Patents by Inventor Torsten Rusko
Torsten Rusko 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).
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Patent number: 11937613Abstract: A conveying unit is designed and configured for automatically conveying fillet-like meat products, in particular fish fillets. The conveying unit has a first conveying element rotationally driven by a drive and a second conveying element rotationally driven by a drive, in transport direction of the meat products to be conveyed. The second conveying element is downstream of the first conveying element. The two conveying elements form a continuous transport path, along which different processing stations may be arranged. The first conveying element is a double belt with a gap running centrally and parallel to the transport direction, while the second conveying element is a segment chain which is triangular in cross-section. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KGInventor: Torsten Rusko
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Patent number: 11931915Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting an essentially V-shaped strip from meat products fed in a transport direction has a knife carrier to which two knife units are assigned. Each knife unit has a circular knife and a drive for rotationally driving the circular knife about a central axis of rotation. The two circular knives are set substantially in a V-shape to each other in a position enclosing an angle. An adjustable arrangement of the knife units provides for setting of the size of the angle. The offset of the two central axes of rotation to each other is equal to zero in the transport direction and the two knife units are adjustable exclusively synchronously with each other. A corresponding apparatus and method for cutting an essentially V-shaped strip from meat products fed in transport direction is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Stefan Giesler, Torsten Rusko
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ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY REMOVING A STRIP CONSISTING OF DARK MEAT FROM A FISH FILLET
Publication number: 20230000095Abstract: An arrangement for automatically removing a strip of dark meat from a fish fillet has a conveying unit for transporting the fish fillet from an inlet to an outlet area in a transport direction along a transport path. Starting from the inlet area, successively along the transport path, are provided: a detector for detecting dark meat; a first cutting apparatus for removing a middle partial strip of dark meat; an opener for opening up the fillet such that the cut surfaces of a ventral-side partial and of a dorsal-side partial strip of dark meat point upwards; a cutting unit for removing the partial strips, the cutting unit comprising second and third cutting apparatuses for removing the ventral and dorsal-side partial strips. A control device is connected to the detector and the cutting apparatus, and all cuts are based on information from the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventor: Torsten Rusko -
Publication number: 20220219349Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting an essentially V-shaped strip from meat products fed in a transport direction has a knife carrier to which two knife units are assigned. Each knife unit has a circular knife and a drive for rotationally driving the circular knife about a central axis of rotation. The two circular knives are set substantially in a V-shape to each other in a position enclosing an angle. An adjustable arrangement of the knife units provides for setting of the size of the angle. The offset of the two central axes of rotation to each other is equal to zero in the transport direction and the two knife units are adjustable exclusively synchronously with each other. A corresponding apparatus and method for cutting an essentially V-shaped strip from meat products fed in transport direction is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Stefan Giesler, Torsten Rusko
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ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY REMOVING A STRIP CONSISTING OF DARK MEAT FROM A FISH FILLET
Publication number: 20220142190Abstract: An arrangement for automatically removing a strip of dark meat from a fish fillet has a conveying unit for transporting the fish fillet from an inlet to an outlet area in a transport direction along a transport path. Starting from the inlet area, successively along the transport path, are provided: a first means for detecting dark meat; a first cutting apparatus for removing a middle partial strip of dark meat; a means for opening up the fillet such that cut surfaces of a ventral-side partial and of a dorsal-side partial strip of dark meat point upwards; a cutting unit for removing the partial strips, the cutting unit comprising second and third cutting apparatuses for removing the ventral and dorsal-side partial strips. A control device is connected to the detecting means and the cutting apparatuses, and all cuts are based on information from the detecting means. A corresponding method is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventor: Torsten Rusko -
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF MEAT USED IN FISH, POULTRY OR OTHER MEAT PRODUCTS
Publication number: 20220095634Abstract: A method is used in the production of principal products conveyed in plurality along a processing line, consisting of fish, poultry or other meat which contains, in addition to the principal products to be obtained, inedible components to be removed (removal components) and also contains edible by-products remaining on said removal components. The edible by-products remain on the removal components after removal. The method includes: loading a separating device with a batch of fish, poultry or other meat; separating the principal products of this batch from the removal components, comprising by-products, of said batch; separating the by-products from the removal components; producing a by-product brine from the by-products by comminuting the by-products and mixing with water and stabiliser; and injecting a defined quantity of the by-product brine into the principal products, wherein principal products and the by-products contained in the by-product brine come from the same batch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Pia Meinlschmidt, Peter Ripphausen, Torsten Rusko -
Publication number: 20220053784Abstract: A conveying unit is designed and configured for automatically conveying fillet-like meat products, in particular fish fillets. The conveying unit has a first conveying element rotationally driven by a drive and a second conveying element rotationally driven by a drive, in transport direction of the meat products to be conveyed. The second conveying element is downstream of the first conveying element. The two conveying elements form a continuous transport path, along which different processing stations may be arranged. The first conveying element is a double belt with a gap running centrally and parallel to the transport direction, while the second conveying element is a segment chain which is triangular in cross-section. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventor: Torsten Rusko
