A22C 21/00
Processing poultry
A22C21/00 (Processing poultry) appears on 1,376 US grants and 836 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22C- Granted patents
- 1,376
- Published applications
- 836
- Assignees
- 348
- Inventors
- 1,501
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 39 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 20 |
| 2003 | 13 | 20 |
| 2004 | 18 | 17 |
| 2005 | 16 | 36 |
| 2006 | 26 | 31 |
| 2007 | 21 | 24 |
| 2008 | 23 | 22 |
| 2009 | 20 | 23 |
| 2010 | 19 | 25 |
| 2011 | 16 | 34 |
| 2012 | 26 | 30 |
| 2013 | 35 | 36 |
| 2014 | 44 | 33 |
| 2015 | 42 | 46 |
| 2016 | 38 | 31 |
| 2017 | 45 | 42 |
| 2018 | 30 | 32 |
| 2019 | 25 | 35 |
| 2020 | 37 | 43 |
| 2021 | 36 | 34 |
| 2022 | 34 | 48 |
| 2023 | 35 | 46 |
| 2024 | 41 | 49 |
| 2025 | 56 | 49 |
| 2026 | 27 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A22C 21/0053Transferring or conveying devices for poultry365
- A22C 21/0023Dividing poultry353
- A22C 21/0069Deboning poultry or parts of poultry276
- A22C 21/06Eviscerating devices for poultry238
- A22C 21/0061Cleaning or disinfecting poultry132
- A22C 21/0092Skinning poultry or parts of poultry122
- A22C 21/0046Support devices111
- A22C 21/0007Poultry shackles98
Recent patents
- Decontamination tank and method for treating food products6 Oct 2026US 12,751,464 B2Morris & Associates, Inc.
- Poultry-processing equipment with a mounting chassis22 Sep 2026US 12,740,572 B2Ardisam, Inc.
- System for hanging poultry15 Sep 2026US 12,733,652 B2Meyn Food Processing Technology B. V.
- Macerator design for portioned chicken breast for fast food restaurants1 Sep 2026US 12,721,354 B2JBT Marel Corporation
- Meat-attached matter removal device and meat-attached matter removal method1 Sep 2026US 12,721,355 B2Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Work grasping apparatus and work grasping method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283168 A1Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Thermal dehydration system and method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266545 A1Renewable Thermal Solutions, LLC
- 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 and apparatus for portion cutting of meat items20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240177 A1Marel A/S
- Poultry Hanging System and Method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231966 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bundling device170US 7,377,845 B2Fusionbrands Incorporated · 2008
- Use of peracetic acid to sanitize processed fowl132US 5,632,676 AFMC Corporation · 1997
- Method for sanitizing poultry carcasses in a poultry processing plant utilizing ozonated water87US 4,849,237 A1989
- Apparatus for processing poultry suspended from their legs85US 5,676,594 AMachinefabriek Meyn B.V. · 1997
- Method for sanitizing food products69US 5,227,184 AAmerican Water Purification, Inc. · 1993