A22C 17/12
Apparatus for cutting-off rind
Official title: Apparatus for cutting-off rind {(skinning instruments A22B5/16)}
A22C17/12 (Apparatus for cutting-off rind) appears on 123 US grants and 65 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22C- Granted patents
- 123
- Published applications
- 65
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 134
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 |
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| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cam-actuated split blade housing for power operated rotary knife21 Jul 2026US 12,686,140 B2Bettcher Industries, Inc.
- Poultry foot callus extractor17 Mar 2026US 12,575,580 B2CENOTIC Engenharia LTDA
- Annular blade23 Sep 2025US D1,094,052 S1Bettcher Industries, Inc. · Design
- Productivity enhancement apparatus for power operated skinning equipment22 Apr 2025US 12,279,623 B2Kando Innovation Limited
- Skinning device for removing skin from an animal carcass when conveyed by a conveyor means14 Jan 2025US 12,193,448 B2Marel Meat B.V.
- Cam plate with depth limiter for power operated rotary knife29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026516 A1Bettcher Industries, Inc.
- Poultry foot callus extractor29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026519 A1CENOTIC Engenharia LTDA
- Cam-actuated split blade housing for power operated rotary knife26 Dec 2024US 2024/0424702 A1Bettcher Industries, Inc.
- Foodstuff trimming device, and foodstuff trimming system28 Nov 2024US 2024/0389607 A1Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- A skinning device for removing skin from an animal carcass when conveyed by a conveyor means4 Jan 2024US 2024/0000087 A1Marel Meat B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety method and means for stopping meat skinning machines104US 5,083,973 ATownsend Engineering Company · 1992
- Safety mechanism for meat skinning machines96US 5,122,091 ATownsend Engineering Company · 1992
- Skinning machine50US 5,766,066 A1998
- Method of trimming a meat portion by ultrasonic and electronic analysis38US 6,129,625 ATownsend Engineering Company · 2000
- Power operated rotary knife36US 8,726,524 B2Bettcher Industries, Inc. · 2014