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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 8181604 | Barn system for housing farm animals A barn system that enables control of the environment inside a closed barn utilizes banks of fans mounted in the opposing side walls of the barn and interior circulation fans in conjunction with misters to maintain the comfort of animals confined in the barn, in par... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7975652 | Livestock blow dryer with turbulator plate A blower system for livestock may include a housing. An air inlet may be located on the housing. One or more motors may be located in the housing. One or more fans may be coupled to at least one of the motors. The fans may be located in the housing. The fans may dra... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7934472 | Climate controlled pet shelter An apparatus and method for moderating the environment of a pet shelter is provided. The apparatus may include a climate control device which may be attached to the pet shelter in order to regulate the temperature and environment within the pet shelter. The apparatu... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7536976 | Cattle feeding system and shelter to create a controlled environment An improved cattle feeding system and shelter. The shelter has a building foundation frame extending upwardly from the ground with an awning frame extending upwardly from the foundation frame and over it. This allows for an awning to be placed over the shelter frame... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7357440 | Camper A camper having passive solar climate controls. The camper has a solar structure carried by a base. The solar structure includes a cover, a window panel, a ridge vent, a plurality of awnings, and a plurality of side panels. The ridge vent and the awnings are carried... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350364 | Evaporative cooling system for poultry houses and the like An evaporative cooling system for poultry houses and the like includes a cooling water reservoir, at least one evaporative pad positioned directly above the reservoir, and fan disposed on one side of the pad to draw ambient air horizontally through the pad to evapor... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322314 | Insulated animal enclosure An insulated animal enclosure configured to be conveniently maintained at a cool and comfortable interior temperature. The insulated animal enclosure includes an inner habitat and an outer housing. The cuter housing includes an opening configured to receive the inne... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7243614 | Modular animal enclosure A modular animal enclosure includes a housing comprising a top portion affixed to a base portion to form a sheltered interior. The housing includes a door aperture and a climate conditioning aperture. A remove ably attachable climate conditioning unit is installed o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216606 | Method and system for reducing undesirable emissions from facilities for housing swine A system and method of reducing odors of livestock confinement operations which utilizes a V-shaped filter of wood chips disposed in front of exhaust fans from manure pits under a livestock confinement building and a method of cleaning the wood chips involving spray... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194979 | Method and device for scrubbing ammonia from air exhausted from animal rearing facilities Ammonia in the air exhausted from animal containment facilities may be removed by scrubbing the air with a solution of a suitable salt of an acidic proton donor such as alum. Ammonia may be removed from the air within any enclosed animal building which includes at l... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185610 | Heated flooring module for livestock stables A heated flooring module is provided for livestock stables, which includes an upper plaque, for walking on, which is essentially level; a hollowed central section, with no bottom surface, whose upper surface is equipped with at least one continuous runnel, adapted t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178484 | Apparatus for raising a sow in a farrowing crate In a farrowing pen which includes a pit and over the pit a first floor portion on which the sow can stand and lie and two further floor portions on each side of the first floor portion for receiving piglets of the sow and confining walls for locating the sow on the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162976 | Method for reducing bacterial contamination and infectious diseases in livestock and other animals An improved method is provided for treatment of feed water for livestock and other animals to reduce bacterial contamination while at the same time improving live performance. A gaseous mixture comprising ozone and oxygen gas is produced from ambient air and directl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7045096 | Sterilization and detoxification of confined spaces Pathogens, toxins, and some chemical warfare agents inside an enclosure are destroyed using hydroxyl free radicals. The hydroxyl free radicals can be generated by, for example, reacting ozone with water in the presence of ultraviolet light or reacting hydrogen with ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6945194 | Box stall for farm animals An animal holding pen comprises front, rear, left and right rigid plastic panels that interlock to one another by means of a coupling system including stainless steel fasteners that remain physically attached to the side panel assemblies when the front and rear pane... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923144 | Heated pet enclosure This invention provides a pet enclosure designed to provide comfort for a pet in the winter season. The pet enclosure provides for shelter by allowing the pet to get out of the weather and then provides a warm bed to lie upon. This warm bed is comprised of a rectang... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6883251 | Livestock cooling system A livestock cooling system creates an environment for protecting the health and productivity of animals, particularly dairy cows. One or more cooling fans are connected to programmable oscillation means, enabling the herds man to program fan oscillation according to... | 04/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6789507 | Oxygen flow control process for hatchery hatchers A method that increases the volume of fresh air into hatchers (10) during the last 24 hours before chicks are pulled from the hatcher (10). This method increases the volume of fresh air into the hatcher (10), while at the same time not upsetting... