Patents by Inventor Robert S. Innes

Robert S. Innes 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).

  • Counter-flow poultry chiller
    Patent number: 4860554
    Abstract: A counter-flow food chiller provided with an oscillating screw-feed so that the food, while being pushed through the chill tank in a direction contrary to the water flow is also agitated and oscillated, improving the heat exchange and preventing ice formation on the walls of the tank which are cooled by refrigeration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Inventors: Robert S. Innes, Bernard McGuire
  • Poultry transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 4756056
    Abstract: In a poultry processing conveyor system a plurality of evisceration lines are fed from a single kill line by means of a rotary hock cutter transfer carousel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Inventors: Robert S. Innes, Bernard McGuire
  • Hock cutting mechanism
    Patent number: 4709448
    Abstract: The invention is a rotary transfer apparatus for transferring poultry carcasses from the shackles on one conveyor line to the shackles on another conveyor line. In particular, the apparatus of the invention can be used for transferring carcasses between a kill line and an evisceration line, a rotary member of the apparatus being positioned between those lines. The transfer apparatus may include a knife mechanism for removing the lower part of the legs of each carcass. The knife mechanism is fixed to the frame of the apparatus at one position on the periphery of the rotary member and acts on the carcasses as they pass that position. The apparatus of the invention is intended in part to replace what is at present in many poultry plants a manual operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Canadian Bird Equipment Limited
    Inventors: Bernie McGuire, Robert S. Innes, Stefan Pagowski
  • Poultry transfer machine
    Patent number: 4660256
    Abstract: The invention is a rotary transfer apparatus for transferring poultry carcasses from the shackles on one conveyor line to the shackles on another conveyor line. In particular, the apparatus of the invention can be used for transferring carcasses between a kill line and an evisceration line, a rotary member of the apparatus being positioned between those lines. The transfer apparatus may include a knife mechanism for removing the lower part of the legs of each carcass. The knife mechanism is fixed to the frame of the apparatus at one position on the periphery of the rotary member and acts on the carcasses as they pass that position. The apparatus of the invention is intended in part to replace what is at present in many poultry plants a manual operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Canadian Bird Equipment Limited
    Inventors: Robert S. Innes, Stefan Pagowski