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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866279 | Bear training apparatus and method A device is described for training a wild bear to be at a particular location on a regular daily schedule that matches the hunter's hours. The device provides multiple food enclosures, a scent dispenser, and a timer. The timer causes one of the food enclosures to be... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7284499 | Combination water and food dispenser for pets A water and food dispenser for pets comprises a first dish member and a second dish member, wherein the second dish member is stacked above the first dish member. The first dish member has means for automatically replenishing water within the dish as the water is ei... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7228816 | Animal feeding device and method An automated feeding system for pets with special diets includes a feeder dish which is made accessible to a pet only when an ID tag on the pet is recognized as authorized by a receiver on the device and only for a certain time period. The appropriate amount of food... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219620 | Timed food-filled toy dispenser A dispensing system (200) for chewable pet toys (100) contains multiple toys and dispenses them at intervals determined by one or more modes of operation. A display (220) and keypad (400) are used to enter programming data into the memory... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198005 | Pet feeder A pet feeder includes a base and a lid, the base defining a bowl and the lid defining a reservoir. The base and lid are connected by a hinge, such that the lid can be retained in an open position. Solid food or liquid flows from the reservoir, through a valve, into ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7152550 | Automatic animal feeding and water providing apparatus An apparatus for automatically supplying both food and water to an animal according to a predefined schedule input into a timer wherein food is introduced into a food ring mounted on a rotatable carousel from a feed hopper and the rotation of the carousel being cont... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124707 | Selective animal feeding apparatus An apparatus for the dissemination of food to a first animal when the first animal is disposed proximate the apparatus includes a container for receipt of the food and a transmitter that is attached to the first animal and a receiver that is operatively attached to ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117819 | Apparatus and method for rotating avian enclosures An apparatus and method provide rotation of avian enclosures. In a first mode of operation, the apparatus automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a slow speed when a bird is detected, and automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a faster speed when a larger... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7073461 | Pet dish A pet dish, equipped with a lid that opens so that food is made available only when the pet goes near the dish, and shuts once the pet moves away. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051675 | Automatic animal feeder An automatic animal feeder includes a housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall having an opening therein. A plurality of food delivery assemblies is positioned in the opening. Each of the food delivery assemblies includes a food drawer slidably po... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051674 | Feed metering device A feed metering device for distributing feed, that is fodder or drink, or both, in metered portions to an animal. The device comprises a feed unit for receiving and containing said feed which includes an entrance opening and receives said feed from a feed supplying ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7004618 | Timer setting mechanism for mechanical dereefer A setting mechanism for a triggering device employs a knob fixed to a rotating part of the triggering device. The knob carries a selector lever that is pivotable to radially project from the knob in angularly spaced directions. Arcuate walls surround the knob to def... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6988465 | Automatic pet food dispensing device An automatic pet food dispensing device having a container that stores pet food, a circular pipe attached below the container, a dispenser rotatably received in the circular pipe, a motor that rotates the dispenser, and one or more dispensing spouts connected to the... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6941891 | Feed metering device A feed metering device for distributing fodder and/or drink in metered portions to an animal. The feed metering device is provided with a feed unit for containing fodder and/or drink, an entrance opening to the feed unit, and a feed supplying device for supplying an... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938577 | System for moving feeders and/or drinkers within a livestock house A system for moving feeders and/or drinkers within a livestock house that has a plurality of items suspended from the ceiling of the livestock house. The system includes structure for supplying feed and/or water to the feeders and/or drinkers, respectively, structur... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6915761 | Weatherproof pet feeder A weatherproof pet feeder (12) has an enclosure (14) pivotally mounted to a feeder base (16) by a hinge (18). Latches (22) secure the enclosure (14) in a downward position on the feeder base (16). The feeder base (... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907843 | Feed metering and animal identification device with load sensor and closing means A feed metering device for distributing feed (fodder or drink, or both) in metered portions to an animal. The device comprises a feed unit for receiving and containing said feed which includes an entrance opening that receives said feed from a feed supplying device,... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904868 | Interactive mobile food dispenser A mobile food dispenser includes a shell, a controller, at least one drive motor for moving the dispenser across a surface in response to direction from the controller, at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of an animal, and at least one compartment ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6823818 | Feed metering device A feed metering apparatus for supplying a consumable substance to a feeding trough for consumption by an animal, such as a dairy cow, while at least one further animal that has voluntary access to the same trough to consume a consumable substance therefrom is waitin... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6786178 | Feed distribution system for poultry A feed distribution system with feed dispensers (20), dispenser trays (22) of which have a convex edge (27) with successive edge areas (61) which have a relatively large radius of curvature and edge areas (62) which have a relative... