Patents by Inventor Zachary Adam Chance

Zachary Adam Chance 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).

  • Patent number: 12245572
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for an automated chicken sorting conveyor belt system. Conveyor belts that move chicks from a loading area into bins move laterally (or horizontally) as the chicks fill up the bins. This reduces various impact, acceleration, and other forces imparted on the chicks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Hatchery Planning, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meriwether Cole, Garland Alan Vaughn, II, Zachary Adam Chance
  • Publication number: 20230397579
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for an automated chicken sorting conveyor belt system. Conveyor belts that move chicks from a loading area into bins move laterally (or horizontally) as the chicks fill up the bins. This reduces various impact, acceleration, and other forces imparted on the chicks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Meriwether Cole, Garland Alan Vaughn, II, Zachary Adam Chance
  • Patent number: 11758885
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for an automated chicken sorting conveyor belt system. Conveyor belts that move chicks from a loading area into bins move laterally (or horizontally) as the chicks fill up the bins. This reduces various impact, acceleration, and other forces imparted on the chicks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hatchery Planning, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meriwether Cole, Garland Alan Vaughn, II, Zachary Adam Chance
  • Publication number: 20210068374
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for an automated chicken sorting conveyor belt system. Conveyor belts that move chicks from a loading area into bins move laterally (or horizontally) as the chicks fill up the bins. This reduces various impact, acceleration, and other forces imparted on the chicks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Hatchery Planning, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meriwether Cole, Garland Alan Vaughn II, Zachary Adam Chance