Patent ID: 11937997
Assignee: NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 2:
3. A beak opening apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the beak opening apparatus comprises a sensor apparatus operably connected to the control unit and configured to detect when the beak of the bird positioned in the delivery location is open, wherein the sensor apparatus comprises an optical source and a pair of optical sensors;
wherein a first optical sensor of the pair of optical sensors is positioned such that the lower mandible of the beak of the bird blocks light emitted by the optical source from reaching the first optical sensor when the beak of the bird positioned in the delivery location is open;
and wherein a second optical sensor of the pair of optical sensors is positioned such that the upper mandible of the beak of the bird blocks light emitted by the optical source from reaching the second optical sensor when the beak of the bird positioned in the delivery location is open.