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6766766 | Pet care center with refrigerated automatic feeder A pet care center with refrigerated automatic feeder. A carousel type food tray is divided into a plurality of pie shaped containers, with an adjacent pair of containers made accessible to a pet, and the others maintained in a refrigerated condition in a refrigerate... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6619228 | Device for automatically supplying a predetermined amount of at least one sort of feed to an animal in a predetermined period A device for automatically supplying a predetermined amount of at least one sort of feed to an animal in a period having a predetermined length. The device is provided with a feeding parlour, with an animal identification system for identifying an animal ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615764 | Device for automatically supplying a predetermined amount of feed to an animal in a period having a predetermined length An apparatus for automatically supplying predetermined amounts of feed to animals over a predetermined period which may be a period of time such as 24 hours or based on other occurrences such as the number of animals that are being fed. Each animal feeds ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6349671 | Pet feeding system and method of using same Pet owners in multi-pet households often find it difficult to ensure that each of their pets eats an dequate, but not excessive, amount of food each day. In addition, in those households where less than all of the pets are on a special diet, and/or where ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6227143 | Automatic dry pet food dispenser An Automatic Dry Pet Food Dispenser releases measured quantities of dry pet food at pre-determined timed intervals over a several day period. The housing encloses a hopper, covered with a lockable lid. Underneath the hopper, a trough is pivotally mounted ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6161503 | Water pressure activated animal food dispenser An automatic animal feeding and watering device for home or animal industry use. The device is remotely activated by the activation of a water dispensing system like a home sprinkler system which turns an impeller while the water is flowing. While the wat... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6044795 | Automatic feeding system having animal carried transmitter which transmits feeding instructions to feeder An automatic feeding system includes a tag attached to a body of a pet; and an automatic feeding apparatus for automatically feeding the pet. The tag includes a receiving device for receiving an electromagnetic wave from the automatic feeding apparatus; a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5975024 | Cage for receiving a feeder A cage for receiving a multiple dosage feeder is provided. The multiple dosage feeder includes a food holding feeder member and a feeder housing member disposed in an opening in the cage. The food holding member holds a plurality of measured dosages of fo... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5826538 | Animal feeder The present invention relates to a durable animal feeder comprising a pneumatically operated latch-release mechanism which operates to release the lid. The lid is attached to the box by hinge in a biased open position by spring cylinders. The pneumatic la... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5669328 | Automatic animal feeding system A new automatic animal feeding system for automatically providing an animal with specific diet requirements an specific supply of food by preventing other animals from gaining access to the food which is intended for the animal with the specific diet requ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5582131 | Gate device for livestock feeders A livestock feeder gate is described for removable mounting to an existing livestock feeder. The gate includes a closure having a peripheral wall enclosure extending between open top and bottom ends. The closure is shaped to be slidably received over the ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5467738 | Ant-free pet dishes Ant-free dishes for use by pets comprising, a lower dish positionable in a horizontal plane and defining a lower liquid reservoir therein; an upper food containing section comprising one or more upper dishes disposed vertically and in parallel relationshi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5377620 | Carousel animal feeder A feeder for automatically providing an animal access to measured amounts of feed at predetermined time intervals. A carousel having a number of trapezoidally shaped feed compartments arranged around a central axis is carried by rollers engaged on a circu... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5265560 | Weekend pet feeder A pet feeder designed to feed a pet over a period of forty-eight hours, two and a half days, or a weekend you are away. Said device to be made of sheet metal or plastic, made from a plastic injection mold, consisting of four trays that are prepared, place... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5239943 | Automatic animal feeder An animal feeder for automatically feeding animals predetermined portions of food at predetermined times and calling the animals with their owner's recorded voice when the food is fed. The animal feeder comprises a body having a food container, a food rem... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5222461 | Animal activated feeder An animal activated feeder (10) has a base (11) which supports a central cradle (17) for rotation about a central axis. A circular food bowl (40) having a number of receptacles (41) can be positioned on the cradle (17) to rotate with it, or lifted off for... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5205240 | Method and system for preparation of feed rations for animals A method for the preparation and distribution of feed for animals, especially suitable for feeding piglets, includes a first step of preparing in a mixer a predetermined volume of a feed mixture of dry feed and diluting liquid. In a second step the feed m... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5199381 | Automatic fish feeder An automatic fish feeder has a separable container having a plurality of compartments which can be mounted on a rotatable shaft extending from an angled surface of a housing. The container has a lid with an opening through which food is dispensed. The con... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5150664 | Dispensing device A device for dispensing e.g. food to domestic animals comprises a dish divided into sector-shaped compartments over which a removable cover rotates. The cover has an opening which registers with the compartments in sequence. The cover is rotated by a cloc... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5129361 | Animal feeding system An animal feeding system particularly suitable for dispensing prepared food servings to a domesticated animal such as a dog, includes an enclosure in which a number of food servings can be stored for later feeding to the animal. At pre-selected feeding ti... | 07/14/1992 |
