Patents by Inventor Franciscus T. H. J. van der Steen

Franciscus T. H. J. van der Steen 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 device for processing poultry
    Patent number: 7004830
    Abstract: In a method and device for carrying out at least one processing operation on a slaughtered bird which is hung by its legs, the bird is conveyed on a hook of a conveyor towards and into the processing area of a processing device in order for the at least one processing operation to be carried out on the bird. The bird is positioned in the processing area of the processing device by externally supporting the bird at at least two locations, which are selected from the group of locations which comprises the back, the sternum, the area of the clavicle, the wings and the sides of the bird. Then, the at least one processing operation is carried out in the processing device in the area of the breast of the bird. The bird may also be positioned in the processing area of the processing device by internally supporting the bird on the side of the sternum facing the abdominal cavity of the bird.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Stork PMT B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus T. H. J. van der Steen, Francis W. J. van Happen, Adrianus J. van den Nieuwelaar
  • Method and device for processing poultry
    Publication number: 20030040268
    Abstract: In a method and device for carrying out at least one processing operation on a slaughtered bird which is hung by its legs, the bird is conveyed on a hook of a conveyor towards and into the processing area of a processing device in order for the at least one processing operation to be carried out on the bird. The bird is positioned in the processing area of the processing device by externally supporting the bird at at least two locations, which are selected from the group of locations which comprises the back, the sternum, the area of the clavicle, the wings and the sides of the bird. Then, the at least one processing operation is carried out in the processing device in the area of the breast of the bird. The bird may also be positioned in the processing area of the processing device by internally supporting the bird on the side of the sternum facing the abdominal cavity of the bird.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Franciscus T.H.J. van der Steen, Francis W.J. van Happen, Adrianus J. van den Nieuwelaar
  • Method and device for processing poultry
    Patent number: 6450873
    Abstract: In a method and device for carrying out at least one processing operation on a slaughtered bird which is hung by its legs, the bird is conveyed on a hook of a conveyor towards and into the processing area of a processing device in order for the at least one processing operation to be carried out on the bird. The bird is positioned in the processing area of the processing device by externally supporting the bird at at least two locations, which are selected from the group of locations which comprises the back, the sternum, the area of the clavicle, the wings and the sides of the bird. Then, the at least one processing operation is carried out in the processing device in the area of the breast of the bird. The bird may also be positioned in the processing area of the processing device by internally supporting the bird on the side of the sternum facing the abdominal cavity of the bird.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Stork PMT B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus T. H. J. van der Steen, Francis W. J. van Happen, Adrianus J. van den Nieuwelaar