A22C 15/003
Hooks or the like specially adapted for meat or hams or part
Official title: {Hooks or the like specially adapted for meat or hams or part of carcasses (spreaders for cattle A22B5/06)}
A22C15/003 (Hooks or the like specially adapted for meat or hams or part) appears on 59 US grants and 36 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22C- Granted patents
- 59
- Published applications
- 36
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 97
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cutting system for cutting carcass parts while the carcass parts are carried by carriers connected to and moved by an overhang transport system12 May 2026US RE50,883 E1Marel Meat B.V.
- Food processing tree support28 Apr 2026US 12,612,997 B2Smithfield Foods, Inc.
- Animal hanging device with integrated closed-loop frame21 Apr 2026US 12,604,908 B2
- Apparatus for suspending and supporting cuts of meat during processing21 Apr 2026US 12,604,909 B2DuBose Industries, Inc.
- Tool having a detectable wireless marker or tag17 Mar 2026US 12,579,395 B2Dexter-Russell, Inc.
- A slaughtered pig part processing plant and a method of retaining a slaughtered pig part by a hook8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305627 A1Frontmatec Group Aps
- Animal hanging device with integrated closed-loop frame9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096565 A1
- Device for dual dosing in an automated overhead conveyor of the meat industry ending in two independent hooks30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331525 A1
- Apparatus for suspending and supporting cuts of meat during processing24 Jul 2025US 2025/0234873 A1DuBose Industries, lnc.
- Tool having a detectable wireless marker or tag10 Jul 2025US 2025/0225356 A1Dexter-Russell, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for providing hanger-clip closures for casings60US 4,044,450 AUnion Carbide Corporation · 1977
- Process for attaching a hanger loop to a wrapper section closed with a U-shaped clip51US 4,165,593 A1979
- Mechanism for feeding a string loop into a clip attachment apparatus49US 5,755,022 ADelaware Capital Formation, Inc. · 1998
- Hanger member25US 4,227,668 ARheem Manufacturing Company · 1980
- Deer dragging and hanging device19US 5,145,224 A1992