Method and apparatus for tracking carcasses
CA 2707737 C · Owner: Excel Corporation · Inventors: Grose, Darren J.; Dolezal, Howard G. Jr.
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An apparatus and method for identifying a carcass during meat production. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a band sized to fit around a limb of the carcass and a readable identification tag affixed to the band for remote identification of the carcass. In another embodiment the apparatus includes a block adapted to couple to a trolley carrying the carcass and a readable identification tag coupled to or embedded in the block. The readable identification tag may be used to read and write information relating to the carcass to a database.
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- Filed November 2, 2001 and granted July 8, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 2, 2021.
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