Patents by Inventor Paul E. Belanger

Paul E. Belanger 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).

  • Double-rail animal securing assembly
    Patent number: 3997940
    Abstract: A set of two parallel rails is used to hold animals being slaughtered. The animal's four legs straddle the two rails and the body rests on the rails. A back retraining device is provided to hold the rump and back securely on the rails. A device is also provided for restraining and stretching the neck upward so that ritual slaughter can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: Council of Livestock Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph P. Prince, Paul E. Belanger, Rudy G. Westervelt
  • Animal hold down/neck stretcher for kosher slaughter on a double-rail animal support system
    Patent number: 3979792
    Abstract: This is an improvement of the neck stretching and body restraining frame disclosed in Giger, Westervelt patent application Ser. No. 618,463, filed concurrently herewith. The jaw holder is eliminated and a shoulder brace is provided under the neck restraining extension. The shoulder brace is constructed of two triangular pieces with ends connected to the inner and outer bars of the body frame and suitably constructed to firmly hold the animal to be slaughtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: Council of Livestock Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph P. Prince, Paul E. Belanger, Walter Giger, Jr., David H. Johnson