Patents by Inventor Eric Nolten

Eric Nolten 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).

  • Treatment device and methods for preparing a poultry carcass for harvesting
    Patent number: 11317635
    Abstract: A treatment device or method for preparing a poultry carcass, as provided herein, may serve to remove a portion of the carcass's keel bone on a conveyor line. The treatment device may include a blade carriage and bone blade. The blade carriage may be disposed at a preharvest station on a conveyor path of the conveyor line. The bone blade may be mechanically linked to the blade carriage at the preharvest station to remove a tip of the keel bone. The bone blade may be aligned with the keel bone between a pair of fillets of the carcass within the preharvest station. The bone blade may also be spaced apart from a sternum of the carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Eric Nolten, Daniel Edward Barbee, Hynek Kocourek
  • TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHODS FOR PREPARING A POULTRY CARCASS FOR HARVESTING
    Publication number: 20220079175
    Abstract: A treatment device or method for preparing a poultry carcass, as provided herein, may serve to remove a portion of the carcass's keel bone on a conveyor line. The treatment device may include a blade carriage and bone blade. The blade carriage may be disposed at a preharvest station on a conveyor path of the conveyor line. The bone blade may be mechanically linked to the blade carriage at the preharvest station to remove a tip of the keel bone. The bone blade may be aligned with the keel bone between a pair of fillets of the carcass within the preharvest station. The bone blade may also be spaced apart from a sternum of the carcass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Nolten, Daniel Edward Barbee, Hynek Kocourek
  • Filleting system for poultry
    Patent number: 7063611
    Abstract: A filleting system for poultry, such as chickens, includes a conveyor system incorporating carriers for the poultry. Processing stations are provided in or along the path of the conveyor system for successively processing parts of the poultry, wherein the processing stations include at least one skinner, one wishbone remover, a fillet scraper, and either a breastbone scraper or a cutter for halving breast fillets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Eric Nolten, Johan Hendrik Anton Klukhuhn
  • Filleting system for poultry
    Publication number: 20040235409
    Abstract: A filleting system for poultry, such as chickens, includes a conveyor system incorporating carriers for the poultry. Processing stations are provided in or along the path of the conveyor system for successively processing parts of the poultry, wherein the processing stations include at least one skinner, one wishbone remover, a fillet scraper, and either a breastbone scraper or a cutter for halving breast fillets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Eric Nolten, Johan Hendrik Anton Klukhuhn