| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE36172 |
Method of linking a strand of uncased coextruded meat emulsion product |
March 30, 1999 |
| The method for linking a strand of an elongated coextruded meat emulsion product having an outer surface exposed to the atmosphere without the benefit of an enclosed casing comprises subjecting the strand to a constrictive force at spaced intervals along its length to create a plural |
| D461293 |
Sausage conveyor hook |
August 6, 2002 |
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| D440731 |
Sausage conveyor hook |
April 17, 2001 |
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| D440374 |
Sausage conveyor hook |
April 10, 2001 |
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| D433924 |
Hook for a sausage conveyor |
November 21, 2000 |
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| D397287 |
Hook for a sausage conveyor |
August 25, 1998 |
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| 7037437 |
Dual filter system for filtering of injector fluids |
May 2, 2006 |
| A filtering system used on a meat injection machine that injects pickling into meat products. The filter consists of a tank and a first and second rotary filter. The first rotary filter uses a wedge wire wound cylinder and augers having flutes that rotate to catch and push away solid |
| 7033264 |
Method and means for filling natural casing sausages |
April 25, 2006 |
| A method of filling a natural hollow elongated casing with meat emulsion involves placing a natural casing on an elongated meat emulsion stuffing tube having a meat emulsion discharge end, closing an extended end of the natural casing over the discharge end of the stuffing tube so that m |
| 7001515 |
Dual filter system for filtering of injector fluids |
February 21, 2006 |
| A filtering system used on a meat injection machine that injects pickling into meat products. The filter consists of a tank and a first and second rotary filter. The first rotary filter uses a wedge wire wound cylinder and augers having flutes that rotate to catch and push away solid |
| 6981912 |
Method and means for filling natural casing sausages |
January 3, 2006 |
| A method for filling a natural hollow elongated casing with meat emulsion that involves placing a natural casing on an elongated meat emulsion stuffing tube and longitudinally pumping meat emulsion through the stuffing tube for expansive discharge into the natural casing at a suffici |
| 6955830 |
Method for injecting fluid into meat products |
October 18, 2005 |
| A method for injecting fluid into meat products comprises taking a plurality of hollow fluid injection needles having sharpened discharge ends, and connecting the needles to a source of pressurized liquid; penetrating the sharpened ends of the needles into the product and thence with |
| 6939573 |
Method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products |
September 6, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products involves the structure and use of a machine which has a longitudinal movable conveyor surface on the machine; a fluid injection station on the machine for injecting fluid into a meat product on the conve |
| 6856852 |
Method and means for controlling the operation of a machine based upon the wearing apparel by th |
February 15, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus that uses safety apparel that has an identification element so that a sensor on a machine may detect the presence of the identification element. Upon detecting the presence of the identification element, the sensors electronically activate a series of switches and |
| 6855046 |
Method and means for filling natural casing sausages |
February 15, 2005 |
| A method of filling a natural hollow elongated casing with meat emulsion involves placing a natural casing on an elongated meat emulsion stuffing tube having a meat emulsion discharge end, closing an extended end of the natural casing over the discharge end of the stuffing tube so that m |
| 6846234 |
Method and means for advancing a sausage casing using fluid power |
January 25, 2005 |
| A stuffing tube for a meat encasing machine that has a hollow stuffing tube. The hollow stuffing tube also has an inner chamber that is fluidly linked to the exterior of the hollow tube by a series of openings located in the wall of the stuffing tube. The openings and chamber allow water |
| 6843713 |
Method and means for encasing sausage |
January 18, 2005 |
| A method of advancing a sausage casing mounted on a stuffing tube into a twisting mechanism includes placing a hollow natural sausage casing on the outside surface of a stuffing tube and engaging the casing with a roller. The roller then forces the casing to slide toward the discharge en |
| 6780452 |
Method and means for curving sausage links |
August 24, 2004 |
| A method of creating curved sausage links involves extruding an elongated sausage strand having linear protein fibers therein out of an elongated hollow meat emulsion extrusion tube. The flow of meat emulsion through the tube is partially restricted by a restrictor element within the tub |
| 6719621 |
Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion |
April 13, 2004 |
| A method of stuffing natural casings with emulsion involves slidably mounting a collar element on the stuffing tube of the machine adjacent an end of the stuffing tube opposite to the discharge end thereof. The collar is slidably advanced towards the discharge end of the tube to telescop |
| 6676502 |
Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion |
January 13, 2004 |
| A method and structure of stuffing natural casings with sausage material involves taking a plurality of natural casings of different lengths and diameters; pre-loading each of the casings on elongated hollow open ended sleeves shorter than the casings and having a diameter less than the |
