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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146533 | Anchored animal treat holders and methods According to the invention, an apparatus for providing a frozen edible substance to an animal is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a container, a support element, a securing element, and a mounting element. The container may be configured to recei... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7685967 | Feed cake assembly A feed cake assembly includes at least a first portion formed from a first feed material combination and at least a second portion formed from a second feed material combination, the first portion and second portion being fused together to form the feed cake assembl... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7367157 | Water ease for christmas trees An apparatus for watering Christmas trees includes a bottle defining a reservoir and having an opening for allowing fluid to travel outwardly through an elongated flexible hose attached thereto. The apparatus further includes an elongated rigid tube engageable with ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353775 | Animal accommodation station An animal accommodation station includes a base positionable upon a selected surface and supporting a shaft in an upright position. A canopy is carried at the upper end of the shaft. At an intermediate location, a cantilevered beam extends radially from the shaft. F... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320296 | Animal entertainment device An entertainment device for use by pets. The entertainment device can have a hollow enclosure with access openings and exit openings. The hollow enclosure may have one or more play items with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit openings within the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7278374 | Treat retaining pet toy and treats therefor A non-consumable pet toy (100) includes a resilient first concave-shaped molded member (102) having a first peripheral edge (130) and a resilient second concave-shaped molded member (104) having a second peripheral edge (132). The ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273020 | Two-way aquarium feeder with suction cup adapter A two-way feeder for use in an aquarium. The feeder has a base that can be buried in sand or crushed coral in an aquarium. One or more fittings on the underside of the base provides a user of the feeder with the option of applying one or more suction cups to the fee... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270080 | Animal treat dispensing assembly and method An animal treat dispensing assembly includes a base and a housing attached to and extending upwardly from the top side of the base. The housing has a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The housing has an open upper end defining a fill... | 09/18/2007 |
| D546508 | Toys for animals | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198008 | Device for the training of scent discriminating detector dogs The Scent-A-Wheel device consists of several different parts connected together to form a device that acts like a carousel. The device consists of a hub (ball bearing or axle design), arms attached to the hub (“spokes”), a two-piece, adjustable shaft to support ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185605 | Multi-tier collapsible feeder A multi-tier feeder which is comprised of a plurality of mesh feeder bodies stacked one upon the other in a collapsible fashion and which include even feed baffle plates positioned therein in a vertically spaced-apart relationship. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162974 | Motion generating squirrel feeder A metastable, motion generating squirrel feeder with a pair of coupled, generally V-shaped ribs attracts squirrels with corncobs secured at each rib end. Each rib has a pair of projecting wings symmetrically diverging away from a central vertex. The wings terminate ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152551 | Hay feeder A hay feeder system which incorporates a curved arcuate section of plastic or other semi-rigid material formed to mate with the corner of an animal stall or other animal pen is disclosed. The hay feeder system permits easy placement of hay or other feed for a horse ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144293 | Squeezable toy with sound-emitting device A toy comprises a three-dimensional body that can be compressed to actuate a squeaker chamber to move air through a squeaker device. The squeaker chamber is formed by an elongated resilient member in the toy body that can be actuated to operate the squeaker device f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131393 | Selection system and method for milking animals A selection system for animals comprising: (a) a milking area (20) arranged to enable milking of one or more lactating animals (b) a drinking station (30) remote from the milking area (20) in which is positioned an attractant configured to attra... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124708 | Support for formed bird treat and method therefor A support structure for a pet, wild bird or small animal treat which includes a stem having a first end and a second end. At the first end there is a disk and hanger that fit into a mold. At the second end is a branch member perpendicular to the stem. Food is packed... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7059271 | Livestock supplement delivery system A livestock supplement delivery system that is completely portable and is easily attachable and/or useable with any type of support surface of user choice, such as a fence post or the like. The system includes different embodiments but each embodiment provides the u... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7004110 | Feeding apparatus and a method of feeding A feeding apparatus aimed at efficiently supplying feed to chicks in a chick box, which can hold the feed in the chick box and can supply the feed to the chicks in the chick box, wherein the feed is supplied to the chicks in the chick box by means of a feeding appar... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945195 | Animal entertainment device An entertainment device for use by animals is disclosed. The entertainment device can have a hollow enclosure with access openings and exit openings. The hollow enclosure may have one or more play items with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit ope... