Patents by Inventor Wilhelmus A. Dorsthorst

Wilhelmus A. Dorsthorst 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).

  • Method and device for stunning an animal for slaughter
    Patent number: 5486145
    Abstract: A method of stunning an animal for slaughter includes the steps of providing the animal for slaughter; conveying the animal using conveying means; while conveying, causing a first current pulse having a maximum duration of 10 seconds to flow through the head and/or neck region of the animal to stun the animal; and, while conveying, causing a second current pulse to flow through the body of the animal to cause a cardiac arrest. The first and second current pulses may be applied successively or may be overlapping or partly overlapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Stork RMS B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus A. Dorsthorst, Hendrik J. Pardijs