Patents by Inventor Mark H. Curry

Mark H. Curry 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).

  • Patent number: 5616073
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for processing hog stomachs includes a base, an inversion member having a first end insertable through an opening in the stomach, a second end connected to the base, a first end opening in the first end, and a second end opening in the second end, the end openings coinciding with a passageway through the inversion member; and a contact member movably connected to the base and movable between a loading position adjacent the first end of the inversion member and an inverting position in the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Tyson Holding Company
    Inventors: Mark H. Curry, Donald M. Zimmerman, John C. Haley
  • Patent number: 5472377
    Abstract: Provided are: (a) a poultry carcass processing method; (b) an apparatus which is ideally suited for use in practicing the inventive method; and (c) a poultry product provided by the inventive processing method. The inventive processing method comprises the steps of (a) pivoting a first poultry carcass section (e.g., a forward carcass section) with respect a second carcass section (e.g., a rearward carcass section) such that the outer side of the backbone structure included in the first section is rotated toward the outer side of the portion of the backbone structure included in the second section and (b) with the sections retained in pivoted relationship, pulling one of the sections directionally away from the other section such that a portion of the meat provided on the outer side of the forward portion of the backbone structure is detached therefrom and is retained in attached relationship to the rearward section of the carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Tyson Holding Company
    Inventors: Stanley B. Andrews, Bobby Z. Haley, Robert L. Sanford, Mark H. Curry, Donald M. Zimmerman