Patents by Inventor Jean Labbé

Jean Labbé 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).

  • Patent number: 10212951
    Abstract: A system for trussing slaughtered birds comprises a conveyer provided with at least one bird holder for transporting a bird to at least one working position along the transport path of the conveyer, a bird trussing station located at the working position, which station includes a trussing module defining a working zone, and a mechanical arrangement for bringing the bird within the working zone in predetermined position and orientation relative thereto to allow for operation of the trussing module according to a trussing pattern by which a trussing element catches and maintains the bird in a trussed condition. The system further comprises a controller operatively connected to the conveyer and the bird trussing station. The system may also comprise a bird's legs crossing station located at a working position upstream the trussing station where the trussing of bird's legs is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INDUSTRIELLE DU QUÉBEC
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Ouellet, Jean-Guy Boucher, Jacques Grenier, Jacques Aubin, Nicolas Deschénes, Alain Gaudreault, Jean Labbé
  • Publication number: 20120214391
    Abstract: A system for trussing slaughtered birds comprises a conveyer provided with at least one bird holder for transporting a bird to at least one working position along the transport path of the conveyer, a bird trussing station located at the working position, which station includes a trussing module defining a working zone, and a mechanical arrangement for bringing the bird within the working zone in predetermined position and orientation relative thereto to allow for operation of the trussing module according to a trussing pattern by which a trussing element catches and maintains the bird in a trussed condition. The system further comprises a controller operatively connected to the conveyer and the bird trussing station. The system may also comprise a bird's legs crossing station located at a working position upstream the trussing station where the trussing of bird's legs is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INDUSTRIELLE DU QUÉBEC
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Ouellet, Jean-Guy Boucher, Jacques Grenier, Jacques Aubin, Nicolas Deschenes, Alain Gaudreault, Jean Labbé