Patents by Inventor Twan Van Bijnen

Twan Van Bijnen 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).

  • Method and installation for stunning poultry and the obtainable bleeded poultry
    Patent number: 9282751
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: TOPKIP B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Van Stuijvenberg, Martin Mouthaan, Richard De Rijcke, Twan Van Bijnen
  • Method and installation for handling poultry
    Patent number: 9179684
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Topkip B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Van Stuyvenberg, Ary Dirkzwager, Danny Motshagen, Martin Mouthaan, Twan Van Bijnen
  • METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR HANDLING POULTRY
    Publication number: 20140315475
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: TOPKIP B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Van Stuyvenberg, Ary Dirkzwager, Danny Motshagen, Martin Mouthaan, Twan Van Bijnen
  • Method And Installation For Stunning Poultry And The Obtainable Bleeded Poultry
    Publication number: 20120094002
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: TOPKIP B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Van Stuijvenberg, Martin Mouthaan, Richard De Rijcke, Twan Van Bijnen