ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,713, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Big Dutchman International GmbH (Vechta, Germany).
"Device and method for handling poultry animals" was invented by Angelika Jurgens (Hatten, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handling device for poultry animals, in particular for supporting manual handling of poultry animals, is disclosed, along with a method for handling poultry animals, in particular manually, and the use of the handling device. The handling device includes a guide rail, extending between a first end and a second end, with two guide legs, and a poultry animal support for placing the breast area of a poultry animal the...