Method and apparatus for tracking carcasses
AssigneeExcel Corporation
InventorsDarren J. Grose, Howard G. Dolezal, Jr.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for identifying a carcass during meat production. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a band sized to fit around a limb of the carcass and a readable identification tag affixed to the band for remote identification of the carcass. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a block adapted to couple to a trolley carrying the carcass and a readable identification tag coupled to or embedded in the block. The readable identification tag may be used to read and write information relating to the carcass to a database.
Claims34
A device for identifying a carcass hanging from a trolley, during meat production along a meat processing line, the device comprising:
- a block adapted to couple to a frame of the trolley, the block including a base and two generally parallel arms defining a notch configured to surround the frame;
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- a readable identification tag coupled to the block for remote identification of the carcass.
A device for tracking a carcass hanging from a trolley, during meat production along a meat processing line, the device comprising a block adapted to couple to a frame of the trolley, the block including a housing and two generally parallel arms defining a trolley notch adapted to couple to the frame, and an RFID tag coupled to the block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.