Patents by Inventor William Hayes Ferrel, III

William Hayes Ferrel, III 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for selectively processing eggs having identified characteristics
    Patent number: 8399247
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs, the extracted material is assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic, and then eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia V. Phelps, B. Alan Chalker, II, William Hayes Ferrel, III, John H. Hebrank, Benjamin Charles McDow, Edward Atkinson Pomeroy, III, Jonathan Robertson, Johnny Mark Townsend
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY PROCESSING EGGS HAVING IDENTIFIED CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20130023040
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs, the extracted material is assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic, and then eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia V. Phelps, B. Alan Chalker, II, William Hayes Ferrel, III, John H. Hebrank, Benjamin Charles McDow, Edward Atkinson Pomeroy, III, Jonathan Robertson, Johnny Mark Townsend
  • Methods and Apparatus for Selectively Processing Eggs Having Identified Characteristics
    Publication number: 20090291096
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs, the extracted material is assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic, and then eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Patricia V. Phelps, B. Alan Chalker, II, William Hayes Ferrel, III, John H. Hebrank, Benjamin Charles McDow, Edward Atkinson Pomeroy, III, Jonathan Robertson, Johnny Mark Townsend