Patents by Inventor Marc Zinda

Marc Zinda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240415101
    Abstract: Rear-facing poultry claw systems and methods are described herein. In one or more embodiments, the positioning systems and methods may be used to detect the claw of the rear-facing toe on one or both shanks of birds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew H. Erickson, Austin Mueller, JadiMarie Hopp, Derek Worcester, Christopher J. Strand, Dominic Oerter, Scott Schueler, Marc Zinda
  • Patent number: 12089605
    Abstract: Shrimp processing apparatus to head and optionally sever the mud veins of shrimp, along with methods for heading and mud vein severing are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems may include one or more processing stations configured to perform one or more of the following functions on each shrimp: measurement of individual shrimp, severing the mud vein of individual shrimp, and heading of individual shrimp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Matthew R. Biel, Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Roger Harkess, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Shaun Remmel, Marc Zinda
  • Publication number: 20240276996
    Abstract: Shrimp processing apparatus to sever the mud veins of shrimp, along with methods for heading and mud vein severing are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems may include one or more processing stations configured to perform one or more of the following functions on each shrimp: measurement of individual shrimp, severing the mud vein of individual shrimp, and remove of pleopods of individual shrimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Matthew R. Biel, Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Roger Harkess, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Shaun Remmel, Marc Zinda
  • Patent number: 12029222
    Abstract: A shrimp processing method and system, the system comprising a plurality of clamps, wherein each clamp is configured to hold a shrimp proximate a tail of the shrimp, a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one data collection station capable of collecting data regarding a shrimp held in a clamp and at least one functional station capable of changing the shrimp held in a clamp, a conveying system connecting the plurality of processing stations, the conveying system configured to move the plurality of clamps between the processing stations, and a controller operably connected to the conveying system and the processing stations, the controller configured to operate the conveying system and to selectively activate each processing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Matthew R. Biel, Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Roger Harkess, Derek Gramstad, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Shaun Remmel, Christopher J. Stark, John Steckelberg, Joseph Thiel, Marc Zinda
  • Patent number: 11980199
    Abstract: Shrimp processing apparatus to peel shrimp along with methods for peeling shrimp are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems including one or more processing stations configured to peel individual shrimp, where peeling may involve removal of shell segments on the dorsal surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and/or removal of pleopods/swimmerets on the ventral surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and, optionally, separation of shell segments. The processing systems and methods may, in one or more embodiments, include apparatus for and methods of measuring the shrimp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Roger Harkess, Derek Gramstad, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Christopher J. Stark, John Steckelberg, Joseph Thiel, Marc Zinda
  • Publication number: 20230138989
    Abstract: Shrimp processing apparatus to head and optionally sever the mud veins of shrimp, along with methods for heading and mud vein severing are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems may include one or more processing stations configured to perform one or more of the following functions on each shrimp: measurement of individual shrimp, severing the mud vein of individual shrimp, and heading of individual shrimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Matthew R. Biel, Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Roger Harkess, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Shaun Remmel, Marc Zinda
  • Publication number: 20230076498
    Abstract: A shrimp processing method and system, the system comprising a plurality of clamps, wherein each clamp is configured to hold a shrimp proximate a tail of the shrimp, a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one data collection station capable of collecting data regarding a shrimp held in a clamp and at least one functional station capable of changing the shrimp held in a clamp, a conveying system connecting the plurality of processing stations, the conveying system configured to move the plurality of clamps between the processing stations, and a controller operably connected to the conveying system and the processing stations, the controller configured to operate the conveying system and to selectively activate each processing station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Matthew R. Biel, Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Roger Harkess, Derek Gramstad, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Shaun Remmel, Christopher J. Stark, John Steckelberg, Joseph Thiel, Marc Zinda
  • Publication number: 20230068182
    Abstract: Shrimp processing apparatus to peel shrimp along with methods for peeling shrimp are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems including one or more processing stations configured to peel individual shrimp, where peeling may involve removal of shell segments on the dorsal surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and/or removal of pleopods/swimmerets on the ventral surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and, optionally, separation of shell segments. The processing systems and methods may, in one or more embodiments, include apparatus for and methods of measuring the shrimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Roger Harkess, Derek Gramstad, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Christopher J. Stark, John Steckelberg, Joseph Thiel, Marc Zinda