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941892 | Bird feeder support A bird feeder support for supporting a solid bell-shaped bird feeder includes a base having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral edge. Each of a pair of legs has a first and a second end. The first ends are each attached to the base such that each of t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910443 | Automatic feeding device There is disclosed a device (1) for automatic feeding of animals, preferably pigs. The device comprises a dispensing unit (2) over a feed plate (4) below a hopper (13). In order to achieve a simple feeding device enabling precise regulati... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6889628 | Corn cob chew toy This invention is directed to a composition and a method for wearing down rodents' teeth. A corn cob is soaked in an aqueous solution in which salt and/or vitamins and other nutrients are dissolved or suspended. The cob is subsequently dried leaving a cob infused an... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6817313 | Suet bird feeder system A suet bird feeder system for efficiently providing suet plugs for birds to consume. The suet bird feeder system includes a housing unit having at least one opening with a rear wall and a straight or tapered inner wall, a support member extending from the rear wall,... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6672254 | Moisture actuated imaging device A moisture actuated imaging device comprising a base sheet having a latent image provided on the surface of the sheet, a water soluble colorant material adapted to expose the latent image and an attractant for inducing a pet animal to lick the base sheet ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6591779 | Display bird feeder An animal feeder and particularly a bird feeder having a construction that allows bird seed cakes of various ornamental designs to freely hang while providing a separate area for multiple visiting birds to perch. The grid-patterned perch hangs around the ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588368 | Spout structure of a pet fountain A drinking fountain is designed for use by a pet and is formed of water container and a spout structure. The spout structure includes a spout tube, a hollow seat, and a ball. The spout tube is in communication with the water container and is provided in t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6561133 | Grazing range expansion method The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6499429 | Bird bell feeder A bell bird feeder has a self supporting wire framework with vertical members and horizontal members bounding openings through which small animals may gain access to the interior of the framework. The framework has a bottom that supports a compressed feed... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6484453 | Roof drain de-icer apparatus and method A de-icer formed of a solid block of a pressed, granulated salt has at least a top portion water-proofed to prevent rapid deterioration due to precipitation. An exposed bottom surface is in contact with the upper surface of a flat, sloped roof to provide ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474260 | Recoiling-action wildlife feeder A feeding apparatus for wildlife, particularly squirrels, is shown. One embodiment of the feeding apparatus includes a generally vertical, suspended flexible assembly of materials for holding a self-contained food unit. One embodiment of the feeding appar... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6372774 | Derivatives of N-phenylpyrazoles N-Phenylpyrazole derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 represents optionally halogenated alkyl; R2 represents halogen, cyano, nitro, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, thiocyanato, optionally alkyl substituted sulphamoyl, optionally alkyl sub... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6344224 | Feed body for domestic animals The present invention relates to a fully edible feed body for domestic animals, comprising a central core having an elongated shape and a substantially circular or square section, to which at least one layer of a seed-based mixture is glued, and in which ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6293224 | Supplemental feed block holder A feed block holder having a generally U-shape configuration with a first mounting post adapted to be secured to a vertical fence post at a least two locations along the length of the mounting post, and a feed block support post that is adapted to receive... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6289846 | Device for administering and/or preserving animal food Device for dispensing and/or storing animal food, consisting of at least two parts to be detachably connected to each other, at least one part having a recess so that the parts in assembled condition define a cavity located within, serving to accommodate ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6282846 | Roof drain de-icer apparatus A sleeve-like container fabricated from a waterproof material, comprising an upper and lower surface with a hollow interior filled with salt. At least a portion of the lower surface is perforated with a plurality of openings and is positioned with the low... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6085693 | Wild animal feed dispensing device A squirrel feeder comprising a thin planar disc having a plurality of individual openings spaced circumaxially thereabout for receiving peanuts, acorns etc. An elongated tube mounts the disc substantially centrally at its free end portion and with its opp... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085692 | Squirrel attracting device A wild animal feeder (11) having a mounting post (12) upon which is mounted a platform (27) which may be accessed by an animal by a rope (26) hanging down near the ground. Mounted on the platform is a holder (16, 19) for wild animal food. A first embodime... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085691 | Formed treat support A support structure to which a conglomeration of small animal food can be affixed and around which a conglomeration can be formed includes a shaft having a top and bottom plate at opposite ends thereof. The top plate includes a hanging clip capable of sec... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6067934 | Convertible butterfly and bird feeder A feeder for butterflies, moths and birds. The feeder includes a top which can form a crawling insect guard for the feeder, and the feeder may be hung by a hanging ring. The feeder also includes a grid defining a first set of openings and a second set of ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6024047 | Bird feeder A bird feeder for retaining compressed suet-seed cakes is provided having a construction permitting easier refill of the feeder as well as making it more difficult for squirrels and other animals from raiding the feeder. Two embodiments of the feeder are ... | 02/15/2000 |
