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US 12,702,138 B2

Method of sorting beef carcasses

US 12,702,138 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Cargill, Incorporated. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Cargill, Incorporated
Inventors
Scott T. Howard; Chancie B. Rose
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2023-05-05
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,138 B2 · US12702138 · 12702138

Abstract

A method of sorting beef carcasses comprises determining the hot carcass weight and the Torso Section Thickness of a plurality of beef carcasses at a Standardized Location on the carcass torso; determining the ratio of hot carcass weight to Torso Section Thickness of individual carcasses of the plurality of beef carcasses and, prior to processing of the carcasses into smaller portions, sorting the carcasses into a groups based on the ratio of hot carcass weight to Torso Section Thickness.…

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