Butchering – Deboning – Fluid impingement type
Patent
1989-06-27
1990-11-20
Little, Willis
Butchering
Deboning
Fluid impingement type
30165, 83360, A22C 2516
Patent
active
049707574
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is drawn to various aspects of automated excision of undesirable material (and optionally excision of bone) from meat, and automated production of starting material for restructured meat, including: (a) an apparatus and method generally drawn to, optical detection of the location of undesirable material in meat, communication of information regarding the location of the undesirable material to a control means, and excision of the undesirable material from the meat using a high pressure water jet controlled by the control means; (b) a bone location sensor and method of bone location sensing, each employing a plurality of needles, and; (c) a multiple blade slicer.
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Craig, Jr. James C.
Heiland Wolfgang K.
Konstance Richard P.
Little Willis
Sadowski David R.
Silverstein M. Howard
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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