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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079988 | Top-fill hummingbird feeder with twist bottle valve A liquid bird feeder provides a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottleneck extension at its other end, and a liquid tray having a well adapted to receive the bottleneck extension and at least one feeding port. The sidewall of the well is provided wi... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067290 | Liquid Treat Dispensing System and Method of Using the Same An apparatus and method of supplying liquid consumable substances to animals using a dispenser device, including storing a volume of viscous fluid in a storage chamber of the dispensing device, capturing a roller ball in a flanged opening at an open end of the dispensin... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120031342 | Drool Stopper Dog Bowl The instant invention describes a drinking container for dispensing limited amounts of a liquid to an animal, generally comprising a top portion constructed and arranged to engage a bottom portion, and a bottom portion. The bottom portion has a first end and a second en... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120012062 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PET WATER DRINKING DEVICE A device capable of diverting, redirecting, and collecting fresh water from a faucet to a pet for drinking The device includes a plurality of elbows and a reservoir with a faceplate or a reservoir connected to the faucet by use of a connection piece. The device includes... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110315087 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING SEALED BAGS OF FLUID AT THE CLEAN SIDE OF A LABORATORY FACILITY A method for facilitating the delivery of water to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages, for housing animals for an animal study, the method including providing a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for an animal study at a laboratory facility site, and d... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110308472 | Method And Apparatus For Monitoring And Mitigating Stray Electrical Energy A system and method for monitoring and mitigating leakage currents is disclosed. The data acquisition system records data from multiple monitoring locations over extended periods of time to identify stray voltage and/or leakage currents present at the monitoring locatio... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308471 | BIRD FEEDER A miniature size bird feeder that includes a feed holder; a cap or cover over the feed holder; means for releasably attaching the cap or cover to the feed holder and an attachment means for supporting the feed holder.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110290188 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PET WASTE DISPOSAL A leash assembly includes a housing comprising a handle portion. The housing includes a dispensing opening and a retention opening. The leash assembly further includes a leash at least partially contained within the housing, one end of the leash being secured within the... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110277691 | Hummingbird Feeding System A hummingbird feeding station includes a first hollow body having a closed end and an openable end, the first hollow body for receiving and for containing a liquid for consumption, one or more openings extending through at least one wall of the first hollow body for ena... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110265727 | WATER VALVE FOR ANIMAL WATERER PERMITTING ASSEMBLY WITHOUT TOOLS A water valve for an animal waterer which can be assembled, disassembled and repaired without the use of tools. The float arm pivots upon the valve body about an integral trunnion bar to permit selective engagement of the valve seal with the valve seat. A cover member o... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110239949 | Hummingbird feeder A safety hummingbird feeder having a substantially cylindrical reservoir, an elongate feeding tube, and a cap. The reservoir has a reduced surface area and is intended to hold a limited amount of liquid sugar solution to reduce or eliminate spoilage and molding. The fee... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110192351 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCTS TO ANIMALS Systems and methods for providing nutritional and other products to animals are provided. Generally, the invention provides a dispensing system comprising an activity monitoring device, and a dispensing device comprising a processor programmed to receive a communication... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110180004 | Liquid reservoir and bird feeder incorporating the same A bird feeder generally in the form of hopper feeder that is coupled with a water reservoir. The hopper feeder generally includes a seed reservoir that receives and holds bird seed, which is dispensed to the birds by way of feeding stations. The hopper further provides ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110180007 | Device for Dispensing a Fluidic Consumable for an Animal Described is a fluidic consumable dispensing device for reliably and consistently dispensing uniform animal consumables. More specifically, the device dispenses animal consumables having the viscosity of a fluid such that the consumables are not broken or malformed and ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174227 | INSTALLATION FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID FEED TO AN ANIMAL AND AN AUTONOMOUSLY DISPLACEABLE VEHICLE FOR USE IN SUCH AN INSTALLATION An installation for supplying liquid feed to an animal, such as a calf. The installation comprises one or more feed loading places and one or more feed unloading places, and one or more vehicles that are autonomously displaceable, controlled by a microprocessor or the l... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110163883 | Drinking-Water Level Alarm Lamp A drinking-water level alarm lamp for being placed in a water feeder is disclosed. The drinking-water level alarm lamp includes a watertight casing including therein a lamp, a rolling ball tilt switch, a battery and a weight. When the water feeder contains drinking wate... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110139080 | POULTRY WATERING SYSTEM AND METHOD A top-filling watering system configured to provide water to livestock, includes a water basin having an upstanding wall, and a reservoir securely mounted to the water basin. The reservoir includes a top wall integrally formed with a circumferential wall defining an ope... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110132268 | Pet Watering Device with Filter An animal watering system including a water tank, interior container and base for connecting to a bowl. The interior container fluidly connects the water tank and the base/bowl. The interior container in addition to supplying water from the water tank to the bowl, also ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126772 | ANIMAL FEEDER An installation with animal enclosures includes a nipple assembly with a feeding nipple for dispensing liquid feed to animals in the installation, where a single feeding nipple is pivotable between at least two animal enclosures, the nipple assembly including the feedin... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110114026 | Water Dispenser Apparatus This patent application relates to water dispensing apparatus. One example includes a container receiving portion configured to receive a water container. This example also includes a water presentation portion configured to receive water from the container receiving po... