Egg Sampling Device
AssigneeIn Ovo Holding B.V.
InventorsWil Marijn Stutterheim, Leonard Van Bommel, Jarno Van De Wel, Michiel Leemker
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an automated system for sampling an egg that includes an egg manipulator to hold and orient one or more eggs in a defined position; an opener for opening the outer shell of the egg; an extractor for removing a sample from the allantois of the egg, and which preferably includes a system to apply increased gas pressure to the extractor up to the moment of contact with the egg; a system to clean the opener or extractor before or after removing a sample from the egg; and a sealing unit for closing the opening of the egg with a sealer.
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An automated system for sampling an egg, comprising:
- an egg manipulator to hold and orient one or more eggs in a defined position;
- an opener for opening an outer shell of the egg;
- an extractor for removing a sample from allantois of the egg;
- a system to clean the opener or the extractor before or after removing the sample from the egg, and
- a sealing unit for closing the opening of the outer shell with a sealant.
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A method of sampling one or more eggs, comprising the steps of:
- holding and/or orienting a position of the one or more eggs;
- automatically opening an outer shell of the one or more eggs;
- automatically extracting a sample from the allantois of the one or more eggs;
- automatically cleaning the extractor removing the sample from the egg, and
- sealing the opening in the outer shell after sampling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.