Patents Assigned to Hatchery Planning, Inc.
  • Automated chicken sorting conveyor belt
    Patent number: 12245572
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for an automated chicken sorting conveyor belt system. Conveyor belts that move chicks from a loading area into bins move laterally (or horizontally) as the chicks fill up the bins. This reduces various impact, acceleration, and other forces imparted on the chicks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Hatchery Planning, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meriwether Cole, Garland Alan Vaughn, II, Zachary Adam Chance
  • Automated chicken sorting conveyor belt
    Patent number: 11758885
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for an automated chicken sorting conveyor belt system. Conveyor belts that move chicks from a loading area into bins move laterally (or horizontally) as the chicks fill up the bins. This reduces various impact, acceleration, and other forces imparted on the chicks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hatchery Planning, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meriwether Cole, Garland Alan Vaughn, II, Zachary Adam Chance
  • AUTOMATED CHICKEN SORTING CONVEYOR BELT
    Publication number: 20210068374
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for an automated chicken sorting conveyor belt system. Conveyor belts that move chicks from a loading area into bins move laterally (or horizontally) as the chicks fill up the bins. This reduces various impact, acceleration, and other forces imparted on the chicks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Hatchery Planning, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meriwether Cole, Garland Alan Vaughn II, Zachary Adam Chance