MAREL HF innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	40
#2	EPO (European Patent Office)	32
#3	Australia	29
#4	Iceland	29
#5	United States	20
#6	Canada	13
#7	Norway	10
#8	New Zealand	9
#9	China	3
#10	Argentina	2
#11	Brazil	2
#12	Mexico	2
#13	Denmark	1
#14	Uruguay	1
#15	South Africa	1

#	Technology
#1	Meat processing
#2	Weighing
#3	Postal sorting
#4	Cutting
#5	Transport or storage devices
#6	Unspecified technologies
#7	Slaughtering
#8	Data processing systems
#9	Packaging
#10	Unspecified technologies

Publication	Filing date	Title
AU2014277768A1	2014-12-18	Fat/meat grading method and system
AU2012200372A1	2012-01-23	Workstation of a food item processing system
NZ701105A	2011-05-09	Fat/meat grading method and system
WO2011079946A1	2010-12-29	Processing of fish
WO2010142413A1	2010-06-08	A system and method for sorting of items prior to processing
EP2429902A1	2010-04-28	Batch loader
EP2084968A1	2008-02-04	Method for processing items such as pieces of meat
WO2007083324A1	2007-01-15	Method for batching and grading
WO2007049305A1	2006-10-27	A method and an apparatus for quantifying the material composition of an object
WO2007034512A1	2006-09-25	Method for batching items
WO2007020661A2	2006-08-16	Method and system for tracing
AU2006248590A1	2006-05-16	Portioning of food stuff
WO2006114798A1	2006-04-27	Batching method
EP1896196A1	2006-04-04	Apparatus and method for grading and batching of articles
WO2006080033A1	2006-01-24	A method and apparatus for cutting objects into fixed portions
AU2005283730A1	2005-09-16	A portioning device
WO2005119152A1	2005-06-03	A method of transporting items
NZ550406A	2005-03-10	X-ray apparatus for inspecting food items that have been formed to a uniform thickness to detect the nature, quantity, and location of undesired foreign material within the food item
WO2005059485A1	2004-12-17	A weighing apparatus and its use
EP1690144A2	2004-11-26	A method and a system for tracing food items