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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Jerrad L. Tomcak, Sioux City, IA (US);
John E. Johnson, Jefferson, SD (US);
Craig S. Donnelly, Sioux City, IA (US);
Jason W. Tomcak, Lawton, IA (US);
William I. Faulder, Sioux City, IA (US);
Jerrad L. Tomcak, Sioux City, IA (US);
John E. Johnson, Jefferson, SD (US);
Craig S. Donnelly, Sioux City, IA (US);
Jason W. Tomcak, Lawton, IA (US);
William I. Faulder, Sioux City, IA (US);
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AK (US);
Abstract
An automated apparatus and method for processing and removing bones from primal and sub-primal cuts of meat where one embodiment of the invention is specifically adapted to remove the bones from the chuck blade portion of meat or other similar meat cuts. The invention is to provide a cutting means and fixture which will eliminate the need for manually lifting the primal cuts while securely clamping the primal into a device which will function as the transporter and said invention has alignment device for bone removal to assist in guiding a saw blade for bone removal.