ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,169, issued on June 17, was assigned to Marel Poultry B.V. (Av Boxmeer, Netherlands).
"Deskinning device, system and method for removing skin from a poultry leg product" was invented by Maurice Eduardus Theodorus Van Esbroeck (Ar Bemmel, Netherlands) and Jan Willem Bos (NL Haps, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Deskinning device for removing skin from a poultry leg product, comprising a first leg end which comprises at least a part of an ankle joint, and a second leg end opposite to the first leg end, the first leg end being arranged at a higher level than the second leg end, wherein the device comprises at least one skin r...