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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293529 | Kennel system A kennel system having a floor assembly including at least one floor unit having a floor pan and a grate. The floor pan has a drain, an integral water receptacle and a trough for guiding fluid to the drain. The grate is positioned over the floor pan. The grate has a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7077075 | Activated feed through, feeding systems incorporating same, and methods of use of same A feed trough is provided for use in cultivation containers for growing frogs and other amphibians. The feed trough is comprised of a sloped floor. In some embodiments the floor slopes downward to an opening from which, during operation, airflows. The opening is cov... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6998989 | Enhanced animal handling device An animal handling device, including at least one securing device, and a primary sensor system, and a secondary sensor system characterised in that both the primary and secondary sensor systems must be simultaneously activated in order to trigger the securing device... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968807 | Cage arrangement for poultry The invention relates to a cage arrangement for poultry having cage batteries arranged above a manure pit, each battery displaying two cages facing each other, the cages being placed one atop another in tiers, in which arrangement ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6939218 | Method and apparatus of removing dead poultry from a poultry house A method and apparatus for removing carcasses of dead poultry randomly scattered throughout a poultry house are disclosed which reduce the amount of time and labor required to remove dead poultry during an entire growing session. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912973 | Automatic cage lock An automatic cage lock for securing various cages in a ventilated cage and rack system. The automatic cage lock facilitates the securing of a cage within the cage and rack system when a user slides the cage into the cage and rack system until the cage fully passes t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6357393 | Device for automatically controlling exhaust flow to a rack for animal cages The present invention relates to a device for automatically controlling exhaust flow to a ventilated rack of animal cages when an air inlet system, such as an air supply blower, to the rack is not operating. Accordingly, the device can be used in a system... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5513596 | Assembly for animals with positive disconnect from a watering system A water quick disconnect assembly for improving removal of cages from an outside water supply. The assembly automatically turns off a water supply and disconnects a cage from a cage rack system. A water line connector attaches to an outside water supply. ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 4697547 | Apparatus and method for rearing and/or keeping animals An animal rearing apparatus having removable cage sets (1,3,4) with a free space between cages laying above each other, and a service system 5 having fodder and water supply means (6-13, 16-23) and supports (25,26) for manure disposal belts, preferably at... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4603657 | Feed trough for poultry cages, especially pullet cages In a feed trough for poultry battery cages, particularly chick breeding cages, comprising a trough channel with a feed conveyor running therein and with a grid disposed thereabove, provision is made for each grid to consist of grid bars extending parallel... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4416218 | Process and apparatus for feeding poultry Process and apparatus for feeding poultry in which a given amount of feed is periodically supplied and the dung and eggs are continuously removed. The weight of a small number from a group of animals living under like conditions is continuously monitored,... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4402281 | Poultry cage feed trough stabilizing system An array of vertically spaced rows of poultry cages are mounted on opposite sides of A-frame end supports with the uppermost rows engaged and secured to one another along a corner to provide additional stability to the frame. Feed troughs extend along and... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4355596 | Poultry feeder having sequential control There is disclosed a system for conveying feed to a plurality of groups of animals such as poultry. The system includes a feed conveying apparatus associated with each group of animals for conveying feed to each group of animals, a feed supply connected i... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4233939 | Poultry cage feeding system A cage battery e.g. for chickens wherein the feeding assembly extending in front of the cage row consists of a feed conveying trough containing a conveyor element and a separate feed trough extending parallel with the conveying trough and recessed into th... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4216742 | Multi-tiered cage and feed device A multi-tiered feed device for animals including generally vertically spaced first and second feed stations. Each of the feed stations includes a pan and a top enclosure secured to the pan. A first feed conduit supplied with animal feed is provided and ex... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4173947 | Method and apparatus for rearing pigs in cages An efficient and highly productive method for rearing pigs wherein successive litters of pigs are placed in an enclosed building within a series of cages following weaning, the cages having floors of openwork construction to allow animal waste to pass the... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4059071 | Poultry cage system with controlled feeder A poultry cage with controlled feeder includes a cage with a feed trough mounted thereon and having a feed carrier in the trough, a movable top cover over the trough which prevents access to the trough and a control associated with the top cover and the d... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4036177 | Bio-test cage and support therefor An animal confining and housing device having a wheel supported carriage with a plurality of two sets of vertically spaced and parallel guide members thereon. A plurality of animal confining cages are movably mounted on one of the sets of guide members. T... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4019461 | System for controlling feed of livestock A system for economically controlling feed of livestock to effect maximum consumption of all feed ingredients supplied to livestock comprising cage structure for confining livestock in a plurality of separate groups, separate feed troughs on the cage stru... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3941091 | Egg layer system An egg layer system for the production of poultry eggs which includes a plurality of tiered, open mesh wire cages arranged back-to-back and mounted in a plurality of rows extending the length of an elongated, rectangular building enclosure. The cage rows ... | 03/02/1976 |
