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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156894 | Dual phase bird feeder A bird feeder configured to provide a liquid phase food and a gelatinous phase food to a plurality of birds. The bird feeder further includes a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment operbaly coupled each having an interior volume configured to s... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8011322 | Bird feeding assembly A bird feeding assembly includes a plurality of feeders. Each of the feeders includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The perimeter wall has a fill opening extending therethrough. A... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006642 | Container and pole protection system Protection of the pole of a vertically slideable bird feeder and the prevention of loss of bird feed if the filled or partially filled feeder is removed from the pole is accomplished by a specially designed protective sheath located within the feed tube housing of t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7921808 | Bird feeder A bird feeder comprises a feed container, a connector having an open passage therethrough, a feeding tray, a funnel and a collection container. The feeding tray includes a sleeve into which the connector extends to provide a self refilling feed mound from which bird... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7874264 | Disposable wild bird feeder The present invention is a disposable wild bird feeder with the features that make it safe and easy to use but protected from being reused. A transparent reservoir containing bird seed is connected with a feeding base. The feeding base is threaded to an adaptor port... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7735453 | Bird feeder with removable feeding tray A bird feeder has a bird food storage container, an upper feeding station platform, and a feeder base assembly located below and spaced apart from the container and the platform. The base assembly is attached to the container by an elongated bolt and threaded nut at... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7549392 | Refilling feature for use in an animal feeder In a feeder for dispensing flowable feed material, such as potable liquids and particulate solids, to birds and other animals, in which a hopper supplies such feed material to an access port in a feeding station positioned below the hopper, a refilling feature permi... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7516715 | Bird feeder A bird feeder includes a support and a body including at least one feeding station which is rotatably mounted to the support such that the body can be oriented in a feeding position and a refilling position. The body including a receiving chamber with an opening and... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7503282 | Multi-tier feeder A rigid, multi-tier bird feeder which is comprised of a plurality of stacked non-collapsible bird feeder bodies to as to provide a multi-tiered bird feeder having a large capacity. The multi-tiered bird feeder includes perches thereon as well as even feed baffle pla... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7406926 | Bird feeder port A bird feeder port, especially suited for dispensing fine sized birdseed and configured for insertion through an exterior wall of a bird feeder; the port comprising a feed distributor with an open front portion accessible to a bird and in addition having at least an... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7347162 | Squirrel proof bird feeder A bird feeder provides a feed container extending downwardly, a limited support surface positioned around the feed container at a lower end thereof and having one or more feeding ports, the limited support surface being adapted for supporting a feeding animal in pro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320295 | Squirrel house with predator protection A squirrel house that can be used for shelter from predators, from cold weather and for providing a den for a breeding pair of squirrels to build a nest for raising a family of young squirrels, having a front wall including a side access hole, a floor having a botto... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7305936 | Retractable, ramped bird feeder A bird feeder comprising a hopper suspended above ground by a hanger for holding granular bird seed, and a collapsible feed trough through which the seed flows. The trough consists of a series of pivotally interconnected ramps that unfold during deployment into a zi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302911 | Bird feeder A bird feeder of the tube-type having a vertically disposed hollow body portion formed of metal mesh material or a clear plastic material. The body portion has a plurality of inverted, truncated funnel members or baffles positioned therein in a vertically spaced-apa... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287486 | Receptacle for use in the care and maintenance of living things with swivel mount and method therefor A receptacle for the care and maintenance of living things has a housing with an interior, and a lid that is securable thereto by rotation in a first direction and detachable therefrom by rotation in a second direction. A swivel member associated with the lid permit... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275500 | Bird feeder A bird feeder having a container, a selector, and a base is disclosed. The selector has at least one large opening and at least one small opening. The base includes at least one feeding port. When one of the openings is aligned with the feeding port, the other openi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273021 | Wild bird game feeder A wild bird game feeder, having a cylindrical shell with a closed flat bottom and a lid which is removable or which has a bung, through which game bird feed may be introduced. Within the interior of the cylindrical shell is a partition and partition top which define... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263950 | Bird feeder with modular bird seed reservoirs A bird feeder wherein a housing includes a plurality of modular hopper elements with a floor underlying and supporting the hopper elements and a roof overlying the hopper elements, the hopper elements including impermeable side walls juxtaposed to form a hopper asse... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261056 | Birdfeeder and seed dispenser therefor A birdseed dispenser and birdfeeder incorporating the same are provided. The dispenser has a base assembly mounted to a first opening formed in the sidewall of the birdseed reservoir, including a front plate having a second opening formed therein, a flange extending... