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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
John W. Summerfield, Austin, MN (US);
Jerry E. Cannon, Austin, MN (US);
Harold D. Kimrey, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of stunning an animal for slaughter is provided. The method includes directing a first portion of electromagnetic radiation in a first side of the animals head and directing a second portion of the electromagnetic radiation in a second side of the animals head such that the first portion and second portion of the electromagnetic radiation achieve constructive interfere at a focal point within the animal's head.