Patents by Inventor Nathan A. Blum

Nathan A. Blum 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).

  • Material delivery systems, beak opening apparatus and methods of use
    Patent number: 11937997
    Abstract: Systems for delivering material through an open beak to a digestive tract of a bird and methods of using the same are described herein. Beak opening apparatus and methods of using the same are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Matthew H. Erickson, Scott C. Johnson, James Kleven, Greg R. Swenson
  • SHRIMP PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    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
  • SHRIMP PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    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
  • MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, BEAK OPENING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210068937
    Abstract: Systems for delivering material through an open beak to a digestive tract of a bird and methods of using the same are described herein. Beak opening apparatus and methods of using the same are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Matthew H. Erickson, Scott C. Johnson, James Kleven, Greg R. Swenson