Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127718 | Kennel with automatically opening door The general goal of the present invention is to prevent damage to property resulting from the animal's separation anxiety which typically is a consequence of the pet owner's departure while minimizing the period of time the dog is confined. The most obvious objectiv... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8104432 | Animal enclosure latch Devices, apparatuses, systems and/or methods related to animal enclosure latches. Specifically, the disclosed devices, apparatuses, systems and/or methods relate to animal enclosure latches having an internal latch receptacle and an external latch receptacle, where ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7918188 | Cage with reversibly mounted door A cage for housing an animal includes a top wall, bottom, first and second sidewalls, a front wall and a rear wall. A door is disposed in at least one of the walls and is hinged for movement between an open and closed position. The door is mounted in a wall having a... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7527022 | Animal habitat and display system An animal habitat and display system for housing and displaying at least one animal while selectively restricting access to the habitat is provided by an enclosure with a viewing window supported on a frame by a support element movable relative to the frame between ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7318632 | Storage cabinet with latching mechanism A storage cabinet having a latching mechanism that can be unlatched by the use of either an upper actuator or a lower actuator is provided. The upper actuator may comprise a hand knob while the lower actuator may comprise a foot pedal. Thus, if an operator has his a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7261059 | Cage for transporting and stunning livestock A cage is provided for holding and transporting livestock. The cage includes a door with a horizontal top rod that slides along a top member of a side grate when opening and closing the door. The cage also includes four lifting lugs to assist in the moving of the ca... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7191733 | Door latch device for pet cages A latch device for a pet cage includes a latch member connected to outside of the door and includes an insertion with a hole and a lever. A positioning member includes a board fixed on the cage and located below the opening. A flexible plate extends from the board a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7111584 | Kennel A kennel includes a plurality of side panels that are connected or coupled together with a gate panel to form an enclosure. The gate panel has a pair of ends that are configured for connecting to the side panels and allow access into and out of the enclosure via a d... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6694918 | Cage for transporting and stunning livestock A cage is provided for holding and transporting livestock. The cage includes a door with a horizontal top rod that slides along a top member of a side grate when opening and closing the door. The cage also includes four lifting lugs to assist in the movin... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6681720 | Wire cage A wire cage operable between an expanded position and a folded position includes a top wall and a bottom wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a front wall and a rear wall attach to the bottom and top walls. The front and rear walls contain rounded s... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6513454 | Martin house starling excluder A birdhouse entrance is provided with an entrance opening having two posts projecting vertically from the bottom edge of the opening toward the top edge. The two posts are spaced apart such that a bird of selected size cannot pass between them without ope... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6230655 | Locking assembly for securing a door for a cage, especially a bird cage and, alternatively, for porting said door in an open position A locking assembly for securing a cage door, such as a bird cage door, wherein the locking assembly includes a substantially M-shaped wire support, which may be made of a resilient material, such as a plastic or a metal, having two bottom ends which are e... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6123047 | Animal cage The disclosure relates to a cage for small domestic pet animals which provides space saving yet permits ready expansion in the event of pet population growth. The cage is of a hanging-up-on-the-wall type having a relatively small depth and width. It inclu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6024047 | Bird feeder A bird feeder for retaining compressed suet-seed cakes is provided having a construction permitting easier refill of the feeder as well as making it more difficult for squirrels and other animals from raiding the feeder. Two embodiments of the feeder are ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5842439 | Reptile cage The subject invention is a reptile cage made of a sheet material and forming a rigid integral enclosure having a back wall and a front wall which are interconnected with side walls, as well as a top wall and a bottom wall which are also interconnected wit... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5799613 | Galvanized animal cage front and related method An improved galvanized cage front for use with an animal confinement cage subjected to corrosive environments, and a method of producing same. The improved cage front is constructed of a galvanized steel mesh pattern, which mesh pattern is comprised of li... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5571241 | Primate containment cage to restrict movement A cage for restraining primate such as monkey to be used for experimental animal while performing experimental procedure. The cage comprises a rectangular framework which is fabricated from a top horizontal panel, two side panels and a bottom panel, a fro... