Patent ID: 6129625
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A22C,B26D

Abstract:
A method of trimming cuts of meat, comprising,imposing on an electronic controller the trim parameters for a meat portion,scanning the meat portion with an electronic ultrasonic sensor to locate and identify the natural physical makeup of the meat portion including skin, fat, bone, muscle, or membrane conditions in the meat portion, whereby the sensor transmits ultrasound waves into the meat portion and will receive reflected waves when such conditions exist within the meat portion,transmitting an electronic signal from the sensor to the controller to advise the controller of the nature and location of a sensed condition in the meat portion,comparing the location and nature of the sensed condition with the trim parameters for the sensed condition,determining the trim requirements of the meat portion for the nature and location of the sensed condition from the trim parameters,trimming the meat portion by a meat trimming mechanism,controlling the meat trimming mechanism by signals transmitted to the mechanism based upon an evaluation of the trim requirements for the sensed condition as determined by the controller.