Patents by Inventor Hendrikus G. van den Brink

Hendrikus G. van den Brink 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).

  • Device for packing poultry in boxes or containers
    Patent number: 4669423
    Abstract: Device for packing poultry in a box comprising an endless belt (19) running over a plurality of rolls (14-18) with horizontal axles and provided with spaced apart rows of fingers (20), which are hingedly connected with the belt (19) said belt (19) having an upwardly running part at which the fingers project forwardly and move from the floor with the belt and the picked-up poultry upwardly said poultry in normal position being taken over by a series of substantially horizontal guide cams (25) at the level of the top reverse roll (15) at which level the fingers are withdrawn and move downwardly with the belt while the poultry is taken over by endless belts (27, 29) which feed them to a feed regulating device (30) which discharges into a box (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Inventor: Hendrikus G. van den Brink
  • Device for conveying chickens to a slaughtering plant
    Patent number: 4658476
    Abstract: Device for conveying living chickens to a slaughtering plant, comprising means (6) for separating the chickens one by one, conveying them with the separated legs into leg clamps (39, 40) on a turn tables (38) which cooperate with means (42) which synchronize all chickens into an identical position in which they hang with their heads downwardly and with the legs into a position which allows taking over of each chicken by clamping frames with neck clamp (55) and leg clamps (56, 57) of an other conveyor (4) which feeds the chickens towards the slaughter hooks (59) of the slaughterhouse conveyor (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Inventor: Hendrikus G. van den Brink
  • Device for packing poultry in boxes or containers
    Patent number: 4602594
    Abstract: Device for packing poultry in a box comprising an endless belt (19) running over a plurality of rolls (14-18) with horizontal axles and provided with spaced apart rows of fingers (20), which are hingedly connected with the belt (19) said belt (19) having an upwardly running part at which the fingers project forwardly and move from the floor with the belt and the picked-up poultry upwardly said poultry in normal position being taken over by a series of substantially horizontal guide cams (25) at the level of the top reverse roll (15) at which level the fingers are withdrawn and move downwardly with the belt while the poultry is taken over by endless belts (27,29) which feed them to a feed regulating device (30) which discharges into a box (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Inventor: Hendrikus G. van den Brink