US 12,185,731 B2
System and method for separating breast from poultry carcass
Steven E. Martin, Canal Winchester, OH (US); and Cezary J. Mroz, Elkhorn, WI (US)
Assigned to John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,849.
Prior Publication US 2024/0206483 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. A22C 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC A22C 21/0023 (2013.01) [A22C 21/0053 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carcass separation assembly, comprising:
a first blade assembly configured to separate a first breast muscle from at least one of wish bone, a rib bone, and a fan bone on a first side of a poultry carcass with a shearing force as the poultry carcass moves downstream past the first blade assembly; and
a first tensioning assembly configured to support a first wing of the poultry carcass in a spaced apart relationship relative to the first breast muscle as the poultry carcass moves downstream past the first blade assembly.