Patents Assigned to ACE, LLC
  • Patent number: 11278032
    Abstract: A support for carrying a front-half of a chicken through a deboning process, including an upper portion, a lower portion, and a base for attaching to a conveyor belt. The upper portion includes a first shelf and a second shelf for resting under the shoulder knuckles of the front-half of the chicken and a protrusion positioned between the first shelf and the second shelf for spreading the shoulder knuckles. The lower portion of the support has two sections for resting under the breast meat of the front-half of the chicken. The first section of the lower portion of the support slopes downward and outward from the upper portion, while the second section of the lower portion slopes downward and inward from the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ACE, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew C. Estes, Jeremy B. Estes