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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074607 | Brisket barrier A brisket barrier for an animal stall comprises a ridge-shaped body having recessed sections formed therein and extending into the ridge. The recessed sections include a transversely extending slot adapted to receive a fixing device such as a screw. The recessed sec... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7918189 | Cattle handling system and method of installing same A cattle handling system comprises a plurality of stall dividers positioned side by side and extending generally parallel to each other. Brackets for mounting the stall dividers are connected directly to a concrete slab and allow for connection of the stall dividers... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7849819 | Brisket tube hanger for cow stall assembly A hanger for a brisket tube or brisket rail employs an L-shaped bracket member formed of a slotted vertical plate with a horizontal top mounting flange. A clamp member, e.g., an omega clamp, secures the top mounting flange to a lower rail of a stall divider. A brisk... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7469659 | Cattle handling system and method of installing same A cattle handling system comprises a plurality of stall dividers positioned side by side and extending generally parallel to each other. Brackets for mounting the stall dividers are connected directly to a concrete slab and allow for connection of the stall dividers... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7367287 | Animal control apparatus The animal control apparatus has a hollow cylindrical tube with a first and second end. A handle is attached to the first tube end. A cable within the tube has a first end with a cable movement member. The spring has a first and second end, and a spring stop and a s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7240637 | Fence-covering system A fence-covering system for covering the openings in fence structures, such as an animal corral or arena. According to one aspect, a fence-covering system includes one or more removable fence-covering members that snap-fit onto the existing rails of a fence. Each fe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7040253 | Horse trailer interior partition latching system The present invention essentially comprises an upper assembly having a securing receptor with a guide track, a lower assembly having a securing receptor with a guide track, a bi-fold partition having a top portion and a bottom portion wherein the top portion is rece... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6925962 | Elevated beam cow stall assembly An elevated-beam cow stall assembly employs angle brackets each installed on a respective vertical post. Support stanchions formed of a vertical rail, with upper and receiver members affixed at upper and lower ends of the rail, are attached to the back plates of the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6679195 | Method and an apparatus for milking loose going dairy animals A method for serving animals, such as milking dairy animals, allowed to go loose in an enclosed area, with animal stalls with a robot. The stalls have entrance and exit gates that are controlled. A service area includes at least three stationary animals s... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6230658 | Free stall divider A free stall divider which eliminates the need for structural elements in front of each free stall, thereby increasing the space in front of each animal and minimizes the structural elements at the side of each animal thoroughly allowing each animal to po... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6112702 | Wave curb for milking parlor Wave curb for the cow stand of a diagonal or herringone milking parlor is formed of an elongated sheet metal strip. The side edges are each bent over about 180 degrees to form unitary beads on the side edges. The strip is bent in alternate curves in the l... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5975026 | Free stall divider A free stall divider which eliminates the need for structural elements in front of each free stall, thereby increasing the space in front of each animal and minimizes the structural elements at the side of each animal thoroughly allowing each animal to po... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967091 | Free hanging animal stall The disclosure is for a free hanging animal stall. The stall sides are curved pipes forming a loop-like barrier hanging above floor level with no support from the floor or ceiling. The stall is supported by several chains hanging from the header board, an... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5540184 | Animal stall having anti-cast safety strip There is disclosed a safety strip for horses and other animals to prevent casting. The strip may be attached to the walls of corrals and other structures that are used to contain horses and other animals. The strip may comprise a series of raised conical ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5483921 | Method of and system for milking many animals Many cows are simultaneously loaded onto a stationary car that is thereafter moved to a milking station. The time for the car to move from a loading station to the milking station exceeds the time while the car is at the milking station. The distance betw... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5423289 | Gate assembly for milking shed A mechanism for the control of cows within a milking shed that includes a plurality of dividers mounted so as to be movable from a first or raised position, whereupon cows can move beneath the dividers, to a second or lower position where the dividers are... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5365885 | Drop stall A stall for an animal comprises a substantially closed frame for surrounding the animal while feeding and a pivot arrangement for allowing the frame to be lifted out of the way when not in use. The stall is provided with a trough pivotally mounted on a su... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5111773 | Squeeze chute A squeeze chute includes a head gate section, a squeeze side panel, a floor and a tailgate assembly. A quick adjust arrangement is provided for the headgate in which one bar of the headgate door can be moved vertically to release latches for the outermost... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5111770 | Cubicle partition The invention relates to a cubicle partition comprising at least one standing pipe and, connected thereto, a bracket-shaped rail bent from tube material, wherein a mounting plate is fixed to the bottom end of the standing pipe. The standing pipe comprises... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5069163 | Tie stall divider A tie stall divider for cattle stalls or other animal stalls is formed of a single continuous main rail that is bent into a sequence of bent and straight rail portions that lie in a generally vertical plane. There is a single generally vertical support po... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4961401 | Manger divider A portable manger divider that is easily attached to, and removed from, a stall frame and stanchion for livestock which includes a flat rectangular divider provided with upper and lower mounting means which abut to, and engage, a vertical member and are m... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4936258 | Cubicle separation By laterally connecting the shoulder beam of a cubicle separation to the separation that is bent in mushroom-shape and by bending it towards the head beam that serves as the fulcrum for the complete structure of separation and shoulder beam, an extremely ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4911104 | Flexible stall divider for free stall barn A free stall barn of the type including an alley, a resting area for cattle on one side of the alley and a confining wall at a front of the resting area spaced from a step separating the resting area from the alley by a length approximately equal to the l... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4781149 | Prefabricated cattle stall A modular cattle stall structure which is set into or affixed to the floor of a barn or similar building to define spaces for the cattle and provide separation between them. The modules are arranged in a linear array so that one module is between the spac... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4649864 | Device for keeping animals separated and tied up in stalls A separating device for keeping animals tied up in stalls, the device including a separating frame shaped in U-form, which is connected to a cross bar by a supporting device for tieing up the animal, characterized in that the two legs of the U-shaped sepa... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4552094 | Horse stall construction There is disclosed a door or wall construction which comprises vertically spaced upper and lower horizontal frame members and horizontally spaced vertical side frame members coupled with the upper and lower frame members to define a rectangular frame. A p... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4452175 | Post assembly for a parlor stall A stall for a milking parlor having an elevated cow platform with an operator's floor along one side. The stall has a series of post assemblies to which longitudinal elements are secured. Each of the intermediate post assemblies has a pair of posts secure... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4419961 | Milking parlor construction An improved milking parlor construction comprising the combination of a modular unit which comprises a module which may be utilized in fabricating milking parlors of the type wherein a central milking pit area has juxtapositioned on either side a cattle s... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4350117 | Free stall construction A free stall construction for cattle is provided with open resting/feeding stalls. The stalls are separated by cantilevered tube members which are secured to the ground in the shoulder area of a reclining animal positioned in the stall. The tube members e... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4343263 | Side wall structure for an animal stall In an animal stall and, more especially, a cattle stall, in the case of which a side wall element is placed at such a distance over the floor that it is not touched or run up against by the animals when lying down, the free space under the side wall eleme... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4217860 | Device for laterally defining a cattle stall A device for laterally defining a cattle stall. The device has an upright pipe supported in a floor of the cattle stall and a self-supporting bail supported by upper portions of the pipe. The lower arm of the bail is positioned above the floor at a height... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4207837 | Apparatus for a dairy barn An apparatus used in a dairy barn that facilitates access to the dairy animals for milking, which comprises a fixed platform on which the animals stand during milking, a fixed support surface adjacent and lower than the platform, a floor adjacent the plat... | 06/17/1980 |
| 3986481 | Cattle stalls A cattle stall construction comprising a row of parallel, regularly spaced rails into which are optionally engageable short or long C-frames, or a subassembly of two oppositely pivotable C-frames which are releasably lockable in various spaced-apart posit... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3976273 | Stanchion with milking stool attachment A milking stool is attached to a stanchion with a collar which loosely encircles the stanchion so that the stool extends horizontally when positioned on the upright portion of the stanchion while allowing the stool to be moved upwardly to be suspended fro... | 08/24/1976 |