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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6237978 | Apparatus for releasing items within a confined space An automated actuation device for releasing items within a confined space, particularly an automated pickup head and gripping plate assembly which is used to grip egg cartons or trays and place those egg cartons or trays in stacks in a shipping container ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234070 | Egg breaking knife An egg breaking knife used in an egg breaking device which increases the yield of the egg breaking device. The upper edge of the egg breaking knife is in a "V" shape. The "V" shape creates a lower drainage point to eliminate any "damming" of egg shell con... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6056341 | Apparatus for releasing items within a confined space An automated device for releasing items within a confined space, particularly an automated pickup head which is used to grip egg cartons or trays and place those egg cartons or trays in stacks in a shipping container or basket. The device includes a picku... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6029424 | High-speed egg processing system and method An apparatus for conveying, cleaning, drying, oiling, candling, grading and packing eggs and high speeds. A main conveyor assembly, which includes two or more conveyors, transfers eggs continuously in spaced-apart, aligned relationship to transfer at whic... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5858434 | Method for breaking, separating, and inspecting eggs The invention relates to a multiple-row egg breaking and separating machine in which the egg contents and egg shells are passed adjacent one another through an inspection station at which the contents of the egg can be rejected because the shell or conten... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5636726 | Method and apparatus for transferring eggs A method and apparatus are disclosed for increasing the speed of removal of eggs from an egg-tray conveyor and unloading of the eggs onto a roller conveyor. The invention includes two or more loader head pairs, which can operate either alternatively or in... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5617782 | Method and apparatus for breaking, separating, and inspecting eggs The invention relates to a multiple-row egg breaking and separating machine in which the egg contents and egg shells are passed adjacent one another through an inspection station at which the contents of the egg can be rejected because the shell or conten... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5483872 | Method and apparatus for weighting and breaking eggs The present invention is a device for weighing and breaking eggs, and a method for weighing and breaking eggs. The eggs are conveyed on a conveyor to an egg-weighing station, at which each egg is individually weighed. The weight of each egg is sent to a s... | 01/16/1996 |
| 4776465 | Egg processing system An apparatus for transferring eggs continuously conveyed in spaced-apart, aligned relationship by a conveyor to a receiving station at which eggs are packaged according to their individual physical characteristics. A frame on which solenoid-actuated plung... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4765487 | Automatic article stacking system An automatic article stacking system wherein a plurality of articles to be stacked are arranged in layers prior to being stacked. The layers are advantageously arranged horizontally orthogonal to one another so as to enhance the stability of the stack. A ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4750316 | Egg packer with egg alignment device An egg packing apparatus includes an endless conveyor including a plurality of rotatable parallel rollers each provided with a plurality of abutments in the form of annular flanges. The flanges of any one roller are aligned with flanges on other rollers t... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4569444 | Egg processing system An apparatus for transferring eggs continuously conveyed in spaced-apart, aligned relationship by a conveyor to a receiving station at which eggs are packaged according to their individual physical characteristics. A frame on which solenoid-actuated plung... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4519505 | Egg transfer system A method and apparatus for advancing eggs from a candling station through a plurality of weighing stations in an egg grading apparatus. The eggs are received from the candling station by elongated guide members and are advanced continuously on the guide m... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4519494 | Egg handling system An egg handling system for an egg grader in which eggs carried by a conveyor in spaced-apart, aligned pairs are released at a receiving station into at least one rotating resilient cylinder for transfer to an egg packer. A support member is disposed below... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4505373 | Egg transfer system An egg transfer system suitable for advancing eggs in an egg grader from a candling station to a weighing station at which the eggs are each deposited and individually weighed. The grade of each individual egg is recorded after which the eggs are advanced... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4489675 | Scraper assembly A manure scraper assembly for removal of manure from collecting sheets used in association with poultry cage systems. The scraper assembly includes a blade member which is angularly disposed with respect to the manure collecting sheets and which has the l... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4488637 | Egg carrier A carriage assembly for transporting two eggs in side-by-side relationship from one station to another such as from a weighing station in an egg grader to a packing station. A pair of oppositely disposed egg engaging members are pivotally mounted on fixed... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487321 | Article coding and separating system An article coding and separating system such as for instance, in which articles or defective eggs which are randomly dispersed in a plurality of similar articles are coded and their location identified. An elongated pivotally mounted pointer is disposed s... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4419962 | Door construction for poultry cage A cage door construction, useful for poultry cages and the like which are stacked one above another, has a door opening framed in a wall of the cage by vertical and horizontal wires. The vertical wires extend beyond the upper horizontal wire of the door f... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4411574 | Egg transfer head An apparatus for transferring articles, such as eggs, from one station to another. The eggs are arranged in a predetermined configuration at the first or transfer station, and deposited at a second station in a different array or configuration. The transf... | 10/25/1983 |
