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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7469657 | Apparatus and methods for controlling an animal's access to food An apparatus and method for selectively controlling an animal or pet's access to food is provided by a platform that moves with relation to a base. A lever is connected between the chassis of the platform and the base, whereby parallel movement of the chassis toward... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7426901 | 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... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7395782 | System and method for providing selective access to animal food A system and method for providing access to animal food utilizes identification tags on domestic animals, generally attached to a collar. The identification tag generates a signal that is detected by a receiver mounted on an enclosed food container. When the receive... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7308867 | Mechanism for prevention of diurnal feeding from wildlife treatment and feeding device Deer and other nocturnal animals may be allowed to feed from a feeding device which also restricts feeding by squirrels, birds, and other diurnal feeders. The apparatus includes a walled enclosure having a sloped bottom for facilitating the gravity flow of animal fe... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146929 | Pest-proof and self-cleaning pet feeding system A pet bowl assembly which provides protection for the food from birds by means of a swinging cover and protection from crawling insects by means of a water channel surrounding the food bowl. A pet watering dish, which provides fresh drinking water from the water cha... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7124709 | Pet feeding device A pet feeder having a base with a removable back splash and side walls adapted to abut an interior wall with a baseboard. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6928955 | Animal feeder An animal feeder includes a cover for a container and a detector for the presence or absence of an animal. A first cam has an operating surface which is an extension of an outer surface of the cover. A second cam has an operating surface which is movable according t... | 08/16/2005 |
| D506295 | Pet feeds dispenser | 06/14/2005 |
| 6622656 | Pest resistant pet food feeder A pest resistant pet feeder having a base providing a moat or barrier for insects supports a pivoting platform with openings at one end for removably mounting a pair of pet food and water dishes. The one end includes a transparent lid pivotally attached t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6606962 | Horse feeder A livestock feeder particularly suited as a horse feeder. This feeder has a grille on a front face and hangs on an outside of an enclosure with the front face resting on horizontal bars of the enclosure. The animal is able to pull feed through the vertica... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6446574 | Animal-actuated feeder An animal-actuated feeder (20) has a treadle (26) to be tread upon by an animal (36) desirous of obtaining food, a food compartment (24), a cover (30) with closed and open positions (32, 34) denying and granting access to the compartment (24), and linkage... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6279508 | Pet watering fountain A pet watering fountain including a box-shaped housing, a water supplyer, a hose, two pipes, a control valve unit (body), a helical or expansion spring (spring), a bowl, a drain, and a pedal. A thirsty dog walks onto the spring-biased pedal. The spring-bi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6138608 | Feeder with training apparatus The invention is a covered pet bowl for use by an animal with a nose having a bowl with a perimeter, a lid with a lip attached and a hinge attached to the bowl and the lid so that the animal may, with the animal's nose against the lip, releasably lift the... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6101975 | Apparatus for feeding swine Feed hopper for a sow has opening at bottom surrounded by a seat upon which a ball check is adapted to rest, thereby to seal the opening and prevent the discharge of feed therethrough. A sow can nudge upwardly the ball check, unsealing the opening and per... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5954011 | Pet feeding method and apparatus A feeding bowl for pets includes a bowl body having a base and a generally hemispherical upper portion, with a hinged panel or door mounted in the upper portion. A pet can insert its head into the bowl body for feeding by moving the hinged door away with ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5852987 | Pet food container shielding device A new pet food container shielding device for encompassing a pet food container without inhibiting a pet from obtaining food while precluding rodents and birds from gaining access. The inventive device includes a container having an open top and an open b... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5709169 | Animal feeding apparatus A feeding apparatus for animals, such as dogs or cats, has an inclined platform and a hingedly connected lid which seats on the upper surface of a food container to close the container. When a weight is applied to the platform such as when an animal stand... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5649499 | Animal feeding bowl with protective cover movable by animal A feeding bowl mounted unitarially fabricated with edges which form an angled support for the bowl. The food in the bowl is protected by a rotational or sliding cover movable by an animal to expose the food for feeding. The exposed surface of the lid may ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5613464 | Platform actuated feeder apparatus A platform actuated feeder apparatus including a storage and delivery assembly interconnected to a platform and access lid assembly by an actuator linkage assembly. The storage and delivery assembly includes 1) a hopper material storage assembly which is ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5492083 | Pest-proof feeding device A pest-proof feeding device for containing food for an animal and preventing pests such as snails, ants, birds and roaches from scavenging or contaminating the food, while enabling a pet or other animal to access the food. In a preferred embodiment, the p... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5349925 | Animal feeder device A feeder for the selective presentation of food products for animals. The feeder includes a storage bin for containing animal food which includes an open top and a lid. A pressure plate is provided which is functionally linked to the open top. When an ani... | 09/27/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5003926 | Cattle feeding trough A cattle feeding trough consisting of a frame having a pocket with underlying ribs to support a container and at least one substantially vertical support. A container is positioned in the container support pocket of the frame. The container has opposed en... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4793290 | Pet food protecting device An apparatus is provided for protecting the food of a house pet and is particularly useful when a pet is fed outdoors. The pet feeding deivce covers the food intended for a pet and protects the food from birds and undesirable pests. The pet feeding device... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4771735 | Dog feeder and methods A self-feeding dog feeder that has a capacity for several days feeding, constructed in such a way that the feed is protected from inadvertent contamination or loss, while still allowing easy access by the desired dog only.... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4580529 | Farm animal spraying system A method and apparatus are provided for spraying farm animals, such as is utilized in treating cattle for face flies or the like. The apparatus includes a shed housing a feeder box. The lid of the feeder box is connected to a control circuit including a s... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4576118 | Pet feeding bowl A pet feeding bowl is equipped with hinged apertured cover plates which are biased closed by gravity to protect food in the bowl from contamination and are opened when the pet thrusts its snout into the bowl for feeding. The cover plate apertures allow th... | 03/18/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4505228 | Dog feeder A dog feeder for protecting and preserving food or fresh water to be made available upon self-initiated action of the dog includes a food or water vessel, an insect-isolating tray, and a closure for the vessel. The tray surrounds the vessel in the form of... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4389976 | Animal feeding apparatus An animal feeding device which supports feeding dishes at an elevated level and which protects the food in the dishes comprises a housing having a roof portion which extends over a raised shelf. The shelf includes apertures into which the bottom of the fe... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4303040 | Protected feeder for livestock A protected feeder is provided for livestock which comprises a receptacle with an open top supported at a selected position above a ground surface and adapted to contain a livestock attracting material therein, such as feed, salt or a mineral. A flexible ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4267799 | Animal training and amusement device An animal training and amusement device including a ball-throwing means and a food dispensing means. Both means can be activated by the animal alone without human intervention. The device also includes a food release means which is activated by the animal... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4263876 | Insect isolated animal feeder An animal feeder maintains animal feed in a protected condition until the feed is desired by an animal. As configured for usage, the feeder includes a feed container of dish character and a support structure supporting the container in a position to be ap... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4175516 | Pet feeding device A pet feeding device having a pedal portion which when depressed by the pet causes a lid unit to swing open to uncover a food receptable, incorporating an improved simplified linkage which minimizes the effort required to operate the pedal.... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4007711 | Anti-pest pet dish An anti-pest variable height pet dish having a central food bowl with a pet-operable lid and an annular moat-type water trough removably or fixedly mounted around the central bowl, the moat and bowl being elevatable by means of telescopic legs or a tapere... | 02/15/1977 |
