US RE49,972 E1
Poultry growing robot
Yunsheng Xu, Columbia, MO (US)
Assigned to Energy Americas, LLC, Columbia, MO (US)
Filed by Energy Americas, LLC, Boonville, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/117,223.
Application 18/117,223 is a reissue of application No. 16/268,618, filed on Feb. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,259,498, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 201820223214.9 (CN), filed on Feb. 7, 2018.
Int. Cl. A01K 1/01 (2006.01); A01C 3/04 (2006.01); A01K 31/04 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B60P 1/04 (2006.01); B60P 1/43 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 1/01 (2013.01) [A01C 3/04 (2013.01); A01K 1/0128 (2013.01); A01K 1/0146 (2013.01); A01K 31/04 (2013.01); B25J 11/0085 (2013.01); B60P 1/04 (2013.01); B60P 1/43 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A poultry growing robot for robotically preforming various poultry growing operation tasks, said robot comprising:
a chassis;
a collection platform pivotally mounted to the chassis, the collection platform structured and operable to collect dead birds and manure cakes and to have live birds stand thereon;
a conveyor connected to the chassis such that an elongated trailing edge thereof is positioned adjacent to an elongated leading edged [ edge ] of the collection platform, the conveyor comprising a conveyor system structured and operable to convey the dead birds and manure cakes from a bedded floor of a poultry growing barn to the collection platform;
at least one equipment cabinet mounted to the chassis; and
at least one controller structured and operable to control:
movement of the robot through the poultry growing barn;
movement of the conveyor system; and
movement of the collection platform between a Collection position and a Disposal position.