Patents by Inventor Tom Batts

Tom Batts 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).

  • Tendon pulling
    Patent number: 4291434
    Abstract: Poultry carcasses suspended from the feet are carried along a straight path through a first zone where the lower legs are broken at a given level, and then through a second zone whereat opposing shearing forces are applied above and below the said level whereby to tear the skin and pull tendons from the upper legs of the carcasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Assignee: Swift & Company
    Inventor: Tom Batts