Patents by Inventor Howard G. Dolezal, Jr.

Howard G. Dolezal, Jr. 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).

  • Treating meat from dark-cutting carcasses using an acidification process
    Patent number: 8580326
    Abstract: A system and method for treating dark-cutter meat includes contacting the meat with one or more acidulants in an amount and for a time sufficient to allow the acidulant to hydrolyze and decrease the pH level of the meat. The acidulant may be added to the meat by injecting, marinating, spraying, or rubbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Howard G. Dolezal, Jr., Dave McKenna, Daniel L. Schaefer, Rudy Steiner
  • Method and apparatus for tracking carcasses
    Patent number: 6975233
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for identifying a carcass during meat production. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a band sized to fit around a limb of the carcass and a readable identification tag affixed to the band for remote identification of the carcass. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a block adapted to couple to a trolley carrying the carcass and a readable identification tag coupled to or embedded in the block. The readable identification tag may be used to read and write information relating to the carcass to a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Excel Corporation
    Inventors: Darren J. Grose, Howard G. Dolezal, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for tracking carcasses
    Patent number: 6724309
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for identifying a carcass during meat production. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a band sized to fit around a limb of the carcass and a readable identification tag affixed to the band for remote identification of the carcass. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a block adapted to couple to a trolley carrying the carcass and a readable identification tag coupled to or embedded in the block. The readable identification tag may be used to read and write information relating to the carcass to a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Excel Corporation
    Inventors: Darren J. Grose, Howard G. Dolezal, Jr.
  • Method for processing an animal carcass and apparatus for providing electrical stimulation
    Patent number: 6364759
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for processing animal carcasses are described. The method for processing the animal carcass includes electrically stimulating a target region of the animal carcass. By focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscle portion of an animal carcass, the middle muscle portion of the animal carcass can be tenderized without substantially interfering with the cooling rate of the muscles provided in the anterior and posterior portions. The apparatus includes an electrical stimulation frame that includes a plurality of electrical stimulation probes, an upper ground, and a lower ground, which are constructed and arranged for focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscles of an animal carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignees: Excel Corporation, Texas Tech University Office of Technology Transfer & IP
    Inventors: Deloran Matthew Allen, Markus Festus Miller, Gretchen Gayle Hilton, Howard G. Dolezal, Jr., Darren Grose
  • Method for processing an animal carcass and apparatus for providing electrical stimulation
    Patent number: 6290592
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for processing animal carcasses are described. The method for processing the animal carcass includes electrically stimulating a target region of the animal carcass. By focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscle portion of an animal carcass, the middle muscle portion of the animal carcass can be tenderized without substantially interfering with the cooling rate of the muscles provided in the anterior and posterior portions. The apparatus includes an electrical stimulation frame that includes a plurality of electrical stimulation probes, an upper ground, and a lower ground, which are constructed and arranged for focusing or concentrating electrical stimulation on the middle muscles of an animal carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignees: Texas Tech University, Excel Corporation
    Inventors: Deloran Matthew Allen, Markus Festus Miller, Gretchen Gayle Hilton, Howard G. Dolezal, Jr., Darren Grose