Patents by Inventor Uri Meron

Uri Meron 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for management of flocks of layer fowl
    Patent number: 6167317
    Abstract: A layer flock management system including a layer information accumulator operative to accumulate information regarding each of a multiplicity of layers in a flock and a floor layer identifier operative to identify floor layers from among the multiplicity of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: M.G.H. Agricultural Cooperative Society Ltd.
    Inventors: Uri Meron, Asaf Barut, Gilad Rafaeli, Uri Yankovitz, David Zvilichovsky, Rami Cahalon
  • Hen nesting apparatus and brood control method
    Patent number: 5950564
    Abstract: Nesting apparatus (2) for hens includes a line of nesting cages (2), and an ejector member (4) in each cage (2), individually actuatable independently of the ejector members (4) in the other cages (2) to eject a hen from the respective cage (2) upon the existence of one or more specified conditions, such as the laying of an egg in the cage (2), the occupation of the cage (2) by the respective hen a predetermined length of time, etc. The hens carry transponders (15) which may be interrogated by a reader (18) movable along the line of cages (2) to identify the hens and to keep track of their activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: M.G.H. Agricultural Cooperative Society Ltd.
    Inventor: Uri Meron