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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Cohen, Post North, Yehuda 90912, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 4/304 ; A01K 4/500 ; A01K 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 4/304 ; A01K 4/500 ; A01K 4/300 ;
Abstract
A method for verification of the presence of a living embryo in an incubating poultry egg. The method comprises the steps of: causing at least two electrodes to make conductive contact with the outside surface of the shell of an egg; amplifying any of the analog signals received via two of the at least two electrodes; analyzing the signals after amplification, using a program in a microprocessor, to establish whether the signals originated in the cardiac activity of the embryo; and providing information confirming or negating the presence of a living embryo in the egg. The invention also provides a corresponding system for carrying out the method.