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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POULTRY STUNNING FACILITY
| Document Number |
03060072 |
| Status |
Pending |
| Filing Date |
2019-10-24 |
| Open to Public Date |
2021-04-24 |
| Owner |
MIDWAY MACHINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (USA)
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| Inventor |
Geertman, Terry B.
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Abstract
A method and system for receiving, processing, and stunning poultry in a poultry processing facility includes an receiving system for receiving and unloading live poultry from a transport vehicle, a controlled atmosphere stunning system, a stunned poultry hanging station for receiving and transferring stunned poultry to another facility for further processing, such as slaughtering the stunned poultry. Shuttle conveyors and cage pushers coordinate to unload cages of live poultry from the transport vehicle and begin conveying the cages toward the stunning system. Accumulators, cage de-stackers, cage stackers, cage washers, tilted conveyors, and other features may be included with the system.
IPC Classes ?
- A22B 3/08 - Slaughtering or stunning for poultry or fish, e.g. slaughtering pliers, slaughtering shears
- A22B 5/00 - Accessories for use during or after slaughtering
- A22B 7/00 - Slaughterhouse arrangements
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System and method for operating a poultry stunning facility
| Application Number |
16929822 |
| Grant Number |
11937610 |
| Status |
In Force |
| Filing Date |
2020-07-15 |
| First Publication Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Grant Date |
2024-03-26 |
| Owner |
Midway Machine Technologies, Inc. (USA)
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| Inventor |
Geertman, Terry B.
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Abstract
A method and system for receiving, processing, and stunning poultry in a poultry processing facility includes an receiving system for receiving and unloading live poultry from a transport vehicle, a controlled atmosphere stunning system, a stunned poultry hanging station for receiving and transferring stunned poultry to another facility for further processing, such as slaughtering the stunned poultry. Shuttle conveyors and cage pushers coordinate to unload cages of live poultry from the transport vehicle and begin conveying the cages toward the stunning system. Accumulators, cage de-stackers, cage stackers, cage washers, tilted conveyors, and other features may be included with the system.
IPC Classes ?
- A22B 7/00 - Slaughterhouse arrangements
- A01K 45/00 - Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
- A22B 3/08 - Slaughtering or stunning for poultry or fish, e.g. slaughtering pliers, slaughtering shears
- A22B 5/02 - Slaughtering pens
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Poultry stunning system and method
| Application Number |
16163057 |
| Grant Number |
10757949 |
| Status |
In Force |
| Filing Date |
2018-10-17 |
| First Publication Date |
2020-09-01 |
| Grant Date |
2020-09-01 |
| Owner |
Midway Machine Technologies, Inc. (USA)
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| Inventor |
Geertman, Terry B.
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Abstract
2 concentration is established. The cage is held in the final stun chamber for a final period of time, and the cage is then raised upwardly through an open top of the final stun chamber and out into an ambient atmosphere.
IPC Classes ?
- A22B 3/00 - Slaughtering or stunning
- A22B 3/08 - Slaughtering or stunning for poultry or fish, e.g. slaughtering pliers, slaughtering shears
- A22B 5/02 - Slaughtering pens
- A22B 7/00 - Slaughterhouse arrangements
- A22C 21/00 - Processing poultry
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HUMANE AIRE
| Serial Number |
87279862 |
| Status |
Registered |
| Filing Date |
2016-12-23 |
| Registration Date |
2018-02-27 |
| Owner |
Midway Machine Technologies, Inc. ()
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| NICE Classes ? |
11 - Environmental control apparatus
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Goods & Services
Controlled atmosphere stunning systems for anesthetizing and stunning poultry and animals for processing comprised of gas regulators and transportation containers
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