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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151731 | Feeder An animal feeder 10 comprises a container 11 into which liquid feed for a young animal can be placed. A mounting arrangement 12 coupled to the container is of a construction which, in use, enables the container 11 to be attached to an ele... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8117990 | Nipple for feeding liquids to calves and other mammals An improved nipple for feeding liquids to newborn and young bovine calves and other mammals. A horizontal flat portion of an upper end of the nipple has a downward curving periphery that merges into a vertical portion of a barrel at an exterior radius of 9 to 10 mm ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109236 | Fluid delivery assembly Assemblies in accordance with the invention can lead to an exceptionally easy to use, safe, and convenient system and method of applying a fixed dosage of chemicals to which a user might wish to avoid contact, such as parasiticides. In the present invention, a fluid... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8056508 | Syringe feeder with nipple and guard A hand feeding system for small animals, such as kittens, uses a syringe that has a nursing nipple removably attached to the hub end of the syringe. Either a scratch pad is interposed directly between a shoulder of the syringe and the nipple or a plate is so interpo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7481181 | Device for feeding a liquid to an animal A device for feeding a liquid to an animal includes a nipple member (6), a reservoir (14) for the liquid (13), a passage (15) having an extension between the reservoir (14) and the nipple member (6), a feeding member (16,... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7364051 | Remote actuator for ball injector An electrical motor rotatably drives a motor shaft, and a helical rib radially extends from the shaft. The helical rib supports a number of balls, and forms a channel to accommodate the balls. The balls are dropped from the helical rib when the balls reach the botto... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337746 | Small animal feeding station A feeding station for dispensing food or water to small animals. The feeding station having two support members at an angle to one another, and a plurality of apertures in said support members in sets of upper and lower cooperating apertures. A bottle having an angu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7267473 | Transfer system for coloring agents A system for transferring coloring agents for concrete to a ready mix truck or the like, includes a tank for receiving coloring agents. The tank includes lines for supplying it with water and a pump for transferring the coloring agents to the ready mix truck through... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241196 | Heated stuffed animal A heated stuffed animal includes a head portion, a torso portion and a plurality of limbs. Embedded within the animal is a heater assembly including an encircling heating element extending from a battery casing that is accessible via a slit on the rear surface of th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204380 | Drinking vessel An infant cup includes a cup body 12, a cover 16, a flexible mouthpiece 24 and a valve element 26. The valve element 26 includes a sealing face 70 which closes an orifice 44 in the mouthpiece in a relaxed position. Th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7140322 | Quality assurance program and method for meat production A quality assurance program for consistently producing high quality meat products broadly comprises selecting a plurality of calves that meet a set of standards and managing the calves according to a set of protocols. The standards are used to cull out low quality c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7107931 | Method for automatically calibrating a device for providing domestic animals with a feed A method for automatically calibrating the control system of a device for providing domestic animals with a feed. The feed or the constituents thereof are discharged from supply containers (2.1-2.5) into a mixing container (1) which is connected to an ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6994225 | No-spill drinking products Improved no-spill drinking products including a nipple or soft spout having a valve incorporated therein. The valve is designed to provide an enhanced no-spill function providing an extremely secure seal against accidental liquid flow from the nipple or spout when t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6772891 | Comfort grip bottle holder An artificial nursing system for use by an infant animal is disclosed. The nursing system comprises a feeding bottle, a nipple and a sleeve. The feeding bottle has a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the feeding bottle is attached to the nipple. A sleeve enve... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752103 | Thermostatically controlled, heated animal nurser and means for simulating a mother's heartbeat A heated animal nurser is provided to assist young animals in nursing and feeding, and can be for use with kittens, puppies, and similar animals. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6685042 | Feeder bottles A device for use in increasing milk flow from a feeder bottle. The device includes a shaft adapted for entry into a correspondingly shaped hole in the feeder bottle. The device further includes a retention element for retaining the device in the hole and ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6581542 | Device for verifying the state of mammals The invention relates to a device for verifying the state, especially the state of health, of mammals, especially agricultural working animals, which suckle from a teat. Run-out sensors for determining values, such as resistivity measurements, temperature... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575118 | Valve assembly A valve assembly for use in an animal feeding teat and an animal feeding teat in combination with the above valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a piston shaft with a piston head, a valve head attached to the piston shaft at the end of the shaft op... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6205952 | Method and apparatus for providing domestic animals with liquid food A method of providing domestic animals with liquid food which passes from a storage tank, in particular a mixing tank of an automatic drinker via a suction line to a suckling point, the quantity of liquid food removed is to be determined ahead of the suck... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6071264 | Animal feeding/medicating apparatus The invention is directed to an apparatus for the oral administration of a flowable material to an animal. The apparatus may be useable in artificial feeding or administration of medication to an animal, and in general includes a container to hold a prede... