Patents by Inventor Kurt O. P. Schouenborg

Kurt O. P. Schouenborg 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).

  • Method and apparatus for testing eggs for cracks or holes
    Patent number: 5131274
    Abstract: A procedure and apparatus is provided for the examination of eggs to determine the presence of cracks or holes in the egg shell through the examination of the resiliency of the shell. This procedure and apparatus are characterized by the subjection of the egg to an examination cycle which consists in exercising intermittent pressure on at least a section of the egg shell by a movably mounted probe to create a series of in principle elastic deformations, where each subsequent deformation in the series is caused by the shell's action on the probe as a reaction to the immediately preceding deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Terpa Poultry B.V.
    Inventor: Kurt O. P. Schouenborg