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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Applicants:
William F. Morris, Iii, Raleigh, NC (US);
Terry A. Wright, Cary, NC (US);
Robert E. Cathey, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
William F. Morris, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
Terry A. Wright, Cary, NC (US);
Robert E. Cathey, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Morris & Associates, Inc., Garner, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The post chill decontamination tank assemblyusually is positioned at the exit end of a chillerof a poultry processing line. Eviscerated birds fall into the decontamination tankand the paddlesA-D of the paddle assemblyrevolve in the tank about the axisand collect and lift the birds through the liquid and discharge the birds from the tank. An antimicrobial is added to the liquid for treating the exposed surfaces of the birds.