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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Zoetis Services Llc, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Paul Archie Steen, Apex, NC (US);
Michael Glenn Schnupper, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel Scott Rees, Zebulon, NC (US);
Zoetis Services LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
An indexing system for an in ovo injection apparatus is provided. Such an indexing system provides a positioning scheme for an egg carrier carrying a plurality of avian eggs to an injection assembly for injection thereof. The indexing system includes an initial stop provided to abut the trailing end of the egg carrier to form a first egg carrier position such that a first subset of the plurality of avian eggs is injected. An intermediate stop is provided to abut the trailing end of the egg carrier to form a second egg carrier position such that a second subset of the plurality of avian eggs is injected. An associated method is also provided.