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110100300 | Top-fill hummingbird feeder A liquid birdfeeder includes a generally upstanding container having a large opening at its top end and a bottleneck opening at its lower end. A quarter-turn removable cap is screw-threaded onto the top end to seal the top end opening. The lower bottleneck opening is sc... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110094450 | Dog watering toy A convenient, inexpensive, durable, refillable, specialized dog toy which can be made of various materials and have various aesthetic designs. The toy is a self-contained water source, or reservoir, for use where a messy dog bowl would be inappropriate. As the dog bites... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110073044 | BIRD DRINKER ASSEMBLY WITH A TRIANGULAR SUPPLY LINE A supply line for the water supply to poultry house drinkers is triangular in shape with the drinkers secured to a bottom surface around a drinking nipple by a quick-attach rotational movement. The triangular line has a top fin which provides additional bending strength... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110073043 | Bird Feeder The present invention may include a bird feeder for feeding a bird which may include a base member including a container for nectar, a cover member to cover the base member including an opening adapted to allow the bird feed the nectar, a support member to support the b... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110056438 | PUPPY CUP Container for holding liquid for a pet to drink includes a generally round and hollow lower container portion having for retaining a first portion of such liquid. A generally round ledge portion connected to and formed integrally with said lower container portion and ex... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110011345 | Illuminated Hummingbird Feeder An illuminated bird feeder, such as a hummingbird feeder, includes a housing portion for holding a quantity of liquid, a hanger portion associated with the housing portion for suspending the hummingbird feeder from a support, and a feeder portion with at least one artif... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100292658 | Device and methods for delivering fluids to animals Embodiments of the present invention feature devices and methods for providing fluids to or venting gas from animals which feature a tube and a sheath in which the sheath covers the tube as the tube in inserted into the oral cavity and esophagus.... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100251967 | Hummingbird feeder with disposable reservoir and reusable base A liquid nectar hummingbird feeder has a reusable base with a feeding basin that receives a disposable cartridge containing a pre-filled volume of liquid nectar. The cartridge has a single bottleneck opening at a lower end which is initially sealed by a breakable seal i... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100236488 | Method of promoting efficient water drinking by animals A method of promoting efficient water drinking by animals uses any one of a number of container embodiments. A first embodiment of container contemplates five sub-chambers separated from one another by parallel partitions, with each partition having a small weep hole ne... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100224132 | Top-fill hummingbird feeder with float valve base closure mechanism A top-fill hummingbird feeder is provided having a liquid container with a liquid flow opening at a lower end and a removable cap at an upper end, a feeding basin positioned below the liquid container, and a valve or sealing mechanism associated with the liquid flow ope... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100219196 | Portable Pet Water Bowl Tote A Portable Pet Water Bowl Tote. The bowl and assembly provides a pet owner with a portable source for water that also functions as the pet's drinking bowl. The tote has a carrying strap that will allow the device to be comfortably carried over the owner's shoulder or al... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100192865 | Illuminated Drinking System An improved drinking system having a water source capable of delivering water through water supply pipes, watering stations fluidly connected to the water supply pipes, and at least one light source optically connected to at least one of the watering stations. Also prov... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100180828 | Portable Pet Refreshment Device A single-serving, liquid or water filled, disposable container, particularly suited to provide portable refreshment for pets during walking or exercising. The device includes an integrated clip, particularly suited for easy attachment and removal from a pet's leash, pet... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100170448 | e-PAWS electronic pet automated watering system Improvements in pet care or animal hydration are disclosed. According to the broadest aspect the invention is an electronic pet automated watering system, to be known as EPAWS, used in the pet or animal care, which includes a housing that contains the electronics, a wat... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100147226 | Interactive Pet Accessories A coded pet specific proximity sensor incorporates a specific coded sensor or transmitter which is removably worn by or attached to a pet. The sensor limits or encourages access of the pet to certain pet items, such as feeding dishes, pet doors, litter boxes, pet toys, ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100101498 | Dog feeder and dog waterer A dog feeder and dog waterer is provided wherein the dog feeder and dog waterer may be moved individually from operative positions to stored positions and which may be detachably secured together when in their stored or transport positions to enable the feeder and water... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100101499 | ANIMAL WATER BOWL Disclosed is a water bowl for animals, particularly pets such as cats and dogs. The water comprises a reservoir wherein the basin for accessing the water is formed within the centre of the reservoir. Water flow from the reservoir to the basin is controlled by a valve as... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100095897 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WATERING ANIMALS Systems and methods for watering animals generally include a container having an inner recess. A pump directs water from the inner recess of the container through a fluid column, which may contain filter medium. One or more spouts are located at a terminal end of the fl... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100083906 | Easy Empty Trough This invention is directed to troughs and more particularly to pre-cast or molded troughs made of plastic, fiberglass or other appropriate material and utilizing a novel shape whereby the trough rests on it's natural tipping point using a novel pair of stabilizers made ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100064976 | Bottle with hose for dispensing liquids for animal and human consumption A bottle with a hose for dispensing liquid for animal or human consumption in a sanitized and convenient manner is disclosed. The bottle includes a hose that has one end connected to the bottom of the bottle with a length sufficient to wrap around the circumference of t... | 03/18/2010 |
