Chris G Bandur

US Patent:

6685550, Feb 3, 2004

Filed:

Aug 16, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/222217

Inventors:

Ronn A. Houtz - Derby KS
Matthew S. Osborn - Wichita KS
Chris G. Bandur - Omaha NE
Gene J. Beckermann - Omaha NE

Assignee:

Excel Corporation - Wichita KS

International Classification:

A22C 516

US Classification:

452123

Abstract:

The present invention is a system and method for cleaning the interior and exterior surfaces of an animal intestine. The system includes a carrier for holding and transporting sections of the intestine. The carrier is attached to a vertically-disposed wheel for rotating the carrier in a circular path. A spray assembly, located at a point above the wheel, is connected to a cleaning fluid supply and directs a spray of cleaning fluid at the exterior surface of the intestine. A supply tube, located at a point above the wheel, directs cleaning fluid into an interior of the intestine.

US Patent:

6468145, Oct 22, 2002

Filed:

Aug 17, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/932365

Inventors:

Ronn A. Houtz - Derby KS
Matthew S. Osborn - Wichita KS
Chris G. Bandur - Omaha NE
Gene J. Beckermann - Omaha NE

Assignee:

Excel Corporation - Wichita KS

International Classification:

A22C 1716

US Classification:

452123, 452173

Abstract:

The present invention is a system and method for cleaning the interior and exterior surfaces of an animal intestine. The system includes a carrier for holding and transporting sections of the intestine along a closed-path track. A vertically disposed tube, located at a point along the track, is connected to a cleaning fluid supply and directs a spray of cleaning fluid at the exterior surfaces. A cleaning nozzle, located at a point along the track, directs cleaning fluid into an interior of the intestine.