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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2010
Matthew Henry Erickson, Willmar, MN (US);
Wade Dayle Werder, New London, MN (US);
Dana Mathew Molenaar, Pennock, MN (US);
Matthew Henry Erickson, Willmar, MN (US);
Wade Dayle Werder, New London, MN (US);
Dana Mathew Molenaar, Pennock, MN (US);
NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, INC., Wilmar, MN (US);
Abstract
Fourth toe processing apparatus and methods for the processing the fourth toes of a bird are disclosed. The fourth toe processing apparatus includes a shield, a non-contact energy source emitting energy towards the shield, a shank restraint structure receiving a shank of a bird located proximate the second side of the shield, and a fourth toe aperture extending through the first side and the second side of the shield. Energy emitted towards the shield by the energy source passes through the fourth toe aperture so that a fourth toe of a bird having its shank positioned in the fourth toe aperture is exposed to the energy.