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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798890 | Converting a fluctuating stream of poultry into a uniform stream of poultry In poultry slaughterhouses, birds arrive in batches. Birds are delivered in holders (2), are unloaded and are connected to carriers (14). The birds are then introduced into the slaughterhouse and slaughtered, after which further processing take place. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7226778 | Apparatus for natural recycling of protein waste An apparatus and process for naturally recycling poultry carcasses for use as a nutritional supplement, the apparatus generally consists of four modules: an enzymatic digest medium mixing assembly that self adjusts for pH; a mobile grinding assembly mounted on a tru... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7134956 | Automated feet-gripping system A system and method for transferring live objects, such as chickens, to a shackle line are presented. The system and method include introducing a plurality of live objects to a singulator. The singulator isolates the individual live objects and places them in a pall... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097552 | Method and system for gas stunning of poultry for slaughter A method and a system (2) for gas stunning of animals for slaughter is described, where the animals arrive at the slaughterhouse in transport crates (6), where gas stunning of the animals is effected while they are still in transport crates (6),... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6912434 | Method and device for processing slaughter products A processing of a first slaughter product to form a second slaughter product comprises: providing one or more processing stations, a parameter of a processing to be carried out in the processing stations being adjustable; collecting and storing data indicating the a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6623346 | Automated transfer of live objects to shackle line method and apparatus A system and method for transferring live objects, such as chickens, to a shackle line are presented. The system and method include introducing a plurality of live objects to a singulator. The singulator isolates the individual live objects and places the... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6612918 | Poultry cage staging and filling method and apparatus A series of multi-compartmented, multi-tier poultry cages are staged for loading by a poultry loader that moves transversely to the direction of a plurality of side-by-side poultry receiving and batching bins each having parallel conveyor belts longitudin... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6056637 | Method and apparatus for unloading poultry Method and apparatus for unloading poultry as disclosed. A chute (35) is placed proximate the door of a coop. The door is opened and the poultry are urged out of the coop onto the chute (35). The poultry then slide down the chute (35) onto a conveyor (11)... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5975029 | Method and device for collecting poultry and transporting the poultry to a slaughterhouse A method and device for collecting poultry and transporting the poultry to a slaughterhouse, in which the birds are at least partially made unconscious prior to their arrival at the slaughterhouse. Prior to or during their collection, the birds can be con... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5487699 | Treatment of poultry Apparatus for gas stunning of poultry in open top drawers (22) comprises a tank (10) holding a heavier than air stunning gas such as a mixture argon and carbon dioxide. A lowering conveyor (24) receives the poultry-containing drawers (22), lowers them int... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5376041 | Method for regulating the flow of animals through a slaughtering facility A turntable means regulates the flow of animals, for example, ratites (includes ostrich and emu) through a slaughtering facility. The turntable means has a circular turntable rotating about an axis within a circular perimeter wall. The perimeter wall has ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5370574 | Method and apparatus for suspending poultry with its legs from a suspension conveyor In the invention poultry to be suspended with its legs from a suspension conveyor is first oriented in parallel with a certain direction, such as the conveying direction of the suspension conveyor, next spaced at a certain mutual distance, thereafter orie... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5340355 | Apparatus for orienting birds, which are supplied by a belt conveyor, with their heads in the direction of conveyance Apparatus is provided for orienting birds, which are applied by a belt conveyor, with their heads in the direction of conveyance. The apparatus comprises two positioning means located alongside each other and rotating around a vertical axis defining there... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5186677 | Procedure and plant for the stunning of animals to be slaughtered at slaughterhouses Stunning of animals to be slaughtered at slaughterhouses takes place by exposing the animals for a sufficiently long period of time to an anaesthetic atmosphere, such as an atmosphere of carbon dioxide. A number of animals is first driven into a transport... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5134971 | Live fowl conveyor A conveyor for supporting live fowl to be inoculated, iseminated, debeaked, or to have another operation performed on them. The conveyor includes a base, a pair of spindles mounted to the base, one at each of opposite ends, and a generally horizontally-di... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5129857 | Method and apparatus for orienting live poultry When birds are placed upright on the interior surface of an open-ended, non-vertical rotating drum, the birds turn, regardless of their initial orientation, so as to face "uphill" in the drum. The birds leaving the drum are all found to have the same orie... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5009191 | System for the stalling of animals Animals such as pigs which are to be slaughtered at slaughterhouses are unloaded from the transport truck and driven into pens and stalled in these for some time, until they are driven out of the pens and over to a stunning apparatus. The pigs of a suppli... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4894885 | Killing device for poultry The invention relates to a killing device for poultry with a cutting slot moving with and aligned transversely to the transporting direction of the sideways conveyed animals (12), a head aligning means (62) located below the catching slot and a holding me... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4888855 | Gondola for the transport of animals to be slaughtered, preferably hogs, in an anaesthesia system A goldola for the transport of animals to be slaughtered, preferably hogs, in an anaesthesia system, said gondola (9) comprising two end gables including an outer end gable (10) and an inner end gable (11). The inner end gable (11) is permanently fastened... