Patents by Inventor Deloran Matthew Allen

Deloran Matthew Allen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for processing an animal carcass and apparatus for providing electrical stimulation
    Patent number: 6364759
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for processing animal carcasses are described. The method for processing the animal carcass includes electrically stimulating a target region of the animal carcass. By focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscle portion of an animal carcass, the middle muscle portion of the animal carcass can be tenderized without substantially interfering with the cooling rate of the muscles provided in the anterior and posterior portions. The apparatus includes an electrical stimulation frame that includes a plurality of electrical stimulation probes, an upper ground, and a lower ground, which are constructed and arranged for focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscles of an animal carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignees: Excel Corporation, Texas Tech University Office of Technology Transfer & IP
    Inventors: Deloran Matthew Allen, Markus Festus Miller, Gretchen Gayle Hilton, Howard G. Dolezal, Jr., Darren Grose
  • Method for processing an animal carcass and apparatus for providing electrical stimulation
    Patent number: 6290592
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for processing animal carcasses are described. The method for processing the animal carcass includes electrically stimulating a target region of the animal carcass. By focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscle portion of an animal carcass, the middle muscle portion of the animal carcass can be tenderized without substantially interfering with the cooling rate of the muscles provided in the anterior and posterior portions. The apparatus includes an electrical stimulation frame that includes a plurality of electrical stimulation probes, an upper ground, and a lower ground, which are constructed and arranged for focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscles of an animal carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignees: Texas Tech University, Excel Corporation
    Inventors: Deloran Matthew Allen, Markus Festus Miller, Gretchen Gayle Hilton, Howard G. Dolezal, Jr., Darren Grose