Patents by Inventor Ronald Theodoor Duitshof

Ronald Theodoor Duitshof 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).

  • Apparatus and method for stunning animals for slaughter
    Patent number: 6473287
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for stunning animals, such as pigs, for slaughter and may include a conveyor for conveying stunned animals for slaughter, at least one stunning device coupled to the conveyor, and a measuring and control device for detecting the number of animals stunned by the stunning device and actuating the stunning device based on the detected number of stunned animals. The invention also relates to a method for stunning animals for slaughter, such as pigs, that includes feeding stunned animals for slaughter to a conveyor at a rate based on the previous outfeed of the stunning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Stork MPS B.V.
    Inventors: Sander Antonie Van Ochten, Ronald Theodoor Duitshof