Patents by Inventor Thomas Matejovitz

Thomas Matejovitz 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).

  • Turkey processing-hot deboning
    Patent number: 5263891
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method of separating a turkey carcass into a white meat portion and a dark meat hind saddle portion and processing the dark meat prior to rigor mortis. A live turkey is slaughtered, defeathered, eviscerated, and halved into the breast and hind saddle portions. The warm dark meat hind saddle portion is immediately conveyed to a deboning room where the warm dark meat muscle portion is removed, reduced in size and chilled within a short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: Philip D. Weiner, Bruce Frankland, Thomas Matejovitz