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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7827938 | Method for operating a feces conveyor device A system and method for operating a manure conveyor device. The method includes driving a first return roller about which a manure conveyor belt circulates at a first rotational speed, and driving a second return roller about which the manure conveyor belt circulate... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7614365 | Method for operating a feces conveyor device A system and method for operating a manure conveyor device. The method includes driving a first return roller about which a manure conveyor belt circulates at a first rotational speed, and driving a second return roller about which the manure conveyor belt circulate... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7401575 | System, apparatus and method for removing large animal waste from a floor Animal waste is removed from a barn floor by moving a trolley in a first direction adjacent a first trough in the floor. As the trolley moves in the first direction: a blade extending from the trolley scrapes the waste into a region adjacent the trough; rotating pad... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7232036 | Waste collection system for separating liquid waste from solid waste According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a waste collection system for separating liquid waste from solid waste which includes a conveyor having an upper conveyor roller, a lower conveyor roller and an endless conveyor belt extending around the co... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6948450 | Scraper for animal stalls A scraper for removing debris from the floor of an animal stall is provided with a first motorized drum, a second motorized drum, a cable extending between the first and second drums, a scraper and a switch tripper carried by the cable. The switch tripper actuates a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6763782 | Lavatory for pets A device intended for use as a lavatory for pets includes a round basin for sand; and a cleaning unit, with the cleaning unit substantially covering a sector of the basin and the cleaning unit adapted for cleaning the sand. The cleaning unit includes components used... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6698383 | Method for disposal of excrements of animals kept in a stable and device for implementing said method The invention relates to a method for the disposal of excrements of animals kept in a stable, wherein solid manure is separated from liquid manure in the stable and separately removed from the stable and separately stored and/or subjected to further proce... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6550424 | Folding cage A cage, such as a bird or other animal cage, employs a folding side assembly that, using a specially designed hinging system, allows the cage to fold to a collapsed condition for storage or shipping, and then to be unfolded and secured to an open position... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6467432 | Poultry house litter implement A tractor-drawn implement for breaking up caked litter on the floor of a poultry house includes a stationary blade which passes beneath the surface of the litter and a rotary rake whose tines are flattened and are inclined at an oblique angle to radial pl... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6446298 | Scraper for animal stalls A scraper for removing debris from the floor of an animal stall includes a central frame member oriented generally parallel to the direction of movement of the scraper assembly and a cross frame member integral with the central frame member, the cross fra... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5817241 | Method for separating hog sewage into liquid and solid components The present invention entails a hog sewage separator for separating solids within the hog sewage from the water or liquid therein. The sewage separator includes a conveyor having a perforated solids retainer extending thereover so as to define an open cha... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5740763 | Chicken coop litter removal apparatus This chicken coop litter removal apparatus that incorporates a frame under which a blade is pivotally mounted to extend outside the side of the frame to scrape along the walls of chicken coops. The blade is pivotally mounted to the frame held in its norma... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5662068 | Animal stall cleaning device An apparatus for use in removing manure and bedding from animal stalls especially in horse barns comprising a movable floor engagement belt that is adapted to be pulled along the floor in one direction transporting accumulated debris out of the barn and i... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5607046 | Manure removal system and method A scraper assembly and method for clearing manure deposits from a manure collection board associated with an animal cage arrangement is provided. The scraper assembly includes a first scraper blade extending in a generally diagonal direction with respect ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5477654 | Grid floor for a cattle stable The invention relates to a grid floor for a cattle stable. This floor comprises a grid formed by a number of mutually parallel supported beams with interspaces and a receiving surface arranged under the grid with a passage opening. The surface of the rece... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5289912 | Animal confinement building cleaning system An animal confinement building includes an upper animal floor and a lower animal waste pit having a lower floor. Scrappers are mounted on a continuous cable movable back and forth the length of the lower pit floor. Controls for the cleaning system are mou... | 03/01/1994 |
| 4787338 | Poultry house cleaner apparatus Mobile poultry house cleaner apparatus for scraping poultry manure and droppings from elongated parallel floor level receiving pits extending along parallel transversely spaced paths over the length of a poultry house and disposed below rows of overhead p... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4448152 | Apparatus for rearing small animals An apparatus for rearing small animals comprises a main structure having rearing spaces disposed one above another and having respective inclined floors, and a nozzle unit is disposed alongside the main structure so as to undergo reciprocation along the s... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4320008 | Apparatus for separating and conveying of animal house waste materials An apparatus for moving solid material and liquid from a floor into a solid material tank and a liquid tank. The floor has longitudinal sections that slope downwardly to a longitudinal slit open to a chamber located below the floor. A scraper pivotally co... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4280447 | Animal facility equipment A manure scraper moves along an alleyway divided into sections by a plurality of gates or partitions and as the scraper passes under each partition, a wire brush or the like attached to the gate but insulated therefrom, engages the upper surface and elect... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4269145 | Animal house An animal house has a stator element forming a floor and a rotor element which is rotatable relative to the stator element. The rotor element has a plurality of partitions forming a plurality of compartments, which can accommodate the animals. When the ro... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4187946 | Worm harvester This invention relates to a machine for harvesting market-size worms from their bedding that lays in the bottom of a flat-bottomed trough-like bed. The machine is self-propelled and travels lengthwise of the beds riding atop their side walls. A novel digg... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4123992 | Clean out system for animal facilities A circular area is provided having the floor sloping inwardly towards the center and having manure and urine disposal means within the center. A boom is pivotally mounted by one end thereof in the center and extends radially outwardly to the outer boundar... | 11/07/1978 |
| 3985103 | Manure remover A manure remover for stables, especially for pigs, with a plurality of stalls arranged along a manure channel, which stalls have a manure area, situated close to the manure channel, a rotary brush being arranged to be driven and to sweep over the surface ... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3960110 | Animal facility equipment An animal facility, having a movable assembly and means for moving it along an alleyway, is equipped with means for emergency reversal of the direction of travel of the assembly at any point in its path of movement. The emergency reversal means comprises ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3955536 | Apparatus for converting the residual nutritive content of animal waste into nutritious and palatable feed supplement for refeeding to livestock A process for converting the residual nutritive content of animal waste into nutritious and palatable feed supplement for refeeding to livestock comprising collecting and diluting the manure, agitating the diluted manure, separating the fibrous and liquid... | 05/11/1976 |