| 6669545 |
Method and means for stuffing natural casings with a food emulsion |
December 30, 2003 |
| A controlled follower on a stuffing tube engages and causes a natural casing thereon to be longitudinally moved toward the discharge end of a stuffing tube to be filled with emulsion, twisted and formed into links. The follower is controlled by a sensor, in conjunction with a controller, |
| 6659854 |
Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine |
December 9, 2003 |
| A method for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on the stuffing tube of a sausage machine, provides for placing the preloaded sleeves on a feeder mechanism and selectively and sequentially moving the sleeves into registering position with the discharge end of an emulsion stuffing tu |
| 6659853 |
Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion |
December 9, 2003 |
| A method of stuffing natural casings with emulsion involves slidably mounting a collar element on the stuffing tube of the machine adjacent an end of the stuffing tube opposite to the discharge end thereof. The collar is slidably advanced towards the discharge end of the tube to telescop |
| 6641474 |
Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine |
November 4, 2003 |
| A method for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on the stuffing tube of a sausage machine, provides for placing the preloaded sleeves on a feeder mechanism and selectively and sequentially moving the sleeves into registering position with the discharge end of an emulsion stuffing tu |
| 6638154 |
Thrust collar for encasing natural casings, and method of use thereof |
October 28, 2003 |
| A thrust collar for slidably mountable on an elongated hollow stuffing tube of a meat emulsion encasing machine, comprises a main body having a center bore and a radially extending annular flange, and a disk rotatably mounted on a forward end of the main body and having a center bore reg |
| 6632463 |
Method and means for injecting fluid into a meat product |
October 14, 2003 |
| A machine for injecting fluid into a meat product has a frame and a meat injection station on the frame. An elongated conveyor is mounted on the frame for carrying a meat products towards and through the injection station. A motor is on the frame for operating the conveyor. A meat in |
| 6592452 |
Hook for sausage conveyor |
July 15, 2003 |
| A sausage conveyor hook has an elongated support arm having first and second ends and first and second arm portions disposed at an angle with respect to each other. The first arm portion normally is disposed in a horizontal position on the conveyor, and the second arm portion extends |
| 6589108 |
Tapered blade and holder for a meat skinning machine |
July 8, 2003 |
| The bottom of the clamp in a blade assembly has an elongated truncated tapered recess that receives the blade of similar shape. The blade has a vertical rearward edge. When the blade is placed in the recess of the clamp, an opening exists between the rearward edge of the blade and the |
| 6585580 |
Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion |
July 1, 2003 |
| A method of stuffing natural casings with emulsion involves slidably mounting a collar element on the stuffing tube of the machine adjacent an end of the stuffing tube opposite to the discharge end thereof. The collar is slidably advanced towards the discharge end of the tube to telescop |
| 6572464 |
Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine |
June 3, 2003 |
| A method for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on the stuffing tube of a sausage machine, provides for placing the preloaded sleeves on a feeder mechanism and selectively and sequentially moving the sleeves into registering position with the discharge end of an emulsion stuffing tu |
| 6558242 |
Method and apparatus for removing fat from meat cuts |
May 6, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for removing a portion of fat from meat cuts involves placing a meat cut on a longitudinal conveyor, pressing sensor probes into the meat cut to measure the relative thickness of fat and the location of lean in the meat, and then withdrawing the sensor probes from |
| 6558241 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a sausage making machine |
May 6, 2003 |
| A sausage encasing machine has a computer and a casing diameter sensor located on a frame downstream of an exit end of a meat stuffing tube. The sensor is connected to the computer to transmit casing diameter data to the computer as the casing is being sensed. The computer is programmed |
| 6497176 |
Meat injection machine |
December 24, 2002 |
| A meat injection machine has a frame, and a vertically movable head thereon. A horizontal conveyor is on the frame, and a plurality of injector needles are positioned over the conveyor. A plurality of vertically disposed needles are on the conveyor. Means are provided for connecting |
| 6471042 |
Transporting device for food products |
October 29, 2002 |
| The invention relates to a transporting device for transporting food products to be processed. The transporting device includes at least one advancing element for advancing carriers of food products for processing that are fixed to the advancing element along a route extending through a |
| 6467668 |
Conveyor chain and system for looped sausage products |
October 22, 2002 |
| A horizontal conveyor for linked sausage strands has a frame (10) having a horizontal operating platform (12) with opposite first (16) and second ends (18), opposite sides, a top surface (20), and a continuous perimeter wall (14) extending along the sides and first and second ends. The |
| 6458025 |
Removable skinning blade assembly for meat skinning machine |
October 1, 2002 |
