew Horst, Lampe, MO (US);
Edgar Garcia-Rill, Little Rock, AK (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for loosening the feathers of a fowl 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. The invention also relates to a method for killing bacteria on the fowl prior to killing and processing.