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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132535 | Method and apparatus for reduction of ammonia, carbon dioxide and pathogens in chicken houses A chicken or fowl grow out facility utilizes a ventilated floor assembly including a ventilated floor through which liquid and gas can flow, but which retains manure deposited thereon, and a closed bottom floor plenum underneath the ventilated floor, which includes ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7966974 | Apparatus for enhancing poultry production An apparatus and method are described for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. A facility for housing the poultry includes a wall with at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan for ventilating the facility and a movable curtain covering a curta... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7832359 | Method for enhancing poultry production A method and apparatus is provided for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. In a first embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a facility for housing the poultry, providing at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan associated wi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7658165 | Method and apparatus for enhancing poultry production A method and apparatus is provided for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. In a first embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a facility for housing the poultry, providing at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan associated wi... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7341024 | Apparatus, method and business methods for processing animal waste in a farm building A mobile apparatus is used to process animal waste in a farm building and to spread the processed animal waste back on the floor of the farm building as the apparatus moves through the farm building. The apparatus includes a processing mechanism that heats the anima... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7264122 | Collapsible merchandising container A collapsible display container includes abase and a pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base. The side walls are orientable between an assembled position and a second position. At least one of the side walls includes a display member which is ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234269 | Animal test chamber An animal test chamber has one or more side walls, a ceiling, and a floor to define an internal space in which animals can be housed and exposed to a chemical agent, a door, a port for introducing animals, an exhaust port, and one or more of the following four featu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7156051 | Method for enhancing poultry production A method is provided for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. In a first preferred embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a facility for housing the poultry, providing at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan associated with t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104220 | Overhead livestock enclosure washing system An overhead livestock enclosure washing system for cleaning the pens of a livestock confinement building. The overhead livestock enclosure washing system includes a track member coupled to the ceiling of the building. A mobile unit operationally engages the track me... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6939218 | Method and apparatus of removing dead poultry from a poultry house A method and apparatus for removing carcasses of dead poultry randomly scattered throughout a poultry house are disclosed which reduce the amount of time and labor required to remove dead poultry during an entire growing session. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938577 | System for moving feeders and/or drinkers within a livestock house A system for moving feeders and/or drinkers within a livestock house that has a plurality of items suspended from the ceiling of the livestock house. The system includes structure for supplying feed and/or water to the feeders and/or drinkers, respectively, structur... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931675 | Foot washer A foot washer including a tray for holding water and a removable foot support member for insertion into the tray. The foot support member includes a grid member having a plurality of openings therethrough to thereby allow sand or other particulate debris to fall thr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6830011 | Removal of a paper strip for rearing hatchlings Hatchlings are raised initially on a strip of sheet material which is laid on the floor of a containment pen with a layer of a feed material for the hatchlings. After the hatchlings have grown to a stage where they can move from the paper, the strip is removed by a ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6810832 | Automated animal house An efficient economical automated animal house is provided to increase the health and longevity of animals, such as poultry, and swine. The automated poultry house provides for automatic removal of contaminated bedding and replacement with fresh or recycled bedding.... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6705251 | Method for enhancing poultry production A method is provided for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. In a first preferred embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a facility for housing the poultry, providing at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan associated with t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691488 | Method and apparatus for structural conversion of poultry houses A method and apparatus for converting a post-style poultry house to a clear span style poultry house. The apparatus includes a truss assembly including a center truss section adapted to be mounted to the roof beams and first and second outer truss section... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6655320 | Method for enhancing poultry production A method is provided for raising poultry, such as chickens, for food production. In a first preferred embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a facility for housing the poultry, providing at least one light-absorbing ventilation fan associ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6481380 | Method and apparatus for increasing egg production A method and apparatus are used to maintain a relatively constant, preferably positive, pressure in a poultry house which houses egg laying poultry, the constant pressure resulting in an increase in egg production while assuring adequate ventilation in th... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6325971 | Method and system for disbursing ozone into a poultry house The present invention relates to a system for disbursing ozone throughout a poultry house in order to disinfect the same and to reduce the concentration of pathogens found within the poultry house. An ozone generator is associated with the poultry house a... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6212850 | Method and apparatus for structural conversion of poultry houses A method and apparatus for converting a post-style poultry house to a clear span style poultry house. The apparatus includes a truss assembly including a center truss section adapted to be mounted to the roof beams and first and second outer truss section... