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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Nova-tech Engineering, Llc, Willmar, MN (US);
Inventors:
Matthew H. Erickson, Spicer, MN (US);
Austin Mueller, Atwater, MN (US);
Jadimarie Hopp, Hector, MN (US);
Derek Worcester, Willmar, MN (US);
Christopher J. Strand, Willmar, MN (US);
Dominic Oerter, Sunburg, MN (US);
Scott Schueler, Willmar, MN (US);
Assignee:
Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC, Willmar, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Poultry toe and claw positioning systems and methods are described herein. The positioning systems and methods may be used to separate and precisely locate the forward-facing toes and claws of birds.