Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Francis Bateman

Geoffrey Francis Bateman 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).

  • Livestock handling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5699755
    Abstract: Apparatus for loading live poultry into open-topped containers (19) comprise a plurality (preferably three) loading units (28) arranged side by side so that each loading unit (28) is aligned with a column of containers (19) accommodated in a standard module (18). Each loading unit has a batching receptacle (33) to receive a batch of poultry (of predetermined weight or number) corresponding to the capacity of one of the open-topped containers (19) which are in turn withdrawn from the module (18), loaded with a batch of poultry and then returned to the module, each loading unit (28) shifting vertically as successive containers are loaded with poultry. A separate catching vehicle (54) may be used to catch the poultry and deliver it to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Anglia Autoflow Limited
    Inventors: David Wills, Geoffrey Francis Bateman
  • Livestock handling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5660147
    Abstract: Apparatus for loading live poultry into open-topped containers (19) comprise a plurality (preferably three) loading units (28) arranged side by side so that each loading unit (28) is aligned with a column of containers (19) accommodated in a standard module (18). Each loading unit has a batching receptacle (33) to receive a batch of poultry (of predetermined weight or number) corresponding to the capacity of one of the open-topped containers (19) which are in turn withdrawn from the module (18), loaded with a batch of poultry and then returned to the module, each loading unit (28) shifting vertically as successive containers are loaded with poultry. A separate catching vehicle (54) may be used to catch the poultry and deliver it to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Anglia Autoflow Limited
    Inventors: David Wills, Geoffrey Francis Bateman