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258258 | Clothes hanger A clothes hanger is provided with a hook and two arms projecting from it. Each of the arms is formed by a bottle-shaped container. The hook preferably has a thread for each bottle-shaped container. Each of the bottle-shaped containers is detachably screwed into one ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258075 | Collapsible bird feeder A collapsible bird feeder having a tubular lower chamber with feed ports near the bottom of the lower chamber and side walls extending from the top of the lower chamber to the bottom of the lower chamber is disclosed. A lip extends inwardly from the side walls near ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237507 | Selective bird feeder A selective bird feeder is provided. The selective bird feeder includes a selective housing having a side wall and a base. A cover supported by the side wall of the selected housing and a seed holder is contained within the selective housing. The selective housing r... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234416 | Pest-proof bird feeder A pest-proof bird feeder for supplying bird feed to song birds includes a storage container for bird food. A cap is mounted on the upper end of the storage container. A lower collar is mounted on the lower end of the storage container. An inner cylinder extends from... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234633 | Securing and handling of mail A biohazard-isolating bag is positioned in the interior space of a public mailbox. The biohazard-isolating bag receives mail that is deposited in the mailbox. A postal worker, upon retrieving mail from the mailbox, closes the biohazard-isolating bag. Contaminants th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234418 | Hummingbird feeder A hummingbird feeder having a cover portion and a bottom portion of a base, as well as a nectar reservoir, is disclosed. The cover portion includes a reservoir coupling region, a feeding region, and a first mating region. The reservoir coupling region is configured ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219621 | Anti-squirrel bird feeder The present invention provides a bird feeder apparatus for providing a readily available supply of feed for birds. The apparatus comprises a telescopic-operational assemblage, a shroud assembly, and a hopper assembly. The telescopic-operational assemblage provides a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204201 | Regulating feeder for a horse A regulating feeder for a horse, with a funnel shaped bottom, which may be attached to a feed delivery tube extending into the feed trough or toward a feeding surface. At the distal end of the feed delivery tube is at least one protrusion extending parallel to the a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198004 | Bird feeder A bird feeder of the tube-type having a vertically disposed hollow body portion formed of metal mesh material or a clear plastic material. The body portion has a plurality of inverted, truncated funnel members or baffles positioned therein in a vertically spaced-apa... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194977 | Bird feeding apparatus Bird feeding apparatus comprising a main body that provides access to bird food and a base member having a plurality of shedding faces which are inclined so that a bed of food particles in the main body settling under gravity is shed towards feeding ports located pr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185606 | Bird feeding assembly A bird feeding assembly includes a tubular member that has a top end and a bottom end. A rod extends through the tubular member. The rod has a pair of outer ends extending in opposite directions with respect to the rod. A pair of loops is attached to the rod. A firs... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182042 | Support pole with pipe-hinge slide lock A self-latching hinge mechanism (14) and apparatus (10) for applications where access to a pole mounted device is required. The hinge comprises a top section (28) with a cantilevered tail piece (38) which extends beyond a pivot (36... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178483 | Inflatable pet house module An inflatable pet house module includes first and second inflatable units. The first inflatable unit includes an inflatable mattress and a mattress cover formed with an opening for insertion of the mattress thereinto. The second inflatable unit is coupled releasably... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168392 | Solar powered bird feeder A bird feeder having a rechargeable electrical power source and a solar energy system that collects solar energy, converts it into electrical energy, and uses the electrical energy to recharge the rechargeable electrical power source is disclosed. The rechargeable e... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162975 | Shade for hummingbird feeder A system and method for a bird feeder is disclosed. The feeder includes a feed reservoir positioned under a shade. The shade has a diameter that is at least twice as large as the diameter of the feed reservoir and located above the feed reservoir such that the shade... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162972 | Window bird feeder A window bird feeder. In a described embodiment, a window bird feeder includes a bird feed storage compartment bounded by an arch fastened to a base. The arch has openings therethrough for dispensing bird feed from the storage compartment onto the base. A rail on a ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7152553 | Removable bird cage cantina A removable bird cage cantina is an adjunct to an existing bird cage, is removable and serves as a place where birds feed. It is comprised of a body and at least one niche but preferably two or more, removably attached, generally on a wall of the body. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143719 | Pet treat dispenser assembly with clicker An improved pet treat dispenser assembly is provided with a canister for holding pet treats, a dispenser slidably mounted in the canister for dispensing treats, and a clicker on the canister to attract a pet's attention following desired behavior. The canister inclu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7111581 | Pet feeder A pet feeding device comprising a container for pet food from which food is controllably provided through action by the pet itself in moving the container. ... | 09/26/2006 |
