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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5010846 | Laboratory animal feeder cover An improved device for covering a laboratory animal feeder, specifically adapted for retrofitting to an existing laboratory animal feeder, which includes an inclined, flanged cover to decrease the likelihood of contaminants entering the feeder. The invent... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5008821 | Computerized process and system for assigning and delivering feed to animals in a feedlot The system includes a portable computer for recording assignment data for each cattle pen and a host computer that stores feed consumption data for each of the plurality of cattle pens in the feedlot. The portable computer includes means for entering data... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5003925 | Fish food dispenser For the dispensing of preset quantities of flowable material, a dispenser comprised of a hollow casing with integral scoop and chute; whereby rotation of the casing causes material stored within to be passed from the scoop to the chute, either by tossing ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4979470 | Spring loaded feeder closure A closure for the upper opening on a bin-type livestock feeder which is operable by the delivery elevator on a supply truck. The closure is slidable relative to the bin and is biased to a closed position by springs engaged between the bin and the closure.... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4955320 | Dispenser for string for bird nests A bird nest string feeder includes a housing having a hole therethrough the receiving one end of a bundle of string pieces. A retention element is movably mounted in the housing and is biased against the bundle to hold the string in place within the hole.... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4953503 | Window-mounted bird feeder apparatus A mounting bracket for a bird feeder adapted to be fitted to the outside of window panes divided by a mullion wherein suction cups attachable to the panes are connected by support means to an elongated member so that the elongated member is spaced from an... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4907538 | Multiple bin cow feeder An animal feeder comprising a movable cart having multiple bins for containing feed supplements. Respective augers are positioned in the bins to dispense the feed in response to control signals received from a preprogrammed microprocessor.... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4881491 | Window bird feeder A window bird feeder has a rectangular body with translucent rear and side walls and an open front. The structure is adapted to be fitted into a double-hung window with the body lying inside the dwelling. The structure is mounted on the window sill in a l... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4872421 | Method of enhancing mating in poultry A method of increasing the mating aggressiveness of poultry males by adding an effective amount of zeolite A up to about 4.0 weight percent of the feed, to the feed of the poultry males, and feeding the poultry males the feed containing zeolite A.... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4834025 | Timely, quantitative and automatic feeding machine An automatic feeding machine having a pivotally supported gravity lever for controlling a pivotally supported feeding lever. One side of the gravity lever has a weight overlapping an arch on one end of the feeding lever, on the other side of the gravity l... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4823738 | Free-wheeling dispenser mechanism for manually operated animal food dispensing machine An animal food dispensing machine capable of being operated by a domesticated animal or pet includes a housing provided with a discharge chute, a food storage compartment, a free-wheeling external actuator, and a measuring dispenser mechanism complete the... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4821681 | Squirrel-proof birdfeeder A birdfeeder includes a upwardly-opening tray (12) that has an center post or rod (14) affixed thereto and a cover or hood (16) supported on the post and biased by biasing member (32) towards an upward collar (20) with the biasing member accommodating til... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819584 | Erectable bird feeder An erectable bird feeder which may be lowered for the filling or replenishment of bird feed and elevated to a fixed position for feeding use. The elevating mechanism includes fixed and pivotable support members connected by a hinge which may be locked to ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4799455 | Farrowing crate creep feeder A creep feeder furnishes a blow molded container with an inner chamber, a top port and a bottom port. The top port provides passage for feed into the inner chamber and is closed by a snap fit cap. The bottom part provides a throat, narrowing valve seat an... | 01/24/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4644903 | Automatic animal feeder An automatic animal feeder for automatically exposing feed at predetermined substantially regular intervals, comprises a frame having a base portion and an upwardly extending rear portion, at least two feeding troughs arranged side-by-side in the base por... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4624215 | System used in raising livestock In determine and ascertain the physical state of birds and animals in a livestock raising establishment, the batches of such creatures are weighed at certain time intervals, the information on the weight of a bird or an animal is signalled to a computer a... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4607597 | Bird feeder A bird feeder shaped like an inverted cone with wavy sides is disclosed. The bird feeder preferably is formed from a transparent polymer as a thin walled container in the shape of the inverted cone. The upper extremity of the bird feeder has an extended t... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4572108 | Compact, animal-operated animal feeder A compact, animal-operated animal feeder is disclosed in which the feeder housing has a pair of foldable doors mounted over a feed opening and latched in a closed position. The doors can be unlatched by the animal, which carries a latch release device abo... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4534317 | Procedures for monitoring fish food consumption Procedures for feeding fish or crustaceans are disclosed which make possible monitoring the extent to which the administered food is actually eaten. These procedures utilize fluorescent dyes which are commingled with the food in order by their release int... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4508061 | Nipple feeder for dispensing dry feed A feeding apparatus is provided for dispensing dry granular feed directly into a hog's mouth. The apparatus comprises a supply conduit, an elongated feed tube, an auger positioned within said feed tube, and an electric motor or pawl and ratchet mechanism ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4498424 | Animal feeding method and apparatus A method and apparatus for feeding animals such as hogs includes measuring behavior values of the animals, and controlling the feeding of the animals based on such measured behavior values. The amount of feed is thereby controlled to the animal's needs to... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4481907 | Method and apparatus for feeding animals A plurality of animals, especially swines or hogs, which are able to move freely in the same enclosure, are fed by means of an apparatus supplying fodder at a low rate to a number of separate feeding places (11) corresponding to the number of animals in t... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4453337 | Rodent feed station The feed station is a generally rectangular housing forming an enclosure containing a separate bait cup which cooperates with walls of the enclosure to form an inexpensive disposable product. The housing has a pair of initially covered holes which permit ... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4419963 | Feeding railing A feeding railing for animals comprising a frame, a plurality of vertical spikes fastened to said frame and adapted to extend pairwise behind the animal's head on both sides of the neck and being spaced apart by a distance which is larger than the width o... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4361116 | Window bird feeder A universal window bird feeder having a dish portion and a hood portion spaced thereabove with an elongated rod of non-circular section extending therebetween. Apertures on the hood and dish portions cooperate with said rod to non-rotatably mount said por... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4351273 | Movable chick guard A movable chick guard adapted for use with a conveyor feeder of the type having a conveying chain movable in a feed trough, includes a bracket, an elongated kicker member having an upturned forward end, and a depending leg member secured at the rear end o... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4337728 | Programmed hog feeder and process A method of feeding hogs is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing all the hogs with all the feed they care to consume for a limited feeding period of time, and thereafter denying all feed to all the hogs for a limited feedless period of ti... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4266510 | Portable silo Juxtaposed pairs of upright portable bunker wall sections are erected on level ground in longitudinal alignment and tied together and braced by a system of adjustable and portable bracing units along the length of the elongated open ended and open top sil... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4167153 | Method and apparatus for improving poultry feed conversion A method and apparatus for improving the feed conversion of poultry confined within a poultry raising house. A guide rail having a moveable carriage attached thereto is provided within the house and a baffle positioned adjacent the floor of the house is a... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4038947 | Frog feeding apparatus An apparatus for feeding frogs which includes a suspended frame carrying a motor driven conveyor chain equipped with several spaced carrying members, each designed to transport a food carrier, to which is attached a line having a particle of food secured ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4022160 | Frog feeding apparatus An apparatus for feeding frogs which includes a bowl-shaped depression mounted in a box, the interior of the bowl being covered with a relatively thin plastic sheet. A motor equipped with an agitator is mounted inside the box with the agitator positioned ... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4009687 | Roughage feeder unit A roughage feeder unit for cattle or livestock comprises an upright gate assembly mounted on supports at opposite ends of the assembly and provided with ground engaging wheels and skids to support the gate assembly for movement over the ground. The unit i... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3999519 | Rotatable feeder for animals Platform is provided with an opening in which a hollow cylindrical member is mounted. The cylindrical member includes an opening for admitting a small animal to the platform and carries a post on which a dome is rotatably mounted with its encompassing sid... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3991718 | Silos A horizontally-disposed silo for producing fodder comprising a trough structure having a generally U-shaped transverse cross-section and an inclined bottom; liquid and gas discharge means connected to the trough structure; the trough including a substanti... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3972307 | Movable fence to control cattle pasturage Movable fence for pasturage control comprises a plurality of contiguous fence sections with transverse displacement means contacting the ground, means connecting contiguous sections, means forming an opening in each section to permit passage of the head o... | 08/03/1976 |
