Patents Assigned to Morris & Associates, Inc. (Corporation of North Carolina)
  • Post Chill Decontamination Tank
    Publication number: 20080242207
    Abstract: The post chill decontamination tank assembly 24 usually is positioned at the exit end of a chiller 10 of a poultry processing line. Eviscerated birds fall into the decontamination tank 25 and the paddles 42A-42D of the paddle assembly 34 revolve in the tank about the axis 37 and collect and lift the birds through the liquid and discharge the birds from the tank. An antimicrobial is added to the liquid for treating the exposed surfaces of the birds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Morris & Associates, Inc. (Corporation of North Carolina)
    Inventors: William F. Morris, Terry A. Wright, Robert E. Cathey