Patents by Inventor John Ellard Hart

John Ellard Hart 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).

  • Dedagging implement and rotor thereof
    Patent number: 7326107
    Abstract: A dedagging implement including a body (2), a rotor (4) supported on the body (2) for rotation about an axis and having radially outwardly projecting lobes (6) for removing dag from a carcass, a liquid supply means located on the body (2), said liquid supply means being configured to direct a flow of liquid at the lobes (6) and an air supply means located on the body (2), said air supply means being configured to direct air flow at, or in close proximity to, the lobes (6). The present invention also provides a dedagging system having a dedagging implement and a vacuum waste collection system. The dedagging implement and/or dedagging system is useful for removing dag from an animal carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Meat & Livestock Australia Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Leslie Finney, John Ellard Hart, Darryl John Heidke, Raymond Malcolm White