Patents by Inventor Larry Moriarty

Larry Moriarty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Telescopic poultry shackle
    Patent number: 6811480
    Abstract: A shackle assembly for transporting a poultry carcass suspended by its legs along a processing path and over a weighing scale for weighing the carcass. The shackle assembly includes a trolley support, a trolley mounted to the trolley support for engaging the weighing scale, and a bird carrier for suspending a poultry carcass by its legs. A telescopic connector system joins the trolley support to the bird carrier and suspends the bird carrier from the trolley support. A cam-actuated turning system is mounted to the trolley support and operatively connected to the bird carrier for rotating the trolley support and the bird carrier in unison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Dapec, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Moriarty
  • Telescopic poultry shackle
    Publication number: 20020090905
    Abstract: A shackle assembly for transporting a poultry carcass suspended by its legs along a processing path and over a weighing scale for weighing the carcass. The shackle assembly includes a trolley support, a trolley mounted to the trolley support for engaging the weighing scale, and a bird carrier for suspending a poultry carcass by its legs. A telescopic connector system joins the trolley support to the bird carrier and suspends the bird carrier from the trolley support. A cam-actuated turning system is mounted to the trolley support and operatively connected to the bird carrier for rotating the trolley support and the bird carrier in unison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: Dapec, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Moriarty