Patents by Inventor Richard W. Moncure

Richard W. Moncure 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).

  • Methods for computer assisted optimization of meat cuts from carcasses
    Patent number: 4228685
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a method for optimizing the cuts produced from a carcass, for example a pork carcass, which is an improvement over the subject matter of U.S. Pat. No. 3,940,998. The improvements described are achieved by identifying each carcass with an indicia at the time of the kill; making physical measurements and a subjective evaluation score of the carcass, after dressing, which are automatically input as data to a computer programmed to determine the optimum cutting instructions for each carcass in order to achieve maximum value from the resulting cuts in accordance with market conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Wallace, Richard W. Moncure