A22B 3/00
Slaughtering or stunning
Official title: Slaughtering or stunning ({anaesthetising animals A61D7/04}; cutting in general B26)
A22B3/00 (Slaughtering or stunning) appears on 302 US grants and 234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22B- Granted patents
- 302
- Published applications
- 234
- Assignees
- 149
- Inventors
- 484
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 15 |
| 2007 | 3 | 16 |
| 2008 | 14 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14 |
| 2015 | 17 | 16 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 |
| 2025 | 11 | 12 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A22B 3/08Slaughtering or stunning: for poultry or fish116
- A22B 3/06Slaughtering or stunning by electric current93
- A22B 3/005Slaughtering or stunning: by means of gas82
- A22B 3/02Slaughtering or stunning: by means of bolts49
- A22B 3/10Slaughtering tools41
- A22B 3/12Kosher slaughtering devices10
- A22B 3/04Masks for animals to be slaughtered0
Recent patents
- Method for administering an antimicrobial treatment to an animal in a meat processing operation1 Sep 2026US 12,721,865 B2Cargill, Incorporated
- Application of microwaves to animals12 May 2026US 12,622,438 B2Wagstaff Food Services Pty Ltd
- Systems and methods for automated fish processing17 Feb 2026US 12,550,904 B2Shinkei Systems Corp.
- Fish sedating device3 Feb 2026US 12,538,927 B2Nishinihon Nichimo Co.,Ltd.
- Method of reducing stress level in animals27 Jan 2026US 12,533,221 B2Marel Meat A/S
- Euthanasia chamber for receiving intact wire cage traps containing live animals and method of use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293916 A1
- Processing line and method for processing products of the food processing industry and in particular stunned poultry bodies20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240176 A1Baader Poultry Holding GmbH
- Method of stunning pigs using gas and slaughterhouse for slaughtering pigs30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215441 A1Marel Meat A/S
- Method and system for humanely dispatching wounded game25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174087 A1
- Systems and methods for automated fish processing28 May 2026US 2026/0144265 A1Shinkei Systems Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ergonomic knife and knife handle67US 4,885,818 A1989
- Method and device for stunning of poultry48US 5,643,072 AStork PMT B. V. · 1997
- Method and device for collecting poultry and transporting the poultry to a slaughterhouse45US 5,975,029 AStork PMT B. V. · 1999
- Method and device for processing slaughter products45US 6,912,434 B2Stork PMT B. V. · 2005
- Device for stunning an animal for slaughter44US 5,704,830 AStork R.M.S. B.V. · 1998