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4751767 | Poultry stunner The poultry stunner described herein comprises a poultry conveyor and an electrolyte bath below the conveyor and means for applying an electric potential between the conveyor and the bath so as to stun birds on the conveyor as their heads are passed throu... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4747184 | Animal stunning equipment Animal stunning equipment suitable for use with sheep or other small livestock includes a restrainer-conveyor (36) comprising one or more pair of continuous belt or slat conveyors having inclined operating surfaces facing each other to define a substantia... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4658476 | Device for conveying chickens to a slaughtering plant Device for conveying living chickens to a slaughtering plant, comprising means (6) for separating the chickens one by one, conveying them with the separated legs into leg clamps (39, 40) on a turn tables (38) which cooperate with means (42) which synchron... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4586216 | Device for stunning animals intended for slaughter by electric discharge The present invention relates to a device for stunning animals intended for slaughter by electric discharge, of the type comprising means for conveying said animals and at least two retractable electrodes movable between a first active position for which ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4578841 | Apparatus for automatically stunning animals to be slaughtered Apparatus is provided for automatically electrically stunning animals to be slaughtered. The apparatus includes two V-shaped restrainers, where the second restrainer runs faster than the first restrainer to automatically space the animals apart. A pair of... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4571777 | Apparatus for automatically stunning animals to be slaughtered An apparatus is provided for automatically stunning animals to be slaughtered by use of electrodes which pivot about horizontal axes in their initial position, the electrodes extend downwardly into a V-shaped passageway extending between two endless conve... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4468837 | Apparatus for automatically stunning animals to be slaughtered Apparatus is provided for automatically electrically stunning animals to be slaughtered. The apparatus includes two V-shaped restrainers, where the second restrainer runs faster than the first restrainer to automatically space the animals apart. A pair of... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4406036 | Apparatus for conveying animals to be stunned An apparatus is provided for conveying animals to be stunned. The apparatus comprises two sets of endless conveyor belts. Each set of belts defines a substantially V-shaped passageway. Animals are wedged between the V-shaped belts and conveyed into contac... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4361932 | Apparatus for electrically stunning slaughter cattle The present invention relates to an apparatus for electrically stunning slaughter cattle in particular horned cattle such as horned sheep. Said apparatus having a set of electrodes 4, 5, 22, 29 mounted at the outer ends of levers 6, 7, 24, 25, 31, 32 whic... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4354296 | Method and apparatus for killing poultry The jugular veins of chickens and other poultry are rapidly cut with precision and uniformity as birds are conveyed in succession past a rotary cutting knife. The necks of the birds are stretched at the cutting station by the coordinated action of upper c... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4353147 | Apparatus for stunning animals to be slaughtered, such as pigs An apparatus is provided for electrically stunning animals, in particular pigs. The apparatus comprises a restrainer in the form of two endless conveyors positioned to form a V-shaped passageway between opposed operating surfaces which hold an animal and ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4338700 | Apparatus for electrically stunning animals to be slaughtered An apparatus is provided for electrically stunning animals to be slaughtered. Said apparatus comprises electrodes which are pivotable about horizontal axes and, in their initial position, extend downwardly into a V-shaped passageway formed between two par... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4307683 | Method and apparatus for handling shackled poultry A mechanized method and apparatus for handling shackled live poultry is based on receiving the live poultry in shackles at the farm, conveying the shackles containing the live poultry to carts designed to receive and transport large numbers of the shackle... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4301770 | Method for shackling live poultry A mechanized method for shackling and handling live poultry is based on mechanically gathering the live fowl on foot at the farm and conveying successive groups of the gathered fowl into shackles in which the live fowl are transported from the farm to the... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4249285 | Poultry killing method and machine In a machine for use in poultry processing plants, a succession of birds, suspended by their legs from an overhead conveyor, are advanced through a zone of arcuate movement in conjunction with a horizontal rotor so constructed that each bird is separately... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4215654 | Shackling system for live poultry A mechanized system and method for shackling and handling live poultry are based on mechanically gathering the live fowl on foot at the farm and conveying successive groups of the gathered fowl into shackles in which the live fowl are transported in coops... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4128200 | Livestock guide and manipulator A livestock guide and manipulator panel prod is disclosed by this invention wherein electronic shocking circuitry is provided in combination with a hand-held livestock guiding and directing panel having electronic prods of said circuitry arranged on the s... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4050416 | Sling device for suspending animals or articles A sling device is disclosed for suspending animals, particularly fowl, or articles which have an elongate portion which can be used as the legs of fowl. The sling device comprises a generally C-shaped bracket member with a pivoted lever at one end biased,... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3991438 | Double-rail conveyor design A conveyor system for slaughtering animals comprising a pair of parallel rails disposed to be higher than the leg length of the animal to be slaughtered and located between parallel stationary side walls used to prevent the animal from rolling sideways. O... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3967344 | Transition for animals to be slaughtered on double-rail system In transferring an animal in the standing position from a chute to a conveyor, such as a double rail arrangement, a triangular wedge movable horizontally is positioned between the chute and the conveyor with a slippery inclined ramp directly under the wed... | 07/06/1976 |