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6722972 | Safety release for curtains used in livestock confinement buildings Confinement houses such as those housing poultry or hogs are artificially ventilated. To provide fresh air, there are openings along the walls. To control the amount of effective opening, fabric curtains are provided to cover the openings to varying degrees, dependi... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712690 | Portable ventilating system The portable ventilating system of the invention includes a base adapted for being towed behind a prime mover, ground engaging apparatus for supporting the base frame in a manner permitting movement of the base over the ground, a fan assembly mounted on the base and... | 03/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6675739 | Livestock cooling system A livestock cooling system creates an environment for protecting the health and productivity of animals, particularly dairy cows. One or more cooling fans are connected to programmable oscillation means, enabling the herds man to program fan oscillation a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6637374 | Device for heating an enclosed space for animals A device for heating a small house of the type used for sheltering small animals, including doghouses and the like, including a conduit forming a passage for air, the conduit having an inlet end and a discharge end and forming a passage for air, at least ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6588372 | Gear drive livestock fan A gear drive fan for ventilating and cooling structures used for containing livestock. The gear drive fan comprises a livestock structure having a roof and supporting members, where the roof is connected to the supporting members, a fan assembly, and mean... | 07/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6403922 | Device for heating an enclosed space for animals A device for heating an enclosed space of the type used for housing small animals, including at least one heating element, at least one connector for electrically connecting the heating element with an electrical power supply, and a protective cover forme... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394032 | Device for simulating static load of a connection to a rack for animal cages The present invention relates to a device for simulating static load of a connection to a ventilated rack of animal cages when at least one of the racks are not connected to a central ventilation system. Accordingly, the device assures that the ventilatio... | 05/28/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6321687 | Individual room duct and ventilation system for livestock production building A duct and ventilation system for livestock production buildings. The building comprises a plurality of containment rooms for livestock, a pit beneath the room, an attic above the rooms, a ventilation duct for each room and a ventilation house coupled to ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6276304 | Ozone injection system A method and system for ozone injection into a confined area is described. Ozone is homogeneously transferred throughout the air in the building at levels considered safe by OSHA. Ozone thus affects a reduction in odor, dust, flies, and relative humidity,... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273813 | Ventilation apparatus A ventilation apparatus for arranging in a wall-surface region of a building. Such ventilation apparatuses are customary for so-called unheated sheds (stables, cowsheds, pigsties, etc.). In this case, an outer side of a shed building is closed against the... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6254776 | System and method for treating animal waste A system and method for treating farm animal waste, such as hog and poultry waste, to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from wastewater treatment pits and thus control smell is disclosed. The farm animals are housed in structures equipped with grat... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6079360 | Milking stall for housing an animal to be subjected to an animal-related action A milking stall for housing an animal to be subjected to an animal-related action, comprises an enclosure (2, 3, 4, 17), defining a space (1) and having at least one passage permitting the animal to enter the space, and equipment (5, 8) for the performanc... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5983834 | Ozone injection system for a livestock building A method and system for ozone injection into a livestock building is described. Ozone is homogeneously transferred, preferably from a remote location, throughout the air in the building at levels considered safe by OSHA. Ozone thus affects a reduction in ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5924924 | Ventilation monitoring, control and alarm system for livestock buildings Normally closed ventilating elements of a livestock building or the like are opened in response to failure of the supply of electrical power to the building ventilating system, an undesired increased temperature within the building or other undesireable c... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5746271 | Climate controlled doghouse A doghouse having an heating and air conditioning unit installed therein with insulated walls, an insulated roof, hinges connecting the roof on one of its sides to the upright walls for easy access by the pet owner to the controls of the heating and air c... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5707283 | Dual baffle system in automatic air inlets for livestock facilities A dual baffle system which can be incorporated into automatic air inlets used in livestock facilities. This system consists of four different components: two baffles, spring, opening mechanisms, and stationary bracket. This baffle system is positioned ins... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5676596 | Controller for animal enclosure ventilation system A control device for operating drive motors of closure devices that is reponsive to air pressure differential inside and outside an enclosure and including a housing that will extend through a wall of the enclosure, vanes in the housing and adjustably wei... | 10/14/1997 |
