Overhead poultry conveying and counting system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7572176
APP PUB NO 20060003682A1
SERIAL NO

11152486

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A system and method of counting poultry carcasses conveyed by an overhead shackle conveying system. Poultry carcasses are suspended from shackles of an overhead conveying system and moved along a path of travel defined by the overhead conveying system. The carcasses are directed to engage a force detecting device. The force detecting device generates a signal, such as an electrical signal, when the impacted by a carcass, a magnitude of the electrical signal is proportional to a force of impact of the carcass on the force detecting device. The electrical signal is transmitted to a counter. The counter analyzes the electrical signal and increments a carcass count each time a force in a carcass identifying range is measured.

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BETTCHER INDUSTRIES INC6801 STATE ROUTE 60 BIRMINGHAM OH 44816

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Petersen, James A Gainesville, US 9 78
Porter, Brian Watson, US 26 481
Scott, Robert Fort Smith, US 65 1743

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