A22B 5/20
Splitting instruments
Official title: Splitting instruments {(cutting operations on carcasses other than splitting A22B5/0017)}
A22B5/20 (Splitting instruments) appears on 98 US grants and 49 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22B- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 49
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 129
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Holding element for positioning back parts or parts thereof of poultry carcasses24 Mar 2026US 12,582,128 B2Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG
- Scribe saw mount for loin puller machine17 Mar 2026US 12,575,579 B2Hall Fabrication, Inc.
- Cutting device for splitting an animal carcass in half and robot incorporating such cutting device5 Aug 2025US 12,376,596 B2Frontmatec-Aira, Sociedad Limitada Sociedad Unipersonal
- Safety system31 Dec 2024US 12,179,376 B2Grasselli S.P.A.
- Apparatus for supporting and maneuvering an animal carcass12 Sep 2023US 11,751,576 B2NCS Beef Processing, LLC
- Scribe saw mount for loin puller machine2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182589 A1Hall Fabrication, Inc.
- Scribe saw mount for loin puller machine29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026518 A1Hall Fabrication, Inc.
- Cutting device for splitting an animal carcass in half and robot incorporating such cutting device13 Jun 2024US 2024/0188575 A1Aira Robotics S.L.
- Holding element for positioning back parts or parts thereof of poultry carcasses11 May 2023US 2023/0144365 A1Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG
- Safety system29 Sep 2022US 2022/0305689 A1Grasselli S.P.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pneumatic meat saw1,029US 4,675,944 A1987
- Apparatus and methods for the volumetric and dimensional measurement of livestock206US 6,974,373 B2Geissler Technologies, LLC · 2005
- Reversible carcass saw83US 4,502,184 AKentmaster Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 1985
- Apparatus and methods for the volumetric and dimensional measurement of livestock80US 7,399,220 B22008
- Method and apparatus for automatically trimming fatty tissue from animal carcasses59US 5,334,084 ATexas Beef Group · 1994