Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267079 | Portable multi-purpose cattle care apparatus A portable multi-purpose cattle care apparatus for providing an easily transportable cattle care station. The portable multi-purpose cattle care apparatus includes a frame assembly having an integrated tank for holding a treatment composition. The tank is coupled to... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7194980 | Automated carrier-based pest control system An automated carrier-based pest control system including a substantially automated sprayer. The system also includes a container in fluid communication with the substantially automated sprayer for holding a mixture of carrier-based ingredients, including one or more... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7140325 | Pour-on application method and devices The present invention relates to a device for applying a liquid pesticidal formulation to an external surface of a domestic animal, the device comprising an inlet and a plurality of spaced apart outlets, wherein the device is adapted such that when the middle of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7011044 | Station for preparing cleaning disinfecting delousing and hydromassaging animals The invention relates to a cleaning station comprising a glass enclosure (2) in which the animals are prepared before and after washing. The glass enclosure (2) comprises the actual washing enclosure (1) and a control panel (3) which are ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007632 | Milking parlor stall shoulder bumper A milking parlor is provided with stalls having shoulder bars guidingly locating the shoulders of the cows in a milking position, with the bars having respective resilient bumpers engaging the shoulders in deformable cushioning relation. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6966276 | Automated walk-thru cattle sprayer A portable, towable livestock sprayer establishes a portal through which livestock move. A rigid, frame includes a removable tongue for connection to the draft vehicle. A pivoted, wheeled subframe hinged to the frame is switched between deployed or retracted orienta... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6910446 | Vaccine spray system A spray delivery system and methods of use thereof, suitable for delivering a fan-shaped vaccine spray to birds or chicks held within an open-topped container, comprising a cover, an elongated guide rail mounted thereon, and a spray head may move reversibly on the g... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6651589 | Apparatus for variably discharging ingredients on an animal An apparatus and method for variably discharging one or more ingredients other than water on an animal. A nozzle operatively connected to a valve discharges the ingredients. The animal is detected by a either an ultrasonic sensor, a diffused deflective in... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6520118 | Animal actuated applicator This invention relates to an animal actuated applicator (10) suitable for applying a fluid such as a pesticide to an animal, the applicator (10) comprising dispensing means (60) for dispensing the fluid and actuating means (12) for actuating the dispensin... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6230660 | Apparatus for controlling insects on an animal Insects on an animal includes a reservoir for holding one or more ingredients including one or more chemicals. Also included is a delivery system for discharging the one or more ingredients on an animal. A water encapsulation member is mountable on the de... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6029610 | Washing animals A method of washing animals prior to slaughter involves passing the animals 40 one after another through a race 10 having means 35 to apply a pressurized spray of a cleaning fluid to the animal at least in those areas where incisions will be made. The ani... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5630379 | Electrically controlled spraying device for cleaning and treating animals A low maintenance, electrically controlled automatic spray bath employs a spray system to wash animals and subsequently deliver treatment and prevention products at a continuous, consistent dosage rate. The automatic spray bath comprises at least one comp... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5183008 | Livestock sorting system having identification sensor and gate mounted exit switch A livestock sorting system (10) is provided with an entrance (11) having an identification sensor (13-15) for identifying designated livestock passing therethrough, and first and second aisles (18, 20) extending from the entrance. A gate (52) has a first ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5063880 | Automatic spraying device for farm animals An automatic spraying device for farm animals, the device being comprised of a framework defining a passage through which farm animals are directed one-by-one. An electronic detection device is associated with the passage and connected to a control circui... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4987861 | Apparatus for spraying animals The disclosure herein describes an apparatus which is adapted to be mounted adjacent to an entranceway for spraying animals passing through the entranceway. It comprises an inverted U-shaped tubular structure with an upper portion and opposite side portio... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4440078 | Adjustable electrically controlled livestock marking apparatus Apparatus for marking livestock and other articles includes a pivoted support structure for a marking head. The support structure contacts the animal and adjusts the marking head position appropriately for marking the animal. An electrical switch detects ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4334504 | Animal spraying apparatus An animal actuated spray apparatus for applying insecticide and other fluids to livestock. A rigid frame which is mounted to one side of an animal passageway includes two pairs of spray nozzles which receive fluid from a pressurized tank. The flow of flui... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4126104 | Portable animal sprayer The portable animal sprayer disclosed herein is a completely self-contained portable animal sprayer. The weight of the animal entering the sprayer pressurizes the system that provides the spray and therefore no external energy source is used. A limiting m... | 11/21/1978 |
| 3949709 | Animal spray machine A frame having a passageway is movably mounted on retractable wheels. A removable tongue is connected to the frame for transporting the spray machine. A spray system is mounted on a spray arch having a plurality of nozzles along its length and the spray a... | 04/13/1976 |
