83results about "Animal stomach clearance" patented technology

In one aspect, the present invention provides a wireless power supply having a plunger for mechanically interconnecting a remote device with the power supply. The plunger may be extendable/retractable to interfit with the remote device. In a second aspect, the present invention provides a wireless power supply with a movable primary that allows for close alignment between the primary and the secondary when the remote device is disposed within a range of different positions with respect to the charging surface. The movable primary may, for example, be coupled to the remote device by a peg, a plunger or a magnet. Alternatively, the position of the movable primary may be adjusted manually. In a third aspect, the present invention provides a charging bowl having a plurality of charging stations disposed about a common axis. Each charging station may include a movable primary that permits some freedom in positioning of the remote device on the charging surface. In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a wireless power supply having a manually movable primary.

Method and apparatus are provided for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry in a processing device or processing line, which organ or organs form part of an organ package and wherein said organ or organs are separated from the organ package. The organ package is spatially oriented by the processing device without notably breaking tissue connections in the package, and in a preselected order so as to cause harvesting of organs from the package to occur in a preselected sequence that depends on the location of the organ package in the processing device or processing line.

A method and apparatus for harvesting livers and hearts from a giblet package comprising an infeed pinch roller assembly, a slide assembly, an indexer assembly, an intestine pull down and a liver and heart separator assembly, which teaches a novel method and apparatus for harvesting livers and hearts with an increased yield. The steps of the process include loading a load viscera pack into a feed chute that channels the pack to a pair of counter rollers. The viscera pack is captured by infeed pinch rollers thereby forcing the package into and between the rollers with only the gizzard remaining on top of the roller body. The liver and heart is isolated and separated by a pull down stripper assembly and a stripper arm assembly.

A device and method for slaughtering fish, in particular white fish, has at least one fish receptacle for positioning and receiving the fish, a throat cutting apparatus for cutting through the throat in preparation for the pharynx cut, a pharynx cutting apparatus for completely cutting through the pharynx, a slaughtering apparatus for opening the abdominal cavity, a gut severing apparatus for releasing the entrails from the abdominal cavity and a peripheral fish receiving drum with which the fish can be moved to the individual processing stations. The fish receiving drum is driven intermittently in rotation about a horizontal shaft. The fish are movable transversely to their longitudinal axis on an essentially vertical circular path. The fish receptacle includes pectoral fin receptacles and a torso clamp for fixing the fish torsos. Also, a head support with a head clamp is provided.

A method for gutting beheaded and non-beheaded fish, and in particular farmed fish, uses a circular blade with a guide gouge for opening the abdominal cavity. Then, the entrails are aspirated and extracted separately from the aspirating and extracting of the blood and water. Separate suction pipes connected to separate collecting receptacles are used for aspirating and extracting the entrails and the blood and water, respectively.

A device (10) and method for clamping or otherwise securing an esophagus between the crop and certain internal organs, including the viscera, and substantially simultaneously cutting or otherwise separating, or weakening for subsequent predictable separation, the esophagus at or near the clamped location, thereby avoiding pulling apart the crop and the resulting contamination of the carcass.

A method for processing meat along a meat processing line. The method includes removing viscera from a carcass, accumulating the carcass along a dead rail stack of the meat processing line, washing the carcass, and inspecting the carcass at an inspection station following the act of washing the carcass.

Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing is eliminated by injecting a highly viscous material comprising a mixture of food grade constituents through the vent opening so as to create a self-adhering plug in the lower colon and rectum of the animal. The plug material preferably comprises a blended mixture of water, gum, modified food starch and a preservative whose viscosity is in the range of from about 220,000 centipoise to 480,000 centipoise. Being formed from food grade constituents, the offal can safely be harvested and used in animal feed as a by-product of the meat processing operation.

A machine for cleaning fowl by removal of residual viscera and bacteria, the machine comprising a wand with brushing tendrils attached to a tip, wherein the tip has exits for spraying cleaning fluid therefrom. The tip is attached to a rotating hollow shaft into which the cleaning fluid is introduced. Fowl are secured to hangers and the hangers are transported on a track to and around the machine. While passing around the machine, the wand is inserted into the fowl for cleaning thereof. The wand rides on a fixed cam comprising timed upward and downward guide tracks which transmit upward and downward movement to the wand, thereby inserting it into, and removing it from, the carcass of a fowl.

A method and apparatus for separating an intestine from a gizzard comprising an infeed overhead rail indexing conveyor assembly, and a dual blade cutter assembly, which teaches a novel method and apparatus for separating a substantial portion of the intestine from a gizzard with an increased yield. The steps of the process can include feeding a viscera pack into a feed end of the overhead rail system; capturing and conveying the pack with a conveyor belt or chain having indexing members along a path to engage the dual blade cutter assembly. A substantial portion of the intestine and the separated gizzard with a small portion of the intestine remaining are allowed to separate after being severed by the dual blade and fall along separate chutes for further processing.

A blade mounting device for the mounting of blades, in particular, for skinning and stripping machines with a blade mount fixing (1), a blade support (3), a retaining strip (6) and a tensioning device (8) for holding the blade support and retaining strip together is disclosed. A swallow-tail shaped recess (17, 18) is provided across the total width of the facing surfaces of the blade support and retaining strip. A shaft (9), centrally mounted in the retaining strip (6) and eccentrically mounted in the blade mount fixing (1) serves as tensioning device.

