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Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:

Zoetis Services Llc, Florham Park, NJ (US);

Inventor:

William Dongwook Suh, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:

Zoetis Services LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 45/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/32 (2006.01); A01K 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 45/00 (2013.01); A01K 41/065 (2013.01); A01K 45/007 (2013.01); B65D 85/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

An egg processing apparatus is provided. Such an apparatus includes a plurality of egg processing devices configured to interact with a plurality of eggs carried by an egg carrier. An egg support assembly is positioned beneath the egg processing devices such that an egg carrier is capable of being moved between the egg processing devices and the egg support assembly. The egg support assembly includes a plurality of pedestals, with each pedestal having a plurality of discrete egg support members cooperating to form a seating arrangement portion for contacting and supporting an end of an egg in the egg carrier. An associated assembly and method are also provided.


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