Patents
US 11497196 B2: Poultry and game bird egg incubator
- Granted
- 2022-11-15
- Filed
- 2020-11-12 application 17096230
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An egg incubator includes a base assembly having a base tray configured to support a plurality of eggs and a motorized egg turner configured to turn the plurality of eggs. The egg turner includes a hub, a first ring concentric with the hub, and a first plurality of spokes extending radially from the hub. Each of the first plurality of spokes is circumferentially-spaced from an adjacent spoke of the first plurality of spokes and includes: a radial member extending from the hub toward the first ring, a first diverging member extending obliquely from the radial member to the first ring, and a second diverging member extending obliquely from the radial member to the first ring. The motorized egg turner also includes a second ring positioned outward from and circumscribing the first ring and a second plurality of spokes extending radially between the inner ring and the outer ring.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221115.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manna Pro Products, LLC 7 patents | US company or organization | Chesterfield, MO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Zhao | Xuzhou, CN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Hale Slinkard | Nashville, TN | 8 | 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 | A01K41/06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZHAO, PETER signed 2018-05-11 SLINKARD, PAUL HALE signed 2018-06-27 | MANNA PRO PRODUCTS, LLC CHESTERFIELD, MO | 54349/800 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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