ULTRA-SONIC MEAT TENDERIZING APPARATUS
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1. An ultrasonic apparatus for tenderizing meat in a cylindrically-shaped can, said apparatus including:
- three hollow housing structures spaced around said can, the sides of said housIng structures facing the can conforming to the shape of the can to rigidly hold it between them and to provide maximum energy transfer thereto, said housing structures being mounted to move radially to and from the can;
means for moving each of said housing structures to and from the can;
three ultra-sonic transducers respectively mounted within the hollow of said housing structures and coupled thereto; and
oscillator means coupled to said transducers for applying signals to said transducers in the ultra-sonic frequency range.
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Abstract
The present invention is one in which ultra-sonic energy is used to break down the muscle fibers in meat, thereby tenderizing the meat. The device is basically simple. The meat is placed between metal plates to which ultra-sonic transducers have been bonded. Electrical energy is transformed by the transducers into sonic waves, and the meat need only be subjected to this form of energy for a period of time.
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1. An ultrasonic apparatus for tenderizing meat in a cylindrically-shaped can, said apparatus including:
- three hollow housing structures spaced around said can, the sides of said housIng structures facing the can conforming to the shape of the can to rigidly hold it between them and to provide maximum energy transfer thereto, said housing structures being mounted to move radially to and from the can;
means for moving each of said housing structures to and from the can;
three ultra-sonic transducers respectively mounted within the hollow of said housing structures and coupled thereto; and
oscillator means coupled to said transducers for applying signals to said transducers in the ultra-sonic frequency range.
- three hollow housing structures spaced around said can, the sides of said housIng structures facing the can conforming to the shape of the can to rigidly hold it between them and to provide maximum energy transfer thereto, said housing structures being mounted to move radially to and from the can;
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Current AssigneeJack D. Solomon
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Original AssigneeHerman D. Holt, Jerald Guberman
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InventorsGuberman, Jerald, Holt, Herman D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Laudenslager, Lucie H.
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Application NumberUS05/013,901Time in Patent Office1,063 DaysField of Search17/25 99/107US Class Current452/141CPC Class CodesA22C 9/00 Apparatus for tenderising m...
