US Patent Issued to JBT Marel on Sept. 1 for "Macerator design for portioned chicken breast for fast food restaurants" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,354, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to JBT Marel Corp. (Chicago).

"Macerator design for portioned chicken breast for fast food restaurants" was invented by Dale R. Hunt (Valparaiso, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for processing a protein-containing foodstuff portion to control the thickness. The method includes cutting a raw protein-containing foodstuff portion to make cuts on a surface of the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion, the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion has a first initial thickness; and after the raw protein-containing foodstuff portion is cut, pressing the raw protein-containing foodstuff po...