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5564367 | Compact fenced enclosure A compact fenced enclosure (5) having a plurality of generally upright support posts (7), and a plurality of top rails (11) and bottom rails (15) extending in a generally horizontal direction between each support post. Each top rail (11) and bottom rail (... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5546893 | Bird enclosures A bird enclosure is constructed from two interengaging sections 1 and 7 which are nested within one another to create a cavity between the overlapping side walls 2 and 8. This cavity provides a space to receive a feed tube 17 leading from a water reservoi... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5373809 | Pet cage doors with raised central sections A pet cage door with a raised central section comprising a rectangular screen formed of a plurality of spaced horizontal and vertical wires coupled in a mesh-like configuration and constituting a door, the door being positionable over the front screen of ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5328049 | Vivarium This invention relates to a vivarium for keeping, raising, and/or observing animals or plants. The present invention provides a vivarium comprised of a generally rectangular tank having four side walls and a base. A pair of guide tracks extend generally a... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5168829 | Versa cage system An animal cage that is a one piece rotational molded polyethylene composition housing with an electropolished stainless steel door and a CAD/CAM laser cut electropolished double self-latching mechanism that utilizes a unique stacking system for multiple c... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5097796 | Animal cage and door latch An animal cage having a hinged door with extending horizontal latching pins that engage a latch is disclosed. The latch is provided with sound deadening parts and spacers to provide quiet operation.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5036796 | Small animal cage There is provided a lattice door lock for a small animal cage. The lock includes a vertical tube secured to the cage and a rigid stick slidably mounted into the tube. A latch transversely projects from the stick and hookingly engages the latticed door und... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5009189 | Aquatic cage and method The cage has a vertical side wall made of flexible netting. Vertically elongated receptacles are attached to the side walls at spaced intervals, and stiff support rods are inserted into the receptacles to stiffen the sidewall and cause it to stand erect w... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4953500 | Door system for large primate caging A door system for an opening separating two areas that contain a primate with the primate being able to control by switches connected to the operating system for opening and closing the door to dictate his ingress and egress between the areas. The caretak... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4844016 | Pet enclosure A pet enclosure is provided and consists of a frame, a bottom platform supported on the frame, side, front and rear transparent walls supported by the frame defining a receptacle for a pet and allowing the pet to view therefrom and anyone to view the pet ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4831966 | Apparatus for mounting a closure on a housing or the like and a confining assembly An apparatus for mounting a closure on a housing or the like, the apparatus having two arm members mounting the closure on the housing and each having a camming surface and a guide channel individually engaging a pivot pin and guide pin respectively borne... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4793284 | Apparatus and process for obtaining marketable shellfish Apparatus and process for improving the yield of harvested marketable shellfish obtained originally from contaminated water sources including a stainless steel enclosure 12, formed of an angle bar open frame defining a bottom 19, four sides (not designate... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4770127 | Animal restraining apparatus Animal restraining apparatus includes a cage portion, a door portion, a door locking portion, a movable restraint portion and a restraint actuating portion. The cage portion includes a top section, a bottom section, a sidewall section and an end section w... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4570574 | Cage door for easy one-hand operation A cage door assembly for easy one-hand operation is disclosed. The cage door is comprised of a pair of legs secured to the ends of a base member. The door is hingedly secured to a cage. An L-shaped hook is attached to each of the free ends of the legs and... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4552093 | Animal enclosure An improved animal enclosure including a pair of adjacent transparent panels supported in a frame and which are separately and independently removable for cleaning without requiring removal of the other panel or of the animal. An air filter assembly draws... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4419962 | Door construction for poultry cage A cage door construction, useful for poultry cages and the like which are stacked one above another, has a door opening framed in a wall of the cage by vertical and horizontal wires. The vertical wires extend beyond the upper horizontal wire of the door f... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4212410 | Gravity dump shipping crate for poultry A gravity-operated latch permits a secure closure for a cover on a loaded poultry shipping crate. The latch flips open, permitting the cover to open, in a sequence coinciding with the sequence of efficient orientation of the crate as the crate is turned a... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4180176 | Gravity dump shipping crate for poultry A gravity-operated latch permits a secure closure for a cover on a loaded poultry shipping crate. The latch flips open, permitting the cover to open, in a sequence coinciding with the sequence of efficient orientation of the crate as the crate is turned a... | 12/25/1979 |