| A skinning blade assembly with a blade, clamp, and shoe where the blade is frictionally received in a recess formed in the bottom surface of the clamp, the clamp having a slot that extends from the top of the clamp through the bottom of the clamp such that a tool can be inserted in the |
| 6331104 |
Continuous food processing system |
December 18, 2001 |
| A method and apparatus of continuously processing an elongated strand (1) of plastic edible material coated with a coagulated coating. A co-extruder (6) has interchangeable parts (9B) to provide strands of varying diameter. The strand is conveyed through a closed tubular conveyor (106) t |
| 6325711 |
Twister mechanism for a sausage making machine |
December 4, 2001 |
| A twister mechanism for sausage encasing has a first housing member (12) having a center bore. A rotatable ring (22) has a center bore (26) concentric with the center bore of the housing. A rotatable sleeve (24) is mounted on the ring and forms the center bore of the ring and being r |
| 6315653 |
Mounting assembly for detachably supporting and orienting stuffing tubes on sausage encasing mac |
November 13, 2001 |
| A stuffing tube mounting assembly has an elongated barrel with a forward end terminating in a cylindrical barrel portion. A hollow elongated stuffing horn having a rearward end is detachably telescopically mounted on the barrel portion. Interlocking surfaces on the rearward end of the |
| 6299523 |
Means for remotely ejecting the blade of a meat skinning machine |
October 9, 2001 |
| A mechanism for ejecting a cutting blade from a knife assembly in a meat skinning machine includes a shoe with a supporting surface for the blade and a releasable clamping assembly for clamping the cutting blade to the supporting surface. The clamping assembly includes a clamp and releas |
| 6290591 |
Method and apparatus for determining the number of looped sausages for deposit on a smokestick |
September 18, 2001 |
| A method for determining the number of loops of linked sausages for deposit on a smokestick includes; preparing an elongated strand of stuffed sausages; dividing the strand of sausages into a plurality of sausage links; determining the desired number of looped sausages to be prepared; |
| 6290590 |
Method and apparatus for precrimping a sausage strand |
September 18, 2001 |
| A method and apparatus for cutting sausages squeezes the meat inside the casing by a crimping wheel to move the meat emulsion away from the linking point to provide sufficient casing to close the ends of the proposed links and to prevent bursting of the casing. This is accomplished by pa |
| 6277019 |
Method and apparatus for removing fat from meat cuts |
August 21, 2001 |
| A method for removing a portion of fat from meat cuts involves placing a meat cut on a longitudinal conveyor, pressing sensor probes into the meat cut to measure the relative thickness of fact and the location of lean in the meat, and then withdrawing the sensor probes from the meat. An |
| 6277018 |
Method and means making and conveying an extruded sausage strand |
August 21, 2001 |
| An apparatus for producing and processing a strand of sausage or foodstuff has a sausage producing machine which produces a linked strand of sausage for deposit of loops of the strand on the hooks of a continuous conveyor. The conveyor picks up the loops of the strand at a loading statio |
| 6257974 |
Hook for sausage conveyor |
July 10, 2001 |
| A sausage conveyor hook has an elongated flat support arm having first and second ends and first and second arm portions disposed at an angle with respect to each other. The first arm portion normally is disposed in a horizontal position on the conveyor, and the second arm portion extend |
| 6245369 |
Method and means for controlling the variations in weight of extruded sausages |
June 12, 2001 |
| A conveyor assembly for moving an extruded strand of sausage (26) from an extruding machine (10) and for coagulating the outer surface (28) of the strand (26) has first (48) and second (49) conveyor elements mounted on a frame (36). The conveyor assembly on the frame (36) moves from a po |
| 6234891 |
Collating conveyor for sausage links |
May 22, 2001 |
| A collating conveyor is provided for sausage links. The conveyor includes a frame with opposite ends and chains trained about the opposite ends of the frame. A motor drives the chains in a vertically oriented loop. A plurality of brackets are mounted on the chains in longitudinally space |
| 6213863 |
Machine and method for automatic muscle fat and membrane removal |
April 10, 2001 |
| A conventional meat skinning machine has a frame, a horizontal auger on the frame having a forward end, a tooth gripping roll rearwardly mounted on the frame and extending across the forward end of the conveyor, and an elongated cutting blade mounted on the frame adjacent the gripping ro |
| 6213368 |
Conveyor station and conveyor for sausage machines and method of using the same |
April 10, 2001 |
| A conveyor station for a pair of sausage producing machines, has a pair of sausage producing machines capable of discharging a rope of sausages through a discharge end thereof. A pair of spaced elongated substantially parallel horizontal conveyors having one end of each adjacent the |
| 6153234 |
Brine coated sausage strand |
November 28, 2000 |
| A method and means for coagulating a co-extruded collagen gel on a food product is described wherein a highly dissoluble salt having a dissolubility of at least 8 moles per liter water at 20.degree. C. is applied to the collagen gel whereby the collagen gel is coagulated in less than |
| 6135870 |
Mounting assembly for detachably supporting stuffing tubes on sausage encasing machines |
October 24, 2000 |
| A stuffing tube mounting assembly has an elongated cylindrical barrel with a longitudinal center axis and forward and rearward ends. The barrel has a first barrel portion at the rearward end, a second barrel portion at the forward end, and an intermediate barrel portion in between the fi |
