Foodstuff processing line systems and methods
US12239138B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B4/28
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process that includes receiving, by a trimmer via a conveyor system, a foodstuff, automatically trimming, by the trimmer and based on trimming instructions, the foodstuff that results in trimmings and a trimmed foodstuff. The process also includes advancing, via the conveyor system, the trimmings of the foodstuff to a trimmings collector, and advancing, via the conveyor system, the trimmed foodstuff out of the trimmer. The trimmer is provided on the conveyor system prior to an injector such that the trimmer performs the automatic trimming of the foodstuff prior to injecting the foodstuff with a liquid solution by the injector.
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