SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING EGGS

• US 20110177207A1
• Filed: 01/20/2010
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yta Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Newmarket Impressions, LLC
• Inventors: Hegyi, Marco Armand, Brown, Allan Irwin, Anderson, Greg, Chait, Mitchell Barry
• Granted Patent: US 8,455,026 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/87
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 43/10 Grading and stamping
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 15/00 Egg products; Preparation or treatment thereof

Abstract

A package of eggs is disclosed which comprises a plurality of eggs arranged in one or more rows. The eggs are further arranged in the package so that a long axis of each egg in the package is offset no more than a particular number degrees from a long axis of each other egg in the package. Additionally, a package of eggs is disclosed which comprises a plurality of eggs arranged in one or more rows, wherein the eggs are further arranged in the package so that the long axes of all of the eggs in the package are substantially parallel. Further, a package of eggs is disclosed which comprises a plurality of eggs arranged in one or more rows, wherein eggs are arranged in the package such that long axes of all of the eggs in each row of eggs in the package form approximate right angles with respect to a line intercepting bottoms of receptacles holding the eggs in such a row. In some embodiments, each of the eggs in a package may have particular information marked on it, and each of the eggs in the package may be positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg. Moreover, in some embodiments, each of the eggs in a package may have particular information marked on it, and each of the eggs in the package may be positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg.

Claims

1. A package of eggs comprising a plurality of eggs arranged in one or more rows, wherein the eggs are further arranged in the package so that a long axis of each egg in the package is offset no more than 20 degrees from a long axis of each other egg in the package.

2. The package of eggs of claim 1, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has information laser marked on it in substantially the same location as the other eggs in the package; and

the eggs are oriented in the package such that information marked on each egg faces substantially the same direction as the information marked on the other eggs in the package.

3. The package of eggs of claim 2, wherein, for at least one egg that is marked, a center point of the information laser marked onto the egg is located between the middle and an end of each egg that is marked.

4. The package of eggs of claim 1, wherein, for at least one egg that is marked, a center point of the information laser marked onto the egg is located between the middle and an end of each egg that is marked.

5. The package of eggs of claim 1, wherein the eggs are further arranged in the package so that the long axis of each egg in the package is offset no more than 10 degrees from the long axis of each other egg in the package.

6. The package of eggs of claim 5, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has information laser marked on it in substantially the same location as the other eggs in the package; and

the eggs are oriented in the package such that information marked on each egg faces substantially the same direction as the information marked on the other eggs in the package.

7. The package of eggs of claim 6, wherein, for at least one egg that is marked, a center point of the information laser marked onto the egg is located between the middle and an end of each egg that is marked.

8. The package of eggs of claim 5, wherein, for at least one egg that is marked, a center point of the information laser marked onto the egg is located between the middle and an end of each egg that is marked.

9. The package of eggs of claim 1, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has particular information marked on it; and

each of the eggs in the package is positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg.

10. The package of eggs of claim 1, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has particular information laser marked on it; and

each of the eggs in the package is positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg.

11. A package of eggs comprising a plurality of eggs arranged in one or more rows, wherein the eggs are further arranged in the package so that the long axes of all of the eggs in the package are substantially parallel.

12. The package of eggs of claim 11, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has information laser marked on it in substantially the same location as the other eggs in the package; and

the eggs are oriented in the package such that information marked on each egg faces substantially the same direction as the information marked on the other eggs in the package.

13. The package of eggs of claim 12, wherein, for at least one egg that is marked, a center point of the information laser marked onto the egg is located between the middle and an end of each egg that is marked.

14. The package of eggs of claim 11, wherein, for at least one egg that is marked, a center point of the information laser marked onto the egg is located between the middle and an end of each egg that is marked.

15. The package of eggs of claim 14, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has particular information marked on it; and

each of the eggs in the package is positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg.

16. The package of eggs of claim 11, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has particular information laser marked on it; and

each of the eggs in the package is positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg.

17. The package of eggs of claim 11, wherein eggs are arranged in the package such that the long axes of all of the eggs in each row of eggs in the package form approximate right angles with respect to a line intercepting bottoms of receptacles holding the eggs in such a row.

18. The package of eggs of claim 17, wherein the eggs are arranged in the package so that a long axis of each egg in the package is tilted toward the back of the package so as to be at least slightly offset from vertical.

19. A package of eggs comprising a plurality of eggs arranged in one or more rows, wherein eggs are arranged in the package such that long axes of all of the eggs in each row of eggs in the package form approximate right angles with respect to a line intercepting bottoms of receptacles holding the eggs in such a row.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the eggs are arranged in the package so that a long axis of each egg in the package is tilted toward the back of the package so as to be at least slightly offset from vertical.

21. The package of eggs of claim 20, wherein, for at least one egg that is marked, a center point of the information laser marked onto the egg is located between the middle and an end of each egg that is marked.

22. The package of eggs of claim 21, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has particular information marked on it; and

each of the eggs in the package is positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg.

23. The package of eggs of claim 19, wherein:

each of the eggs in the package has particular information marked on it; and

each of the eggs in the package is positioned in the package such that at least the particular information is visible upon opening the package, without altering a position of the egg.