Patents Assigned to Topkip B.V.
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Patent number: 9282751Abstract: The invention relates to a method and installation for stunning poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail, comprising the steps of: i) suspending the poultry with the poultry head down; ii) positioning the suspended poultry head; and iii) stunning the poultry via the suspended and positioned poultry head, and to obtainable debleeded poultry.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: TOPKIP B.V.Inventors: Wim Van Stuijvenberg, Martin Mouthaan, Richard De Rijcke, Twan Van Bijnen
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Patent number: 9232806Abstract: An installation and method for halal killing poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail, includes the steps of: i) suspending the poultry with the poultry head down; ii) positioning the suspended poultry head via a V-shaped positioning element; and iii) killing the poultry near the suspended and positioned poultry head, optionally the poultry may be prestunned.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Topkip B.V.Inventor: Wim Van Stuijvenberg
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Patent number: 9179684Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for handling poultry, such as chicken, turkey, geese, duck and quail, comprising the steps of (i) taking the poultry; (ii) placing the poultry in a confinement such that the poultry legs extend from the confinement; and (iii) coupling the poultry legs to a handling unit, and to an installation for handling poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail that takes the poultry and places the poultry in a confinement such that the poultry legs extend from the confinement; and the poultry legs are coupled to the handling unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Topkip B.V.Inventors: Wim Van Stuyvenberg, Ary Dirkzwager, Danny Motshagen, Martin Mouthaan, Twan Van Bijnen
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Publication number: 20150044954Abstract: An installation and method for halal killing poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail, includes the steps of: i) suspending the poultry with the poultry head down; ii) positioning the suspended poultry head via a V-shaped positioning element; and iii) killing the poultry near the suspended and positioned poultry head, optionally the poultry may be prestunned.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: TOPKIP B.V.Inventor: Wim Van Stuijvenberg
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Publication number: 20140315475Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for handling poultry, such as chicken, turkey, geese, duck and quail, comprising the steps of (i) taking the poultry; (ii) placing the poultry in a confinement such that the poultry legs extend from the confinement; and (iii) coupling the poultry legs to handling means, and to an installation for handling poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail, comprising means for taking the poultry and placing the poultry in a confinement such that the poultry legs extend from the confinement; and means for coupling the poultry legs to handling means.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: TOPKIP B.V.Inventors: Wim Van Stuyvenberg, Ary Dirkzwager, Danny Motshagen, Martin Mouthaan, Twan Van Bijnen
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Patent number: 8814636Abstract: The invention relates to a method and installation for halal killing poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail, comprising the steps of: i) suspending the poultry with the poultry head down; ii) positioning the suspended poultry head; and iii) killing the poultry near the suspended and positioned poultry head, optionally the poultry may be prestunned.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Topkip B.V.Inventor: Wim Van Stuijvenberg
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Publication number: 20130309953Abstract: The invention relates to a method and installation for halal killing poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail, comprising the steps of: i) suspending the poultry with the poultry head down; ii) positioning the suspended poultry head; and iii) killing the poultry near the suspended and positioned poultry head, optionally the poultry may be prestunned.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: TOPKIP B.V.Inventor: Wim Van Stuijvenberg
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Publication number: 20120094002Abstract: The invention relates to a method and installation for stunning poultry, such as chicken, turkey, duck and quail, comprising the steps of: i) suspending the poultry with the poultry head down; ii) positioning the suspended poultry head; and iii) stunning the poultry via the suspended and positioned poultry head, and to obtainable debleeded poultry.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: TOPKIP B.V.Inventors: Wim Van Stuijvenberg, Martin Mouthaan, Richard De Rijcke, Twan Van Bijnen
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Patent number: 7856842Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cooling slaughtered poultry, including the steps of: positioning the poultry with spread legs, with the abdominal cavity upward and oriented in the transporting direction of the poultry; and transporting the positioned poultry through cooled flowing water, wherein the transporting direction of the poultry is opposed to the flow direction of the water such that water flows around and through the poultry from the abdominal cavity toward the neck cavity. The present invention also relates to an installation including: a positioner for receiving the slaughtered poultry with the abdominal cavity oriented upward in the transporting direction; a transporter for transporting the positioned poultry; and a cooler including a container for cooled and flowing water, wherein the flow direction is opposed to the transporting direction, and to the treated poultry.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Topkip B.V.Inventor: Willem Marie Van Stuyvenberg
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Publication number: 20070181010Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cooling slaughtered poultry, including the steps of: positioning the poultry with spread legs, with the abdominal cavity upward and oriented in the transporting direction of the poultry; and transporting the positioned poultry through cooled flowing water, wherein the transporting direction of the poultry is opposed to the flow direction of the water such that water flows around and through the poultry from the abdominal cavity toward the neck cavity. The present invention also relates to an installation including: a positioner for receiving the slaughtered poultry with the abdominal cavity oriented upward in the transporting direction; a transporter for transporting the positioned poultry; and a cooler including a container for cooled and flowing water, wherein the flow direction is opposed to the transporting direction, and to the treated poultry.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: Topkip B.V.Inventor: Willem Van Stuyvenberg
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Patent number: 7217437Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cooling slaughtered poultry, including the steps of: positioning the poultry with spread legs, with the abdominal cavity upward and oriented in the transporting direction of the poultry; and transporting the positioned poultry through cooled flowing water, wherein the transporting direction of the poultry is opposed to the flow direction of the water such that water flows around and through the poultry from the abdominal cavity toward the neck cavity. The present invention also relates to an installation including: positioning means for receiving the slaughtered poultry with the abdominal cavity oriented upward in the transporting direction; transporting means for transporting the positioned poultry; and cooling means comprising a container for cooled and flowing water, wherein the flow direction is opposed to the transporting direction, and to the treated poultry.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2001Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Topkip B.V.Inventor: Willem Marie Van Stuyvenberg