Patents
US 11178853 B2: Poultry cage
- Granted
- 2021-11-23
- Filed
- 2019-09-30 application 16587619
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cage and corresponding method for loading, transporting, and unloading poultry utilize a substantially vertical track attached to a leg or a sidewall to provide stability for a door of the cage throughout the door's entire range of motion. The cage is stackable and together with like cages can form an assembly of cages. The assembled stack of cages allows for several cages to share common components. Thus, the weight of the load during transport is reduced and more livestock can be transported. Shared components can include a roof and even a latching mechanism which prevents the door of each cage from coming open during transport.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211123.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koechner MFG. CO., INC. 2 patents | US company or organization | Tipton, MO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Koechner | Tipton, MO | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Clay Blake | Fortuna, MO | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K31/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D21/0211 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLAKE, CLAY AUSTIN signed 2019-10-02 KOECHNER, MARK WILLIAM signed 2019-10-02 | KOECHNER MFG. CO., INC. TIPTON, MO | 50703/213 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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