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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091511 | Method of cleaning animal cages The invention relates to a method of cleaning animal cages, wherein a robot empties each cage from dirty bedding, puts the cage in a batch washing machine, and after a wash cycle, the washing machine is emptied and the cages are filled with clean bedding, manually o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7389745 | Cage for transporting poultry The cage comprises a metal support framework and plastic panels that define trays for containing live-poultry. Horizontal floor panels of the trays are domed and slitted to prevent pooling of water. Vertical fence panels are formed as open lattice boxes, combining g... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357097 | Device for shellfish farming Device for cage (1) for shellfish farming, where the cage is placed in the sea or in a tank with water and where the cage's one side (11) is provided with openings, for instance a grid (13) and where the cage's other sides (3, 5, 7, 9) pr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7293529 | Kennel system A kennel system having a floor assembly including at least one floor unit having a floor pan and a grate. The floor pan has a drain, an integral water receptacle and a trough for guiding fluid to the drain. The grate is positioned over the floor pan. The grate has a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7185609 | Hog farrowing system for use in a cold environment and method of use A hog farrowing system for use in a cold environment includes a building providing protection from weather elements. The farrowing boxes have an entrance to permit free ingress and egress of female hogs but restrain the piglets. An alley is provided outside the boxe... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7114462 | Automated cage cleaning apparatus and method The automated cage cleaning system is comprised of a pair of robotic arms, a soil side robot and a clean side robot. The soil side robot is utilized for removing the dirty cage bottoms from a cart, rack, pallet, or fixture, emptying soiled bedding from the cage bott... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7036458 | Portable animal carrier and litter box system A housing has a front wall and a door, a rear wall, a pair of side walls each with a window, a bottom wall with a bottom recess with a lower hinged door, a top wall with a top aperture with an upper hinged door with a plurality of ventilation apertures, a water bott... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6968807 | Cage arrangement for poultry The invention relates to a cage arrangement for poultry having cage batteries arranged above a manure pit, each battery displaying two cages facing each other, the cages being placed one atop another in tiers, in which arrangement ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6854424 | Kennel floor system A kennel floor system for use in a building including a lower floor unit and an upper floor unit supported on walls that extend between the lower and upper floor units. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6568350 | Modular animal boarding system A modular, double-height animal boarding system which can be installed inside a building having limited headroom while permitting persons up to six feet in height to enter lower runs without stooping. The boarding system has a lower section divided into p... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6532900 | Cleaning device for cleaning pet excrement A cleaning device includes a conical tray formed with a central opening, a connecting member extending through the central opening and connected to the conical tray, and a cleaning unit mounted rotatably on the connecting member. The cleaning unit include... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6394033 | Bedding removal and refilling system for animal cages A system (18) for handling animal cages (10) includes a low noise tipping funnel (16) into which waste bedding from the cage is emptied for transporting to a dumpster (20). The tipping funnel includes a receiving funnel (110) which receives the waste bedd... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6349676 | Small animal rearing apparatus A small animal rearing apparatus (1) has a frame (2) of a rectangular shape, a rearing unit having a plurality of rearing sections (4) formed in vertical arrangement and provided respectively with floor boards (15) sloping down toward the front. Spray noz... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6293229 | Cage flood prevention system A flood prevention system for a ventilated cage includes a self-sealing drain valve that opens automatically to prevent the cage from flooding if a water supply valve or water bottle leaks. A preferred drain valve is mounted in the floor of the cage and i... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6257170 | Aquatic housing system An aquatic housing system that has a frame that defines two or more housing levels. Each housing level has a plurality of tanks for housing aquatic animals. Each tank has a front mounted plumbing assembly that allows both water overflow and drainage to be... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6021739 | Modular animal boarding system A modular animal boarding system has a lower section divided into plural lower runs, each lower run sharing a joint rear wall with a second lower run and doors that open outwardly away from the joint rear wall. Plural upper sections are supported above th... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5901665 | Cage battery for poultry keeping The invention is an improved cage assembly for tending poultry. The cage assembly includes at least two horizontal cage rows formed by adjacent cage housings, a majority of the cage housings being formed by double cages, a dung receiver extending under ea... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5865143 | High-rise laying hen rearing facility and method Atmospheric growing conditions in high-rise animal rearing facilities are proved by spraying liquid alum periodically over the manure collection area. Improved high rise animal rearing facilities provided with a liquid alum treatment delivery system for m... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5810943 | Washer apparatus with waste water pH neutralization system and method for the pH neutralization of waste water A washer apparatus (10) includes a washing chamber (W) with a plurality of spray nozzles (N) and a pump (P1) for circulating the washing fluid (F) through the spray nozzles (N) for cleaning the contents of the washing chamber (W). A pH sensor (20) contact... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5794567 | Cleanable observation cage for reptiles especially snakes A small security cage for housing a pet reptile, such as a snake, lizard, or amphibian, and observation of the reptile. The cage includes a floor wall, side walls, a rear wall, a transparent front wall for viewing and a removable lower tray for cleaning t... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5771840 | Apparatus for righting animal cages discharge from a washing device A washer (10) having prewashing, washing, rinsing, and drying stations (12-18) and a first conveyor (20) which transports animal cages (26) through the washer in an open side down orientation. A bedding dispenser (30) has a bedding dispensing station (32)... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5765505 | Sanitary bird house This invention relates to a closed type of sanitary bird house comprises a body part including a frame provided with slide grooves formed, and transparent viewing side walls, a base support located under the body part to hold the body part, a door member ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749321 | Animal rearing apparatus An animal rearing apparatus includes an animal rearing cage and a framework to which a plurality of side plates together forming the periphery of the animal rearing cage are detachably attached. At the bottom of the animal rearing cage, there are provided... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5596949 | Hemisphere-belt floor system A conveyor belt having raised hemispheres serves as the floor for caged production of poultry. The belt is preferably molded plastic and moves continuously at a speed undetectable by the birds, allowing complete removal of manure before manure build-up be... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5570657 | Arrangement for breeding poultry in cage batteries The invention relates to a cage battery (1) for poultry breeding in which the birds are removed by making the actual grid base (8) of the individual cages or cage sections removable, i.e. it may be rolled up, pulled out or folded up, while beneath the gri... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5482005 | Animal cage A animal cage having an inclined floor, a plurality of upstanding walls mounted on the floor and an opening in the floor panel, positioned proximate an end of the floor panel, for evacuating waste material from the floor is disclosed. A cover, mounted on ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5450815 | Manure scraper assembly with opposingly angled blades A scraper assembly for clearing manure deposits from a manure collection board associated with an animal cage arrangement includes a first scraper blade extending in a generally diagonal direction with respect to a length of the collection board, but only... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5179912 | Waste-receiving plate for chicken cages A waste-receiving plate for chicken cages comprising a plate member and four feet supporting the plate member high above the ground, the plate member having many net-like holes, four receptacles for fitting with the feet to secure the feet with the plate ... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5116256 | Kennel run isolating means Structure for isolating a kennel run from wash water and other waste from an adjacent run. An upwardly opening channel is sealed to the floor between the runs, and a partition is supported directly above this channel with its lower edge essentially in the... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4840142 | Apparatus for raising small animals An apparatus having a plurality of rack members provided within a plurality of longitudinally spaced frames, a plurality of cages suspended from the rack members, and a plurality of dung and food conveyor belts. The frame comprise stands spaced along the ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4697547 | Apparatus and method for rearing and/or keeping animals An animal rearing apparatus having removable cage sets (1,3,4) with a free space between cages laying above each other, and a service system 5 having fodder and water supply means (6-13, 16-23) and supports (25,26) for manure disposal belts, preferably at... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697548 | Device and method for keeping animals A device for keeping animals having a row of cages (1) and an excrements disposal belt (6) below this row, the belt being the floor of the cages, the height position of the cages being adjustable with respect to said cages and in case the animals are layi... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4474137 | Broiler rearing unit A broiler rearing unit comprises an elongate housing which defines a continuous elongate space able to accommodate birds from chicks through to maturity and allow them to exercise, and having a floor 9 which extends longitudinally of, and is movable along... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4335681 | Manure shield for multi-tier poultry cage constructions A manure shield is provided for multi-tier poultry cages, and the like, wherein the lower tiers of cages have an exposed area positioned directly below the adjacent upper cage tier. The shield comprises a substantially continuous, rigid support panel, hav... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4332216 | Procedure and arrangement for keeping livestock A procedure and arrangement for sanitarily housing livestock is described. The procedure is characterized in separating animal waste as soon as it impacts on a floor covering into its liquid and solid constituents. The liquid constituents are continuously... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4321887 | High-density poultry cage system and manure handling method A cage and manure removal system for egg-laying poultry is disclosed. In the system, a bank of cages are disposed in pairs of rows in vertically-spaced tiers. A horizontally disposed manure dropping board overlies the cage rows in the lower tiers for coll... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4242809 | Method and apparatus for preserving protein in animal droppings A method and apparatus for collecting and drying animal droppings at room temperature to substantially prevent the decomposition of the protein and urea therein. The droppings are collected on boards positioned beneath cages for the animals, and air at am... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4212269 | Poultry cages An array of vertically spaced rows of poultry cages are mounted on opposite sides of A-frame end supports with the uppermost rows engaging and secured to one another along a corner to provide additional stability to the frame. Load transferring hooks are ... | 07/15/1980 |
