US Patent Issued to MAREL RED MEAT on April 8 for "Device and method for removing leaf lard from slaughtered animals" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,216, issued on April 8, was assigned to MAREL RED MEAT B.V. (Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands).

"Device and method for removing leaf lard from slaughtered animals" was invented by Niels Antonio William Koster (Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands) and Leonardus Jozephus Antonius Tiggeloven (Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for removing leaf lard from an animal carcass includes a mandrel to wind a leaf lard. The mandrel includes a suction cavity with a round opening to engage with a part of the leaf lard. A first air device is located inside the mandrel for aspirating and blowing air into and away from the suction cavi...