Patents by Inventor Archie P. McFarland

Archie P. McFarland 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).

  • Method and separator apparatus for gaining remaining meat from bone strings
    Patent number: 5507689
    Abstract: A method for gaining the remaining meat from the bones of cutlet strings or racks and a separating apparatus for carrying out this method are described. The separating apparatus essentially comprises a hollow drum (1) having a perforated outer surface (7), on which a compression belt (2) partially wrapped around said drum (1) is held under pressure. The hollow drum (1) includes a groove (8) in its central region which extends radially and around said drum and comprises perforated limiting faces. The cross-section of the groove (8) essentially corresponds to that of the bone string to be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Archie P. McFarland, Sigurd Richartz