The invention discloses integrated automatic poultry gizzard degreasing separation equipment. The integrated automatic poultry gizzard degreasing separation equipment comprises a hoisting machine 1 for loading, a degreasing machine 2 for receiving the loading of the hoisting machine 1 for performing grease gizzard separation, a grease gizzard separating machine 3 for separating mixture of grease liquid after being degreased and poultry gizzard, and a gizzard cutting machine 4 for cutting the separated poultry gizzard. The significant improvement of the integrated automatic poultry gizzard degreasing separation equipment is as follows: after grease flows in a box body of the separating machine, gizzard, grease and waste residue are separated through buoyant force of water. Full automatic degreasing and gizzard grease separation can be performed, and the residue is discharged thoroughly, so that the production efficiency is improved, the time is saved, and the manual operation is replaced. Through the improvement of the equipment, the invention further provides a poultry gizzard machining method, particularly an automatic poultry gizzard degreasing and gizzard grease separation machining technique suitable for food industry.

The invention discloses a method for washing and sterilizing beef with electrolysis water. It employs basic electrolysis water generated around anode and acid electrolysis water generated around cathode, to wash or immerse slaughtered object in slaughterhouse sequentially; fur washing can be preceded before slaughtering or after blood letting, and/ or after barking. The beef surface saponifying with hot basic electrolysis water prevents adhesion of fur excrement; and the HOCL in acid electrolysis water realizes sterilization. The invention is characterized by low sterilizing cost, no pollution and no harm residual.

The invention relates to a loach killing machine. The loach killing machine comprises a workbench, a water tank, a sliding board, a conveying device, a baffle and a cutter. The water tank and the conveying device are arranged on the workbench. A bottom board of the water tank inclines upwards at 10 degrees to 20 degrees in the perpendicular direction. One connection end of the sliding board is connected with a water outlet of the water tank and the other connection end of the sliding board is connected with the conveying device. The cutter is arranged on the workbench and arranged adjacent to the baffle. The loach killing efficiency of the loach killing machine is high, and it is only required that loaches to be killed are placed in the water tank at a time, so that the loaches are automatically killed. The functions of killing, washing and the like are integrated and practicability is high. A water resource can be recycled, cost is saved, and the loach killing machine is environmentally friendly and economical.

A tool, or probe, is provided for insertion into a avian or poultry carcass for removing the crop and/or windpipe and/or gullet and/or other undesired viscera from the neck of the bird carcass. The probe has helical threads protruding from a probe body. V-shaped voids are cut into the helical threads to provide teeth for removal of the crop and other inedible viscera from the carcass. A cam and method of manufacturing a cam for use in decropping machines and other food processing machinery is provided. The cam includes plastic guides that are pre-shaped in two dimensions and then wrapped about a three dimensional cam frame to provide a desired path for a cam follower.

The invention relates to a toxin-removed animal liver food which includes a complete and fresh toxin-removed animal liver, seasonings and spices. A complete and fresh liver is rapidly taken out of an animal body, the gall bladder is cut off, the first porta hepatis of the liver is rapidly dissected, a disinfected medical catheter is inserted into the portal vein, biliary tract and hepatic artery blood vessel; perfusate is filled, macrophages and other immune cells containing a large amount of toxins, blood, harmful substances and bile of the liver are constantly discharged out; when the fresh liver changes from blood red to white, liver processing is completed. The toxin-removed animal liver is made into the food, nutrient substances in the liver are supplemented, meanwhile toxic substance ingestion is avoided, and the liver food is safer and healthy. In addition, the animal liver subjected to toxin removal processing has not poor smell and dry and hard taste existing in the common liver. Compared with common liver foods, the product has a more elastic, softer and unique taste and is more delicious.

The invention discloses a mechanism enabling pig tripe to be tasty, of a kneading type pig tripe cleaning device. The mechanism enabling pig tripe to be tasty, of a kneading type pig tripe cleaning device, comprises a surrounding cylinder, kneading packaging pieces, an external mold sleeve, an internal mold sleeve, springs, a transmission rod and a seasoning transporting pipe, wherein the surrounding cylinder is a cylinder; the kneading packaging pieces are mounted in the surrounding cylinder; the external mold sleeve is mounted in the kneading packaging pieces; the internal mold sleeve is mounted in the external mold sleeve; the springs are used for the connection of the surrounding cylinder and the external mold sleeve; the transmission rod is mounted on the surrounding cylinder, and isconnected with the kneading packaging pieces; and the seasoning transporting pipe is connected with the kneading packaging pieces. According to the mechanism disclosed by the invention, the pig tripewashing efficiency can be improved, and the washing cleanness of pig tripe is improved; and besides, the kneading type effect is utilized, so that the softness of pig tripe can be guaranteed, the edible mouth feel is maintained, and during washing, the pig tripe can also be inserted to be fluffy and tasty.

The invention relates to a scraper head for cleaning the neck of poultry carcasses. The invention also relates to a device for cleaning the neck of poultry carcasses provided with such a scraper head. Finally, the invention also relates to a method for cleaning the neck of poultry carcasses, wherein a scraper head is moved out of the chest cavity into the neck.

A method for producing a seafood product comprising a lobster in an intact shell said method comprising applying high pressure to effect detachment of the meat from the shell and thereafter removing the internal organs of the lobster using vacuum aspiration. The invention further includes seafood products prepared by the claimed methods.