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6016769 | Method and apparatus for providing domestic animals with liquid food A method of providing domestic animals with liquid food which passes from a storage tank, in particular a mixing tank of an automatic drinker via a suction line to a suckling point, the quantity of liquid food removed is to be determined ahead of the suck... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5816193 | Feeding unit for small pets A new feeding unit for small pets for simulating a surrogate mother for feeding purposes. The inventive device includes a housing having a foam front wall. The foam front wall includes a plurality of rows of a plurality of equally spaced angularly dispose... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5788097 | Teat A teat for feeding liquids to animals has a fastening member enabling the teat to be fastened to a source of liquid such as pipe or drum in use to project outwardly from the source. The teat is resilient having an outer end which is closed apart from a sl... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784999 | Animal feeding nipple A nipple/cover integral with a vented control member and/or check valve, as can be used in combination with a container for controlled movement of fluid, such as provided during liquid feeding of infant mammals.... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5709170 | Animal alignment guide for a nipple valve waterer The present invention provides an animal waterer having an animal alignment guide attached to the water supply line near the juncture of the terminal conduit and the nipple valve. The guide includes an interior portion attached to the water supply line an... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5638769 | Teat A teat includes a hollow body made of a resilient material. The body has an inlet end and an outlet end. The outlet end includes at least one slit through the wall of the body. The slit(s) do not extend into that area of the wall of the body which forms t... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5598809 | Teat A teat for feeding liquids to animals adapted to be fastened to a source of liquid such as a pipe or drum in use to project outwardly from the source. The teat has a resilient outer end which is closed apart from a slit in it which slit is itself normally... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5551374 | Automated nipple livestock feeder and method of operation This is an automatic livestock feeder and the method of operation. The feeder includes a stationary mixing system in which formula is mixed in batches, a movable traveler having a nipple for sucking on by animals housed within individual stalls with a fle... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5474028 | Animal feeding nipple A nipple for feeding liquids to domesticated mammals.... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5463981 | Stuffed animal nursing mom A simulated animal nursing device is provided, which consists of a stuffed animal in a form and size to duplicate the actual mother, that will lie on its side upon a floor. The stuffed animal has an opening in a rear side, leading into an internal cavity ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5355833 | Computer aided feed distribution equipment for young animals The equipment includes a set of feed distribution stations each furnished with a mixer supplied with milk powder, water, milk from a tank and various additives from a set of measuring pumps whose number of rotations is controlled by computer system depend... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5272998 | Livestock feeder with feed metering above feed space A livestock feeder which includes a feed trough and a feed storage bin above the trough in which an agitator operated by the feeding animal enables efficient movement of feed into the trough with an adjustable meter gate controlling the rate of feed flow.... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5188061 | Pet and animal nurser A new and improved pet and animal feeder which provides small pets and animals with nursing means within a surrounding soft material. The present invention provides a container with a plurality of nippled, hollow protuberances simulating the teats dependi... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5067443 | Mechanical nursing device for neonatal piglets A mechanical electronically controlled nursing apparatus for neonatal piglets which is capable of nursing up to sixteen piglets simultaneously. The apparatus operates semi-automatically and includes a refrigerated storage tank with a magnetic stirrer for ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5010847 | Calf feeder bottle for dry feed A calf feeder bottle for dispensing dry feed has an angled neck portion which is in alignment with a handle on the front of the bottle and a bracket on the rear of the bottle so that a nipple secured to the mouth of the bottle when the bottle is in an inv... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4993365 | Flow rate meter and automatic animal feeder installation employing such flow meter A double flow rate meter (1) and an apparatus for automatically feeding animals with liquid food which utilizes the flow meter (1) for establishing the amount of food consumed is disclosed. The flow rate meter (1) comprises at least two circular flow pass... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4803955 | Milk calf feeding system with automatic cleaning cycle A liquid nutrient feeding system is provided including a first large volume receptacle for containing a bulk supply of liquid nutrient and a small volume liquid nutrient tank disposed below the receptacle. First conduit structure is provided for gravity f... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4788940 | Mechanism for feeding animals with liquid feed A mechanism for feeding animals with liquid feed that can be withdrawn from a supply unit, such as an automatic soaking unit, and can be supplied to a suction unit via a conduit. A feed pump is placed in the conduit, with the conveying capacity of the fee... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4653432 | Nutrient dispenser A nutrient dispenser for supplying nutrient liquid to young animals includes a container (1) in which the liquid (2) is kept cool. Feeding the liquid is done via a solenoid valve (3) which is activated by the animal with the aid of an activating means (11... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4633814 | Floating calf feeder for feeding calves A calf feeder device adapted to float in a pail or the like of cow's milk, liquid feed, milk supplement or milk replacer. The calf feeder floats partially submerged in the milk with the nipple projecting generally upwardly and continuously filled with mil... | 01/06/1987 |
