Patents by Inventor Joerg HOLTZ

Joerg HOLTZ 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: 11064706
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for ventral/dorsal alignment of fish. The apparatus includes a first fish conveying device, a guide roller configured for transversely positioning the fish in a feed-in channel, the guide roller extending across the width of the feed-in channel and having at least one section with reduced cross-sectional diameter, a channel floor in the center of the channel comprising a transfer recess, widening in the conveying direction, which is designed to transfer the fish by the effect of gravity to a guiding channel arranged below the first conveying plane by aligning in a predetermined ventral/dorsal position. The guiding channel includes lateral guide surfaces each arranged inclined with respect to the first conveying plane. A second conveying device, forming a second conveying plane and configured to convey the fish on their side, is provided. The second conveying device is arranged downstream of the guiding channel for taking over the fish at the end of said guiding channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Gunnar Krepinsky, Jörg Holtz
  • Patent number: 10653158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transporting station (10), designed and configured for transporting fish transverse to their longitudinal extent in a transport direction T, comprising a conveying device (11) for transporting individual, separated fish in a lying position along a transport path TL from an entry region E of the conveying device (11) to an exit region A of the conveying device (11), wherein the conveying device (11) comprises a rotationally driven transport element (12) which is characterised in that the conveying device (11) is assigned a change-over device (13) which is designed and configured and is in operative connection with the conveying device (11), in such a manner that the fish can be transferred automatically from the lying position on the transport path TL of the conveying device (11) into a suspended position on a transport path TH of the change-over device (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Roland Pein, Joerg Holtz
  • Publication number: 20200120944
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for ventral/dorsal alignment of fish with a first fish conveying device, a guide roller for transversely positioning the fish in a feed-in channel, the guide roller extending across the width of the feed-in channel and having at least one section with reduced cross-sectional diameter, a channel floor in the centre of the channel comprising a transfer recess, widening in the conveying direction, to transfer the fish by effect of-gravity to a guiding channel arranged below the first conveying plane by aligning in a predetermined ventral/dorsal position, the guiding channel comprising lateral guide surfaces each arranged inclined with respect to the first conveying plane, and a second conveying device, forming a second conveying plane and configured to convey the fish on their side, said second conveying device being arranged downstream of the guiding channel for taking over the fish at the end of said guiding channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Gunnar KREPINSKY, Joerg HOLTZ
  • Publication number: 20190124935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transporting station (10), designed and configured for transporting fish transverse to their longitudinal extent in a transport direction T, comprising a conveying device (11) for transporting individual, separated fish in a lying position along a transport path TL from an entry region E of the conveying device (11) to an exit region A of the conveying device (11), wherein the conveying device (11) comprises a rotationally driven transport element (12) which is characterised in that the conveying device (11) is assigned a change-over device (13) which is designed and configured and is in operative connection with the conveying device (11), in such a manner that the fish can be transferred automatically from the lying position on the transport path TL of the conveying device (11) into a suspended position on a transport path TH of the change-over device (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Roland PEIN, Joerg HOLTZ