Abstract: Means for braking down carcasses such as sheep and pigs comprising a pair of endless belt for conveying the carcass legs uppermost to a splitting saw for cutting along the backbone of the carcass, means for holding the split carcass as it moves along, and a saw for cutting the carcass laterally, the positions of the lateral cuts being predetermined (i) by an operator viewing the carcass through a video system and indicating the position by a pointer, the information being stored in a microprocessor which controls the relative position of the saw and the carcass or (ii) by an algorithm stored in the microprocessor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 8, 1985
Date of Patent:
August 25, 1987
Assignee:
The State of Western Australia Department of Agriculture
Abstract: A new variety of apple tree selected from a seedling population of a planned cross, characterized by the taste, flavor and aroma of its high dessert quality sunburn-resistant fruits which have good cold storage and retail shelf life.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 18, 1990
Date of Patent:
June 9, 1992
Assignee:
Western Australia Department of Agriculture