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US 11,627,744 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for cutting meat products into blocks of meat
AssigneeProvisur Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAdrian Hofmann, Michael C. Collins, Franz H. Koller
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Abstract
In an embodiment, an apparatus for processing meat product and a method of using same is provided. A first station includes a flattener which is configured to flatten a meat product, and a scanner which is configured to scan features of the meat product after flattening. A second station is configured to dock front and rear ends of the meat product in accordance with information received from the scan of the features.
Claims21
An apparatus for processing meat product comprising:
- a first station including a flattener which is configured to flatten a meat product, and a scanner which is configured to scan features of the meat product after flattening;
- a second station configured to dock front and rear ends of the meat product in accordance with information received from the scan of the features, the second station comprising a conveyor defining a longitudinal axis, and a blade assembly comprising spaced-apart knifes disposed on opposite ends of the conveyor, the spaced-apart knifes having axes of rotation that are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the conveyor;
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- a controller programmed to control movement of the conveyor in accordance with the information received from the scanner.
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A method of operating an apparatus for processing meat product comprising:
- flattening a meat product;
- scanning the flattened meat product for features thereof;
- determining cut lines of the meat product in accordance with information from the scanning of the features under a rule-based decision process executed by a controller;
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- docking front and rear ends of the meat product along the cut lines.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.