System and method for removing a thigh bone from a defeathered whole leg poultry product

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PATENT NO 9872506
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15319779

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A system and a method for removing a thigh bone from a defeathered whole leg poultry product includes providing a leg product including a thigh, a drumstick and a knee joint. In the leg product, a transverse cut has been provided at the knee joint transverse to the thigh bone and the tibia bone, which extends from one side of the leg product to a cut end so that the thigh and the drumstick are connected to each other, by which transverse cut a drumstick side cut plane and a thigh side cut plane are created. While keeping the thigh and the drumstick connected to each other, changing the angle between the thigh and thereby exposing the thigh side cut plane, while keeping the thigh meat and the drumstick connected to each other, removing the thigh bone from the thigh meat via the thigh side cut plane.

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MAREL STORK POULTRY PROCESSING B V5831 AV BOXMEER

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Annema, Heinze Gemert, NL 4 2
Claessens, Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Nijmegen, NL 19 15
Drabbels, Richard Gerard Johan Venray, NL 4 9
Van, Den Heuvel Stefan Christianus Wilhelmus Martinus Oeffelt, NL 3 2

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