Patents by Inventor Willis E. Teague

Willis E. Teague 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).

  • Sheep and lamb mechanical toe-breaker
    Patent number: 4058872
    Abstract: A machine for breaking the foretoes of sheep and lambs carried on a moving kill chain. It has a fork presenting seriatim the open end of the tines to receive the forefeet of sheep at the knuckles, a portion of the tines spaced to closely confine and engage the knuckles and a more widely spaced portion of the tines to release the feet as the sheep is advanced by the killing chain. The machine provides means for supporting and rotating the tines of the fork around its longitudinal axis to break the toes while the sheep's feet are engaged. When the toes are broken, the fork rotates back to the original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1977
    Assignee: Armour and Company
    Inventors: J. R. Henry, Willis E. Teague