Patents by Inventor Marc Schortgen

Marc Schortgen 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).

  • Non-invasive device for determining the fertility and/or the sex of an egg, and corresponding method
    Patent number: 10060854
    Abstract: A non-invasive device for determining the fertility and/or sex of an egg. This device obtains a spectral response, specific to the shell, to an incident light signal. The device has a focusing element configured to focus the incident light signal on a surface portion and/or an internal portion of at least one layer of the shell, and elements for determining the fertility and/or sex of the egg as a function of the spectral response specific to the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TRONICO
    Inventor: Marc Schortgen
  • NON-INVASIVE DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE FERTILITY AND/OR THE SEX OF AN EGG, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20170160202
    Abstract: A non-invasive device for determining the fertility and/or sex of an egg. This device obtains a spectral response, specific to the shell, to an incident light signal. The device has a focusing element configured to focus the incident light signal on a surface portion and/or an internal portion of at least one layer of the shell, and elements for determining the fertility and/or sex of the egg as a function of the spectral response specific to the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Marc Schortgen