A22B 3/06
Slaughtering or stunning by electric current
Official title: Slaughtering or stunning by electric current (electric circuits therefor H05C)
A22B3/06 (Slaughtering or stunning by electric current) appears on 93 US grants and 58 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22B- Granted patents
- 93
- Published applications
- 58
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 140
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Application of microwaves to animals12 May 2026US 12,622,438 B2Wagstaff Food Services Pty Ltd
- Fish sedating device3 Feb 2026US 12,538,927 B2Nishinihon Nichimo Co.,Ltd.
- Poultry stun detection system and method23 Dec 2025US 12,501,907 B1National Chung Hsing University
- Animal euthanasia method and apparatus14 Oct 2025US 12,439,928 B211778188 Canada Inc.
- Device and method for electric slaughtering tortoises25 Mar 2025US 12,256,745 B2Yangzhou University
- Animal stunning enclosure12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041105 A1Jarvis Products Corporation
- Animal euthanasia method and apparatus15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013519 A111778188 Canada Inc.
- Stun box simulator2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302056 A1National Beef Packing Company, LLC
- Application of microwaves to animals6 Mar 2025US 2025/0072435 A1Wagstaff Food Services Pty Ltd
- Fish sedating device21 Nov 2024US 2024/0381880 A1Nishinihon Nichimo Co.,Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Stunner for poultry36US 4,153,971 AStork-Gamco, Inc. · 1979
- Stunning of animals34US 4,780,932 AT. H. Walker & Sons Limited · 1988
- Post kill tenderization of poultry meat through constant electrical stimulation33US 5,888,132 A1999