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209570 | Automatic flush valve An automatic flush water distribution system for use in an evaporative cooling system includes a water distribution pipe adapted to be connected to a source of pressurized water. The pipe has a plurality of water distribution ports formed therein and a ve... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6167317 | Apparatus and methods for management of flocks of layer fowl A layer flock management system including a layer information accumulator operative to accumulate information regarding each of a multiplicity of layers in a flock and a floor layer identifier operative to identify floor layers from among the multiplicity... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6079365 | Evaporative cooling system for cooling a poultry house An evaporative cooling system for cooling a poultry house includes at least one evaporative cooling pad, a bracket extruded from a lightweight, plastic or galvanized steel for supporting the evaporative cooling pad adjacent an opening formed in the sidewa... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073586 | Evaporative cooling system and method of cooling a poultry house An evaporative cooling system and a method of cooling a poultry house includes at least one evaporative cooling pad, a bracket extruded from a lightweight, plastic or galvanized steel for supporting the evaporative cooling pad adjacent an opening formed i... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5755176 | Birds and furred rodents feeding enclosure A feed enclosure for birds and small creatures such as squirrels, raccoons or the like. A internal floor to ceiling enclosure partition prevents feeders from one side of the enclosure from entering into the feeding area entered from the other side. Small ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5544622 | Building for accommodating livestock A building for accommodating livestock with a roof having two roof parts extending obliquely downward from a ridge, wherein transparent plate material extends parallel to the ridge, the ends edges of which plate material close to the ridge form between th... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5492082 | Method and apparatus for controlling temperature within poultry houses and the like A facility for housing animals such as poultry in a well-ventilated and temperature controlled environment. The facility includes an electronic temperature controller system for providing manual control, as well as programmed operation, over a plurality o... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5189983 | Poultry house confinement ring system and method A poultry house ring confinement system and method which utilizes permanent, reusable, brooder rings in place of the conventional, temporary and disposable brooder confinement structures. The brooder confinement rings of the present invention are raised a... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5076212 | Poultry agitation system An agitator system for stimulating poultry moves birds toward feeding apparatus. The system is designed for easy roof mounting within conventional poultry houses of the type having a plurality of interior, parallel spaced apart lanes. One or more modules ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4901671 | Synthetic chicken litter and method of using Synthetic chicken litter of foamed polymer is coated with a tough polymeric coating which cannot be pecked off by chickens. The litter is distributed on the floor of a chicken pen to prevent direct contact between the floor and the chicken. The depth of t... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4781148 | Lifting feeding troughs for poultry coops A poultry coop comprises a plurality of feeding troughs, a winding drum and cable for each trough, a common drive for all the winding drums, and a clutch for each of the winding drums including a manually movable operator for selectively coupling and deco... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4721062 | Method of raising roosting fowl A process for raising roosting fowl includes subjecting newly-hatched fowl to infrared radiation for a limited period of time and decreasing visible light. The fowl mature in substantially total darkness. Temperature is controlled to keep the fowl comfort... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4574737 | Structure for housing animals A structure for housing plants and animals, particularly poultry, in a controlled environment, comprises a base and opposite sides inclined towards an apex at which there is provided an opening. A ceiling is provided inside the structure over the plants o... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4493289 | Flexible cable ion dispenser for treatment zones Ion dispensing apparatus comprises: (a) a flexible cable including an elongated metallic core to which voltage is applicable, the cable including a protective sleeve of insulating material on and extending along and about the core, the sleeve defining a w... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4381731 | Hydraulic power system for a plurality of operating units in a poultry of livestock confinement house The hydraulic power system includes a single electrical motor for driving a fluid pump which supplies fluid under pressure to a plurality of series connected fluid motors, with the first motor in the series directly to the pump outlet and the last motor i... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4342393 | Stackable poultry coop A stackable poultry coop comprising upper and lower wall sections joined by a plurality of side sections to form an enclosure, at least one of the wall sections including an access opening adapted to be closed by a door. Complementary male and female lock... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4315481 | Breeder house system In a breeder house for chickens, nests are aligned on both sides of a center aisle with their entrance openings facing slatted platforms on the sides of the house. The nests are supported by brackets on roof-support stanchions and are positioned so that c... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4282830 | Ion dispenser usable for treating poultry or animal zones Ion dispensing apparatus comprises (a) a cable including an elongated and sidewardly penetratable metallic core to which voltage is applicable, the cable including a protective sleeve of insulating material on and extending along and about the core, the s... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4212410 | Gravity dump shipping crate for poultry A gravity-operated latch permits a secure closure for a cover on a loaded poultry shipping crate. The latch flips open, permitting the cover to open, in a sequence coinciding with the sequence of efficient orientation of the crate as the crate is turned a... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4180176 | Gravity dump shipping crate for poultry A gravity-operated latch permits a secure closure for a cover on a loaded poultry shipping crate. The latch flips open, permitting the cover to open, in a sequence coinciding with the sequence of efficient orientation of the crate as the crate is turned a... | 12/25/1979 |
