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CPC
COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
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A22B
SLAUGHTERING
A22B 1/00
Apparatus for fettering animals to be slaughtered
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A22B 3/00
Slaughtering or stunning (
{
anaesthetising animals A61D 7/04
}
 ; cutting in general B26 )
A22B 3/005
.
{
by means of gas
}
A22B 3/02
.
by means of bolts, e.g. slaughtering pistols, cartridges
{
( pistols F41C )
}
A22B 3/04
.
Masks for animals to be slaughtered ; Masks combined with stunning arrangements
A22B 3/06
.
Slaughtering or stunning by electric current ( electric circuits therefor H05C )
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A22B 3/08
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for poultry or fish, e.g. slaughtering pliers, slaughtering shears
A22B 3/083
. .
{
Stunning devices specially adapted for fish
}
A22B 3/086
. .
{
Stunning devices specially adapted for poultry
}
A22B 3/10
.
Slaughtering tools ; Slaughtering knives
A22B 3/12
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Kosher slaughtering devices
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A22B 5/00
Accessories for use during or after slaughtering
A22B 5/0005
.
{
Eviscerating devices, e.g. removing rectum, anus, intestines, brain tissue, hypophysis ( for poultry A22C 21/06 ; for fish A22C 25/14 )
}
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A22B 5/0017
.
{
Apparatus for cutting, dividing or deboning carcasses
}
A22B 5/0023
. .
{
Cutting open the abdominal cavity of a carcass
}
A22B 5/0029
. .
{
Cutting through or detaching portions of a carcass ( splitting carcasses A22B 5/20 )
}
A22B 5/0035
. .
{
Deboning or obtaining boneless pieces of meat from a carcass ( devices for deboning meat A22C 17/004 )
}
A22B 5/0041
. .
{
Electronic, robotic or computer assisted cutting, dividing or deboning carcasses
}
A22B 5/0047
. .
{
Hand-tools for deboning, cutting or dividing carcasses
}
A22B 5/0052
. .
{
Severing the head or the jaw of a carcass, slaughterhouse operations on animal heads
}
A22B 5/0058
. .
{
Removing feet or hooves from carcasses
}
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A22B 5/0064
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{
for classifying or grading carcasses; for measuring back fat
}
A22B 5/007
. .
{
Non-invasive scanning of carcasses, e.g. using image recognition, tomography, X-rays, ultrasound ( analysing meat e.g. search for foreign embedded objects G01N 33/12 ; image analysis G06T 7/00 )
}
A22B 5/0076
.
{
Chilling or lowering the temperature of carcasses
}
A22B 5/0082
.
{
Cleaning, washing or disinfecting carcasses ( disinfecting poultry carcasses A22C 21/0061 )
}
A22B 5/0088
.
{
Electric stimulation of carcasses
}
A22B 5/0094
.
{
Cutting or blocking the rectum of a carcass, e.g. for avoiding fecal contamination
}
A22B 5/02
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Slaughtering pens
A22B 5/04
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Blood-collecting apparatus ; Blood-stirring devices
A22B 5/06
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Slaughtering stands or spreaders for cattle
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A22B 5/08
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Scalding ; Scraping ; Dehairing ; Singeing ( treatment of hides or skins C14B )
A22B 5/10
. .
Hand-operated instruments
A22B 5/12
. .
Scalding kettles
A22B 5/14
.
Clips for the tongue ; Arrangements for closing the throat
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A22B 5/16
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Skinning instruments or knives
A22B 5/161
. .
{
Methods or means for pulling the hide from carcasses
}
A22B 5/163
. .
{
Skinning knives with disc-shaped blades ( disc cutters B26D 1/14 ; motor-driven hand tools with disc blades B26B 25/00 )
}
A22B 5/165
. .
{
Ring knives specially adapted for skinning ( motor driven tools with annular blades B26B 25/002 )
}
A22B 5/166
. .
{
Drum skinners
}
A22B 5/168
. .
{
Hand tools specially adapted for skinning carcasses
}
A22B 5/18
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Cleaning the stomach of slaughtered animals
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A22B 5/20
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Splitting instruments
{
( cutting operations on carcasses other than splitting A22B 5/0017 )
}
A22B 5/201
. .
{
Removing the spinal cord or other nervous tissues
}
A22B 5/202
. .
{
Guides or devices for holding the carcass during the splitting operation
}
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A22B 5/203
. .
{
Meat or bone saws for splitting carcasses
}
 Cutting meat A22C 17/0006 ]
A22B 5/205
. . .
{
Manual saws
}
A22B 5/206
. . .
{
Disc or circular saws ( motor-driven hand tools with disc blades B26B 25/00 ; for skinning A22B 5/163 )
}
A22B 5/207
. . .
{
Reciprocating, percussion or hydraulic cutting means
}
A22B 5/208
. . .
{
Band saws
}
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A22B 7/00
Slaughterhouse arrangements
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A22B 7/001
.
{
Conveying arrangements
}
A22B 7/002
. .
{
Devices for hanging animal carcasses while being conveyed or stored, e.g. gambrels, hooks
}
A22B 7/003
. .
{
Positioning, orienting or supporting carcasses as they are being conveyed ( influencing the position of articles during transit by conveyers B65G 47/22 ; during feeding B65G 47/14 )
}
A22B 7/004
. .
{
Rails for conveying suspended carcasses, e.g. configurations, connections ( overhead conveyors B65G 17/20 )
}
A22B 7/005
. .
{
Means for transferring carcasses from a conveying unit to a different one, e.g. hooking, unhooking ( transferring articles between conveyers B65G 47/52 )
}
A22B 7/006
. .
{
Trolleys or special vehicles for carcass transportation
}
A22B 7/007
. .
{
Means containing information relative to the carcass that can be attached to or are embedded in the conveying means
}
A22B 7/008
.
{
for temporary storage, disposal, cooling or removal of cadavers, carrion, offal or similar slaughterhouse waste
}
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A22B 2005/00
Accessories for use during or after slaughtering
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A22B 2005/0005
.
{
Eviscerating devices, e.g. removing rectum, anus, intestines, brain tissue, hypophysis ( for poultry A22C 21/06 ; for fish A22C 25/14 )
}
A22B 2005/0011
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Means for closing or removing the vent, rectum, anus or claoca of carcasses
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