Patents by Inventor Jonathan Charles Coenraad Tyrrell

Jonathan Charles Coenraad Tyrrell 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: 11690381
    Abstract: An apparatus including a main body, a grabber assembly, and a killing assembly. The grabber assembly includes a grabber head sized to hold a leg and/or neck of poultry. The killing assembly includes a housing removably attached to the main body, a blade removably located within the housing, a rod, at least one tensioning device for placing the rod under tension, a holder device for holding the rod under tension and a killing-trigger for releasing the holder means. Once released, the rod is forcefully sprung in a forward direction, moving the blade over the grabber head thereby decapitating the poultry being grasped at the neck by the grabber head. The apparatus aids a user in handling poultry and quickly, easily, and humanely decapitating poultry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Jonathan Charles Coenraad Tyrrell
  • Publication number: 20220408739
    Abstract: An apparatus including a main body, a grabber assembly, and a killing assembly. The grabber assembly includes a grabber head sized to hold a leg and/or neck of poultry. The killing assembly includes a housing removably attached to the main body, a blade removably located within the housing, a rod, at least one tensioning means for placing the rod under tension, a holder means for holding the rod under tension and a killing-trigger for releasing the holder means. Once released, the rod is forcefully sprung in a forward direction, moving the blade over the grabber head thereby decapitating the poultry being grasped at the neck by the grabber head. The apparatus aids a user in handling poultry and quickly, easily, and humanely decapitating poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Jonathan Charles Coenraad Tyrrell