Patents by Inventor Kenneth Rutledge

Kenneth Rutledge 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).

  • Poultry stunning system
    Patent number: 7717773
    Abstract: A system for stunning poultry located in cages in which the system utilizing an automated control system and a series of stunning apparatuses for progressively increasing exposure of the poultry to a subduing gas. The system is adjustable to allow for varying concentrations of the subduing gas, as well as adjusting the time for which the poultry is exposed to the subduing gas. In addition, the conveyor system includes methods for maintaining the poultry in a calm state prior to dispatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Dakota Turkey Growers, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Woodford, Kenneth Rutledge, John Gregory Skinner, David Allen Coolbaugh
  • POULTRY STUNNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090186568
    Abstract: A system for stunning poultry located in cages in which the system utilizing an automated control system and a series of stunning apparatuses for progressively increasing exposure of the poultry to a subduing gas. The system is adjustable to allow for varying concentrations of the subduing gas, as well as adjusting the time for which the poultry is exposed to the subduing gas. In addition, the conveyor system includes methods for maintaining the poultry in a calm state prior to dispatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Dakota Turkey Growers, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Woodford, Kenneth Rutledge, John Gregory Skinner, David Allen Coolbaugh
  • Poultry stunning system
    Patent number: 7448943
    Abstract: A system for stunning poultry located in cages in which the system utilizing an automated control system and a series of stunning apparatuses for progressively increasing exposure of the poultry to a subduing gas. The system is adjustable to allow for varying concentrations of the subduing gas, as well as adjusting the time for which the poultry is exposed to the subduing gas. In addition, the conveyor system includes methods for maintaining the poultry in a calm state prior to dispatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Dakota Turkey Growers, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Woodford, Kenneth Rutledge, John Gregory Skinner, David Allen Coolbaugh
  • Adjustable brush bar for paint pots
    Patent number: 5924593
    Abstract: A paint brush wiper which can telescope outwardly to accommodate paint containers of various sizes and having a clamping mechanism that may be rotated to accommodate attachment to various arcuate portions of the rim. The paint brush wiper may be used with a variety of paint containers including metal paint cans, plastic paint cans, and paint pails. The wiper may be telescoped inwardly upon a central section and the clamping mechanisms may be rotated 180.degree. to allow nesting the wiper within dead spaces between nested paint containers for shipping or storing purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventors: James Leonard Rutledge, Jr., John Kenneth Rutledge