ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,438, issued on June 10, was assigned to Marel Poultry B.V. (Av Boxmeer, Netherlands).
"System and method for processing a carcass part" was invented by Mike Christiaan Maria Mooren (Av Boxmeer, Netherlands), Maurice Eduardus Theodorus Van Esbroeck (Av Boxmeer, Netherlands) and Paul Godefridus Gerardus Arnts (Av Boxmeer, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a system for processing a slaughtered poultry carcass part at least comprising a back portion and legs, comprising a conveyor for moving the carcass part, suspended, in a conveying direction, and comprising a groin skin cutting device for cutting groi...