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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061303 | Animal isolator Disclosed herein is an animal isolator and method for isolating one or more animals from a herd. The animal isolator comprises a meshing enclosure for confining the animals. The meshing enclosure comprises a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of opposing side walls... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7213539 | Apparatus for moving livestock An apparatus for urging livestock animals includes at least one alleyway which is defined by a frame having a stationary portion and a reciprocating portion. The reciprocating portion includes a paddle assembly including spaced pairs of pivtobably mounted paddles. T... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7162979 | Device and method for driving animals in an oblong corridor section Device for driving animals in an oblong corridor section using a driving gate which can be moved from one end to the other of the corridor section. A first transport arrangement moves the driving gate in the corridor section in a longitudinal direction of the sectio... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6964245 | Portable calf pen and method of use A method of isolating a newborn calf from the calf's mother. A rigid pen, including an outer frame defining an open floor attached to a motorized vehicle. The vehicle is operated to raise the pen off the ground and deliver the raised pen to an area at which the calf... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6929252 | Implement for demarcating an area, as well as a vehicle suitable for being used in said implement An apparatus for demarcating an area for restricting the freedom of movement of animals that may be in the area for grazing purposes. The demarcation element, as such, may be a cord, band, ribbon, strip, cable, rope or electrified or communication wire which may be ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6477984 | Gate assembly for confining animals in an alley Animals such as pigs which are free to otherwise roam in an alley are confined in the alley against movement past a gate assembly which includes a base with remotely steered and driven ground wheels for transporting the base along the alley floor between ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6167842 | Animal confinement pen with improved access to animal The invention provides an animal confinement pen comprising a front panel, a rear panel comprising a rear gate, a first side panel comprising a fixed front side panel and a movable rear side panel, and a second side panel; means to confine an animal again... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6000364 | Training installation for horses A training installation for allowing horses to trot around an enclosed course with side walls. A driving element, which is rotatable around the course, is formed by a number of flexible rod elements, a first end of which is attached to an arm and a second... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5970920 | Brisket barrier for milking parlors A brisket barrier for milking parlors includes a transverse bar mounted for sliding movement on vertical supports. The bar has a release position at floor level, a retaining position at brisket level, and an index position where it presses rearward agains... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5799615 | Roll-up crowd gate A roll-up crowd gate comprises an electrically charged drum that is rotatable in a carriage. Long cables connected to the drum are also electrically charged. A rope translates the carriage in tracks between upstream and downstream locations. Translation o... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5572954 | Apparatus for controlled grazing and pasture irrigation Two center-pivot irrigation systems utilized for controlled grazing. A preceding and succeeding center-pivot system contain electrified fences for containing herds and controlling the extent of their grazing. The preceding system contains water tanks for ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5372092 | Cow and calf catcher and hauler assembly A cow and calf catcher and hauler assembly includes an outer catcher pen, an inner platform and a cow chute and a calf pen. The outer catcher pen has a pair of opposite side walls and an end wall extending between and connected at opposite ends to the sid... | 12/13/1994 |
| 4452178 | Drive corridor for slaughter cattle Drive corridor for slaughter cattle said drive corridor having a straight side wall 1 and an opposite side wall 2 provided with steps 3, 4 such that the width of the drive corridor stepwise decreases to the width of one animal, said drive corridor accordi... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4445460 | Crowd gate for milking parlor A crowd gate for use in herding animals from an entry end of a holding area to the exit end of a holding area of the type in which a wheeled carriage, from which a pivoting gate is suspended into and generally spans the holding area, is moved along tracks... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4006714 | Trainer and crowd gate A training and crowd gate for urging animals to move through a passageway. The training and crowd gate includes an overhead track which extends along the passageway and a carriage movably suspended from the track. A cross arm is mounted on the carriage an... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3931796 | Hydraulic cow catch-carrier A fully vehicle mounted hydraulic-actuated cow catch-carrier having a frame mountable cantilever fashion on a vehicle and including a back wall arrangeable adjacent and transverse to the vehicle and spaced, substantially side walls extending substantially... | 01/13/1976 |
