Patents by Inventor Norbert D. Neal

Norbert D. Neal 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).

  • Fecal leakage and contamination control during poultry processing
    Patent number: 5489236
    Abstract: Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing is reduced or eliminated by applying a curable adhesive composition to the vent opening and permitting the applied curable composition to cure to form a cured firmly adherent vent seal after de-feathering has been completed or has progressed substantially. The curable sealing compositions are safe in the fully-cured state and do not liberate undesirable materials during curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Norbert D. Neal, Charles F. Cook
  • Method for reducing fecal leakage and contamination during meat and poultry processing
    Patent number: 5292278
    Abstract: Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing methods is reduced or eliminated by applying a curable adhesive composition to the vent opening and permitting the applied curable composition to cure to form a cured firmly adherent vent seal after slaughtering but prior to other processing steps. In a preferred embodiment, the curable adhesive comprises a cyanoacrylate adhesive which cures in a matter of seconds under processing conditions to form a cured vent seal which retains its sealing integrity even upon exposure to high temperature and high humidity environments encountered at downstream processing stations. The curable sealing compositions are safe in the fully-cured state and do not liberate undesirable materials during curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Oscar Mayer Foods Corp.
    Inventors: Norbert D. Neal, Robert E. Cook
  • Method for reducing fecal leakage and contamination during meat and poultry processing
    Patent number: 5120267
    Abstract: Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing methods is reduced or eliminated by applying a curable adhesive composition to the vent opening and permitting the applied curable composition to cure to form a cured firmly adherent vent seal after slaughtering but prior to other processing steps. In a preferred embodiment, the curable adhesive comprises a cyanoacrylate adhesive which cures in a matter of seconds under processing conditions to form a cured vent seal which retains its sealing integrity even upon exposure to high temperature and high humidity environments encountered at downstream processing stations. The curable sealing compositions are safe in the fully-cured state and do not liberate undesirable materials during curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignees: Oscar Mayer Foods Corp., The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Norbert D. Neal, Robert E. Cook
  • Method for reducing fecal leakage and contamination during meat and poultry processing
    Patent number: 5083975
    Abstract: Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing methods is reduced or eliminated by applying a curable adhesive composition to the vent opening and permitting the applied curable composition to cure to form a cured firmly adherent vent seal after slaughtering but prior to other processing steps. In a preferred embodiment, the curable adhesive comprises a cyanoacrylate adhesive which cures in a matter of seconds under processing conditions to form a cured vent seal which retains its sealing integrity even upon exposure to high temperature and high humidity environments encountered at downstream processing stations. The curable sealing compositions are safe in the fully-cured state and do not liberate undesirable materials during curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignees: Oscar Mayer Foods Corp, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Norbert D. Neal, Robert E. Cook