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Patent number: 10681917Abstract: Fish slaughter device includes fish positioning device with fish head abutment, against which the fish head abuts temporary stop position by controllable fish slaughter tool. Fish head abutment element is a trigger releasable by a trigger sensor of a controllable trigger controllable to move the fish head abutment into different trigger positions. device includes a first control actuator with a first actuator, a coupling device, connecting the fish head abutment to the first actuator for adjusting movement into the trigger positions, and an additional second control actuator with a second actuator controllably placeable in at least two fixed trigger adjustment positions. The two actuators are coupled so an adjusting movement of the first actuator is stopped by a coupling impact against the second actuator in a fixed trigger adjustment positions, which brings about an associated trigger position of the fish head abutment.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Torsten Rusko, Dirk Runge, Mirko Pagels
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Patent number: 10548331Abstract: Apparatus for removing pin bones from fish fillets includes at least one pin bone removal device and a conveying device configured to convey the fish fillets past the at least one pin bone removal device. The pin bone removal device utilizes a rotationally driven profiled roller and a counter-bearing element. A clamping gap is formed between the rotationally driven profiled roller and the counter-bearing element. A control is configured to control a relative movement between the rotationally driven profiled roller and the counter-bearing element. The pin bone removal device is configured to grasp and remove the pin bones via tensile force from the fish fillets in the clamping gap.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KGInventor: Torsten Rusko
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Patent number: 10477873Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, designed and configured for the removal of pin bones from a fish fillet that has been completely separated from the skeleton, comprising a tool having a clamping mechanism for clamping and releasing individual pin bones, a drive for the rotary driving of at least parts of the clamping mechanism and means for transmitting the rotational movement from the drive to the clamping mechanism, which is characterized in that the clamping mechanism comprises a base body that can be driven such that it rotates about a rotational axis, with which at least two clamping jaws are associated, which clamping jaws define a resulting central axis M and are for clamping and releasing the pin bones, wherein the clamping jaws are designed and configured such that they can move towards and away from one another, and the drive is designed and configured for exerting an oscillating rotational movement of the base body about the rotational axis and thereby of the clamping jaws about the central aType: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Nordischer Maschinebau Rud. Baader GMBH + Co. KGInventors: Roman Ludwig Gottschalk, Torsten Rusko
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Publication number: 20190307136Abstract: Fish slaughter device includes fish positioning device with fish head abutment, against which the fish head abuts temporary stop position by controllable fish slaughter tool. Fish head abutment element is a trigger releasable by a trigger sensor of a controllable trigger, controllable to move the fish head abutment into different trigger positions. device includes a first control actuator with a first actuator, a coupling device, connecting the fish head abutment to the first actuator for adjusting movement into the trigger positions, and an additional second control actuator with a second actuator controllably placeable in at least two fixed trigger adjustment positions. The two actuators are coupled so an adjusting movement of the first actuator is stopped by a coupling impact against the second actuator in a fixed trigger adjustment positions, which brings about an associated trigger position of the fish head abutment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Torsten RUSKO, Dirk RUNGE, Mirko PAGELS
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Publication number: 20190124937Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing pin bones from fish fillets includes at least one pin bone removal device and a conveying device designed to convey the fish fillets past the at least one pin bone removal device. The pin bone removal device includes a rotationally driven profiled roller having a counter-bearing element forming a clamping gap, the roller and the counter-bearing element being designed to grasp the pin bones in the clamping gap by clamping and to remove the bones from the fish fillets by applying tensile force. The counter-bearing element and the roller are designed to be controllably moved with respect to each other by a controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KGInventor: Torsten RUSKO
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Publication number: 20180206511Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, designed and configured for the removal of pin bones from a fish fillet that has been completely separated from the skeleton, comprising a tool having a clamping mechanism for clamping and releasing individual pin bones, a drive for the rotary driving of at least parts of the clamping mechanism and means for transmitting the rotational movement from the drive to the clamping mechanism, which is characterised in that the clamping mechanism comprises a base body that can be driven such that it rotates about a rotational axis, with which at least two clamping jaws are associated, which clamping jaws define a resulting central axis M and are for clamping and releasing the pin bones, wherein the clamping jaws are designed and configured such that they can move towards and away from one another, and the drive is designed and configured for exerting an oscillating rotational movement of the base body about the rotational axis and thereby of the clamping jaws about the central aType: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Roman Ludwig Gottschalk, Torsten Rusko
