Patents
US 12016310 B2: System and method for identifying and recovering expired poultry
- Granted
- 2024-06-25
- Filed
- 2022-01-24 application 17582835
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A mortality recovery device is described. The mortality recovery device provides for autonomous recovery of expired poultry within an environment, such as a poultry barn. The mortality recovery device includes a linkage assembly by which the expired poultry is conveyed to a container. The mortality recovery device includes one or more cameras for detecting the expired poultry. The mortality recovery device also includes one or more cameras for object detection purposes. The mortality recovery device also includes a camera or a LiDAR for mapping the position and orientation (pose) of the mortality recovery device within the environment. By the object detection and the pose information, the mortality recovery device autonomously travels within the environment. The mortality recovery device also includes a spinner assembly for deterring live poultry from the path of the mortality recovery device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240625.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird's Eye Robotics, Inc. 1 patents | US company or organization | Herman, NE | Bird's Eye Robotics, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Niewohner | Herman, NE | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lucas Niewohner | Herman, NE | 1 | 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 | A01K45/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S17/86 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05D | Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables | G05D1/0214 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V20/56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NIEWOHNER, SCOTT signed 2022-10-24 NIEWOHNER, LUCAS signed 2022-10-25 | BIRDS EYE ROBOTICS, INC. HERMAN, NE | 61852/642 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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