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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5199382 | Feed trough for young farm birds, in particular turkeys The invention relates to a feed trough (1) for young farm birds, in particular turkeys. It is made of a suspended container plate (2) supported by a series of support struts (3), radially arranged, superiorly to which plate (2) is positioned a feed-dispen... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5195458 | Block feeder A block feeder for feeding animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and the like is provided. The block feeder comprises a feed bin, support bar, and leg structure. The feed bin has an open bottom and the feed blocks are supported by the support bar so... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5176104 | Feeding trough for animals This invention relates to feeding troughs for animals, particularly pigs. The feeding trough has an elongate trough member (10) subdivided by lateral partitions into individual compartments (11). The width (7) of the compartments (11), the height (3) of a... | 01/05/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4995343 | Feeder apparatus A versatile feeder for use in an automated feeding system of the type used to raise domestic birds and animals on a commercial scale comprising a pan member for containing and presenting feed for consumption, feeder tube means disposed above said pan memb... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4989548 | Instant/disposable wild bird feeder A vacuum-formed instant/disposable bird feeder for dispensing seeds into both sides of the feeder tray using a diverter projecting into the seed reservoir as shown in particular in FIG. 4 is disclosed. A controlled flow of the seed is achieved by the dive... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4949678 | Disposable pet feeding dish A disposable one-piece pet feeding dish having a thin walled central bowl surrounded by a thin walled outwardly sloping skirt, the bottom of the central bowl being substantially flat and lying in the same plane as the lower edge of the dish's skirt, a pat... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4949676 | Livestock feeder apparatus A pig feeder includes a hopper in which a supply of feed is stored, and a feed trough mounted adjacent a lower end of the hopper and in communication with the hopper through an opening therein so that feed in the hopper can pass into the feed trough. The ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4911727 | Animal feeder An animal feeder of the type in which a feed hopper discharges feed downwardly onto a shelf which intercepts the feed so that it does not drop directly to a trough under the hopper and shelf but requires action by the animal to brush the feed off the shel... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4896628 | Animal feeding device An animal feeding device includes a food container preferably shaped as a composite cylindrical can with seamed metal closures, one of which is easily openable. A base member is attachable to the food container through a food distribution coupling to secu... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4890577 | Animal feed distribution device An animal feed distribution device that includes a feed conveyor system which fills animal feeding station feed supply bins from central storage. The bins are connected in parallel to the conveyor system, and they receive feed from the system in sequence.... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4889078 | Hog feeder A hog feeder is disclosed including an annular trough having an upstanding center member with a horizontal top surface. A vertical post extends upwardly and rotatably supports a tapered hopper having a discharge opening located above the plateau. A plural... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4860741 | Modular inhalation tower for laboratory animals An inhalation tower comprises two columns forming two concentric ducts each made up of segments fitted into one another. The segments forming the outer duct have an external annular portion at one end and an internal annular portion at the other end, the ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4840143 | Pet food dispenser A storage and dispensing apparatus for dry or liquid pet food of the type including a serving tray and a generally cylindrical storage container detachably secured to the tray so as to extend axially thereabove. The tray is provided with a generally circu... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4721063 | Knock-down animal feeder An animal feeder has a base member forming a feeding dish and an upright feed dispensing member from which new feed flows into the dish to replace that consumed by an animal. One of the members has detent projections which engage detent receiving grooves ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4538548 | Gravity feed dog feeder A gravity feed pet feeder apparatus (10) comprising an elevated cylindrical food reservoir (11) having an axially off-set tubular feed chute (13), disposed above a bowl element (28), and further provided with a transparent shield element (27) that wraps a... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4505227 | Feeder for small pigs A feeder is mounted on a gate portion of a nursery pen used for small pigs in a provided opening on horizontal pivot points to permit the feeder to be moved from a first feeding position wherein the pigs on the interior of the pen can feed, and upon relea... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4466382 | Pig and sow feeder A pig and sow feeder comprising a pig feeder unit having a trough portion at the lower end thereof and a hopper positioned thereabove adapted to supply feed to the trough portion. The sow feeder unit includes a trough portion at the lower end thereof and ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4432304 | Feed stuff administration device for minks The present invention relates to a feeding device for mink for the distribution of dry feed stuff, whereby the device is intended to prevent the mink from routing out the feed stuff by scratching from the device. Hereby the device comprises a container pa... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4355598 | Animal feeder with automatic dispenser An improved hog feeder with automatic dispensing mechanisms comprising a hopper which is attached to a bottom crate portion of the feeder which is formed with one or more conical recesses into which the hog or other animal may insert his head so as to fee... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4353329 | Rotary self-feeder A self feeder for livestock is provided which comprises a base member having a surface for receiving feed thereon and a hopper positioned thereabove. The hopper is adapted for containing feed therein and has a bottom with an aperture for allowing feed to ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4334501 | Animal shelter and feed dispenser An improved animal shelter having a feed dispenser is provided wherein the feed dispenser is disposable on one of the side walls, and preferably forms one of the sidewalls of the improved animal shelter. The feed dispenser includes a body member having a ... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4303039 | Animal feeder with fluted joint An animal feeder is provided which has a bin portion for storing feed and a trough portion. The two portions have mating ribs and grooves forming a fluted joint which when used with a suitable adhesive agent bonds the two portions together. Located in the... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4281624 | Animal feeder for flowable materials A pet feeding device composed of a horizontally upright serving container having an opening in its upper end and an inverted feed-supply container having an opening in its lower end, wherein the open ends are axially inserted in overlapped position and th... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4231326 | Dog food container and feeder A dog food container and feeder that is formed from a single precut-perforated cardboard blank which has panels foldable to provide a front, rear and end walls, a top closure, a bottom closure and an inclined panel to direct the food toward the container ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4180014 | Animal feeder An animal feeder having an upwardly open feeding trough at the lower end of a storage hopper. The hopper includes an upright front wall leading to the rear of the trough, a rearwardly spaced back wall, and an inclined wall leading downward and forwardly f... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4171684 | Stall design of feeding station An animal feeding station having an improved design to facilitate feeding of the animal. In particular, a manger that has a bottom portion approximating a hemispherical shape, side wall portions extending upward from the bottom portion as a conical tangen... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4161924 | Shelter A molded reinforced plastic dome-shaped shelter for animals, having a door, a base having a floor spaced from the ground, a feeding stall in an outside alcove in the shelter housing, a track surrounding the shelter adjacent its base, a glide freely movabl... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4040389 | Animal feeding device An animal feeding device comprising a tray adapted to receive food and make it accessible to an animal, a container holding device adapted to receive a container of animal food, a container opening device to open the container when it is inserted into pos... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4034715 | Convertible pet feeder and method A pet feeder which readily converts from a solid feeder to a liquid feeder. The feeder has only two physically distinct members; i.e., a feeding tray and a container which is adaptable to holding and delivering to the feeding tray either flowable solid or... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3970044 | Controlled feeding of livestock A method of controlling feed ingredients and quantity consumed by livestock including the steps of confining the livestock in an area, segregating the livestock into two or more groups, providing each of the segregated groups of livestock with its own ind... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3942479 | Combined ventilator and feeder for avian A combined ventilator and fluent material feeder for avian including air recirculating and conditioning means. The ventilating and feeder units include self-feeders for both loose food material and drinking water. Each typically includes a trough encircli... | 03/09/1976 |
