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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4640226 | Bird watering apparatus A watering container for birds having spaced inner and outer walls integrally molded from plastic with electrical heating elements contacting the inner wall controlled so that energy is provided to the heating elements is progressively increased with the ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4633815 | Waterer corner wear guard An improved corner wear guard that protects water troughs and will not become sharp when exposed to the rubbing motion of large animals, Further, the corner wear guard will not damage an animal's hide. This results in more valuable hides for the leather m... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4599973 | Livestock tank water heater A water heater (10 or 70) for a stock watering tank includes a first (20 or 72) housing portion of molded aluminum, and a second (62 or 94) housing portion of plastic. An electric heating element (12 or 74) is molded into the first housing portion. One of... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4584966 | Livestock watering system An improved livestock watering system is provided which is adapted to selectively circulate water between a reservoir and a drinking basin in response to the temperature of the water in the drinking basin so as to prevent water in the drinking basin from ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4570576 | Animal watering cup apparatus An apparatus for watering animals having an enclosed housing with a reservoir of water disposed therein. A cup-shaped member is disposed on an upward part of such housing for receiving the mouth of an animal to be watered, and an opening is disposed in th... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4561384 | Animal watering apparatus A watering container for domestic animals having spaced inner and outer walls integrally molded from plastic with electrical heating elements contacting the inner wall controlled so that energy provided to the heating elements is progressively increased w... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4559905 | Livestock watering tank The animal watering tank of the present invention includes a top, a bottom, and a sidewall of double-walled construction filled with insulative material. The top of the tank includes a dome portion which provides an air chamber for housing the water inlet... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4542715 | Insulating assembly for animal waterers An insulating assembly is provided for animal waterers. The insulating assembly includes a large sheet of flexible, closed-cell foam material preferably at least as large as the largest top opening of an animal waterer with which the insulating assembly i... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4465020 | Apparatus for prevention of freezing of water line An animal watering apparatus has a thermal insulated tank having a water storage chamber. An upright tubular member located in the chamber has openings in its opposite ends to permit thermal circulation of the water in the chamber. Animal actuated water d... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4440112 | Freeze-proof livestock watering device and method A freeze-proof livestock watering device comprising an open-topped drinking reservoir having insulated side walls and a heat conductive bottom panel constructed and arranged to produce a very low-cost operation by incorporating a combination of low-volume... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4397266 | Freeze protected livestock watering device This invention relates to freeze protected livestock watering assemblies in general, and more specifically to a watering device, which incorporates a dual activated variable flow water supply valve structure, which is operatively connected to an apertured... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4395974 | Animal watering apparatus An animal watering apparatus including a thermo insulated tank having a water chamber supplied with water with a water pipe extended to the upper portion of the chamber and a float valve mounted on the pipe to maintain a preselected water level in the cha... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4343264 | Animal watering apparatus An animal watering apparatus including a tank having a water chamber enclosed by a top wall. A pair of drinking openings are located in the top wall and are closed respectively by a pair of covers. Water inlet to the water chamber comprises a water pipe e... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4320720 | Geothermal livestock waterer A livestock waterer is described which is automatically heated through use of geothermal energy within the earth. Working fluid is housed within a reservoir below the surface of the earth, is heated to evaporation by geothermal heat, is transferred to a c... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4320721 | Animal watering apparatus An animal watering apparatus including a sidewall portion and an end portion forming a unitary structure, the sidewall portion including an inner wall section and an outer wall section spaced therefrom, insulating material disposed between the inner wall ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4315143 | Aquarium heater An aquarium heater including a housing and a tube depending therefrom. An electric heating element is disposed in the bottom portion of the tube and a thermostatic control chassis is disposed in the upper portion of the tube. The control chassis includes ... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4298022 | Energy saver control for outdoor water heater An energy saver control system for prevention of water freezing in an outdoor tank, such as a stock tank, which involves a conventional type of water level control valve to maintain a selected level of water in the tank, and an electrical switch which is ... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4269147 | Animal watering system An animal watering system with automatic protection from electrical power failure, over heating, water supply failure, or restriction and air build-up in the system consisting briefly of a closed loop recirculating water system buried beneath the frost li... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4256950 | Electrically heated animal waterer A livestock watering device includes a liquid supply tank having an access opening in its top and an outlet opening in its lower end. A removable lid hermetically closes the access opening and an automatic feed means transfers liquid through the outlet op... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4255648 | Aquarium heater An aquarium heater including a housing and a tube depending therefrom. An electric heating element is disposed in the bottom portion of the tube and a thermostatic control chassis is disposed in the upper portion of the tube. The control chassis includes ... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4248177 | Animal waterer with recirculating water system A recirculating animal waterer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the waterer includes a supply conduit which extends from a remote water source underground at a level below the frost line to a first junction located inside a waterer stand. A first nipple e... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4218607 | Water circulating device for an animal watering apparatus An animal watering apparatus has an exterior housing with a water pipe disposed therein leading from a below ground source of water under pressure to an above ground outlet valve mechanism which can be actuated by an animal to release water directly into ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4185589 | Method and apparatus for heating a nipple valve livestock waterer A method and apparatus for heating an animal waterer of a type having an enclosed housing with a plurality of nipple valves extending outwardly of the housing for allowing animals to drink directly therefrom. The heat sink coupling is disposed interiorly ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4162684 | Solar ice melter for use at low ambient temperatures An apparatus for using solar energy to melt ice at low ambient temperatures, particularly adapted for use in livestock watering systems, is disclosed. A solar energy collector of structure described herein gathers and transmits heat into ice which has for... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4130090 | Automatic livestock waterer An automatic livestock waterer having a concrete housing. Formed within the upper portion of the housing is a trough which is adapted to hold water. A well spaced away from said trough is also formed within said housing. A float control element for regula... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4110603 | Plastic pipe heater A U-shaped heating element is attached to a bracket having an elongated back portion and ear portions joined normal to each end of the back portion. The ear portions extend to the same side of the back portion, and each ear portion has a plurality of perf... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4108156 | Solar-heated stock tank A heated stock tank with insulated walls and a drinking trough on a side is surrounded by a larger stock tank to protect it from livestock. The heated stock tank has a steel plate above the water. Copper tubes depending from the plate are immersed in the ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4100885 | Stock waterer A stock watering device for preventing water therein from freezing during cold weather and for keeping the water therein cool during hot weather. The device includes an insulated tank, an insulated cover portion, a float valve for maintaining water within... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4069409 | Electrically heated fluid coupling apparatus An electrically heated fluid coupling apparatus having an electrical resistance heating element positioned inside a hollow heating conduit which runs along the side of the fluid conduit, which conduit is connected at its lower end to the fluid source. Pos... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4068116 | Thermostatically protected electric immersion water heater An immersion water heater particularly suitable for use in connection with animal watering buckets includes a housing fixed to an end of an electrical conduit and locatable on the bottom of a watering bucket. A U-shaped metallic sheathed heating element p... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4051346 | Tank heating and control unit An improved electric heating system for removable application to the bottoms of stock watering tanks. It consists of a substantially rigid heater element connected in series with a surface thermostat, for energization from a suitable electrical source. Th... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4007371 | Electric immersion heater for stock tanks The invention comprises electrically heated cylinders to be placed immersed in the bottom of a tank of water. The heated cylinder is electrically heated by an electric heating element mounted within the heating cylinder. The heated cylinder has means to s... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4003340 | Stock watering trough and stepped base therefor This invention relates to a stock watering trough that is kept covered at all times when not in use by a pair of floating lid sections hingedly attached on opposite sides of a transversely-extending support therefor. The lid sections each have a crowned c... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3949707 | Livestock watering system A livestock watering system comprising an underground water storage tank having a pump means connected thereto for pumping water therefrom. A first water line extends from the pump to a vertically disposed riser pipe positioned in the ground and extending... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3948221 | Livestock watering trough A self contained rectangular fiberglass watering trough supportable by hangers and mountable on a platform or pedestal and defining a water holding cavity containing a novel detachable cover over a part of the cavity covering a valve means for controlling... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3943889 | Heat distributing tanks for retarding surface freezing Apparatus for preventing or retarding the freezing of water on a surface of a body of water, such as in a stock tank, includes a tank containing a quantity of volatile fluid, which functions as a heat pipe to distribute heat from a lower portion in the bo... | 03/16/1976 |