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Patent number: 8968059Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for processing meat, in particular fish, comprising a processing tool, an actuating unit associated with the processing tool for moving the processing tool out of a starting position into a processing position and vice versa, and a control device which is operatively connected to the processing tool or actuating unit for control of the processing tool, which is distinguished in that the actuating unit comprises a cylinder unit having two pressure cylinders which are arranged one behind the other and connected to each other, wherein the processing tool is arranged on one of the two pressure cylinders of the cylinder unit and the two pressure cylinders can be controlled independently of each other. Furthermore, the invention concerns a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2009Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co.KGInventors: Oliver Grimm, Torsten Rusko, Ralf Neumann
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Patent number: 8753179Abstract: An apparatus for the automated mechanical processing of pieces of meat conveyed in a row comprises a transporting device, a cutting device having a cutting head and a control device. The cutting device comprises a holding and guiding device on which the cutting head is movably arranged to execute separating cuts at an angle to the straight conveying direction along the straight movement path at a fixed guiding tilt angle (?). A transport belt forming a component of the transporting device and transporting the meat pieces in a lying manner passes continuously by the holding and guiding device. The cutting element which, for cutting, is formed by a rotationally driven circular blade limited at its height position over the transport belt. The control device correlates a velocity component (VT) of the movement velocity of the cutting head, which velocity component of the movement is in conveying direction with the conveying velocity of the meat pieces in the conveying direction when executing the separating cuts.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Torsten Rusko, Falko Nixdorf, Oliver Grimm
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Publication number: 20130303064Abstract: An apparatus for the automated mechanical processing of pieces of meat conveyed in a row comprises a transporting device, a cutting device having a cutting head and a control device. The cutting device comprises a holding and guiding device on which the cutting head is movably arranged to execute separating cuts at an angle to the straight conveying direction along the straight movement path at a fixed guiding tilt angle (?). A transport belt forming a component of the transporting device and transporting the meat pieces in a lying manner passes continuously by the holding and guiding device. The cutting element which, for cutting, is formed by a rotationally driven circular blade limited at its height position over the transport belt. The control device correlates a velocity component (VT) of the movement velocity of the cutting head, which velocity component of the movement is in conveying direction with the conveying velocity of the meat pieces in the conveying direction when executing the separating cuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Torsten Rusko, Falko Nixdorf, Oliver Grimm
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Patent number: 8387522Abstract: The invention relates to a device for trimming the surface of meat, in particular fish fillets, comprising a transporting element by means of which the products which are to be processed are conveyed continuously in the transporting direction T into the region of a knife head, also comprising an element for detecting the position of the products, as well as a knife head for trimming the products and a means of controlling the movement of the knife head in dependence on the information and data determined by the position-detecting element, the device being distinguished in that the knife head is designed for automatically executing free trimming cuts along the surface contour of the products. The invention also relates to an apparatus for processing meat using a device mentioned above, and to a corresponding surface-trimming method.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2006Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG.Inventors: Torsten Rusko, Ralf Neumann
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Patent number: 7980926Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for the automated processing of meat. Known devices comprise a transport element, a cutting element, a bearing layer for the cutting element, and at least one control and/or regulating device that is actively connected to the cutting element. According to known devices and methods, the meat is displaced onto or towards the bearing layer, before being cut and/or trimmed. Often, this leads to an accumulation of meat, interrupting the processing operation. The inventive threading element reliably ensures that the meat is lifted up before reaching the bearing layer and is guided onto the same.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co KGInventors: Ralf Neumann, Torsten Rusko, Ulrich Gutte
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Publication number: 20110171894Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for processing meat, in particular fish, comprising a processing tool, an actuating unit associated with the processing tool for moving the processing tool out of a starting position into a processing position and vice versa, and a control device which is operatively connected to the processing tool or actuating unit for control of the processing tool, which is distinguished in that the actuating unit comprises a cylinder unit having two pressure cylinders which are arranged one behind the other and connected to each other, wherein the processing tool is arranged on one of the two pressure cylinders of the cylinder unit and the two pressure cylinders can be controlled independently of each other. Furthermore, the invention concerns a corresponding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2009Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbHInventors: Oliver Grimm, Torsten Rusko, Ralf Neumann
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Publication number: 20080245243Abstract: The invention relates to a device for trimming the surface of meat, in particular fish fillets, comprising a transporting element by means of which the products which are to be processed are conveyed continuously in the transporting direction T into the region of a knife head, also comprising an element for detecting the position of the products, as well as a knife head for trimming the products and a means of controlling the movement of the knife head in dependence on the information and data determined by the position-detecting element, the device being distinguished in that the knife head is designed for automatically executing free trimming cuts along the surface contour of the products. The invention also relates to an apparatus for processing meat using a device mentioned above, and to a corresponding surface-trimming method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2006Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Torsten Rusko, Ralf Neumann