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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132539 | Portable corral gate assembly Apparatus and method for confining livestock with a portable corral gate assembly comprising a bottom frame, a top frame, a plurality of vertical members releaseably interconnecting the bottom frame to the top frame, a plurality of first side members each pivotally ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8051805 | One way gate for animals A one way gate primarily for pigs is located between a pair of parallel panels to be mounted in a fence line and includes two gate portions each defined by a transverse rail across the passage between the panels at a height above the passage and a plurality of finge... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7603965 | Livestock panel cover A cover for a livestock panel to provide shelter from wind and/or block vision through the panel. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7421977 | Device for managing animal traffic A device for managing animal traffic. The device is provided with a frame (2), and comprises a gate (3, 4) that is movably connected with the frame (2). There are provided operating means for opening and closing the gate (3, 4), and contr... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7293530 | Lightweight, portable and expandable small animal enclosure This invention comprises a series of lightweight, easily transportable identical frame pieces attached together to form an expandable pet enclosure that can be assembled into a multiplicity of configurations, optionally with a floor or a roof that comprises the same... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7257875 | Method for making a protective device for guardrails, and a protective device for guardrails A method for making a protective device for guardrails comprises the steps of preparing a sheet (2) of flexible material; wrapping the sheet (2) of flexible material between at least one portion (3) of a longitudinal rail (6) of a guardra... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246572 | Livestock management system A confinement and feeding stall for livestock such as horses, cows and the like with side frames spaced so that an animal can stand comfortably but not turn around and narrow enough to prevent other animals from crowding into an occupied stall. A gate is provided at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7216605 | Animal management system An animal management system provides an alley to control the handling of animals when procedures are to be performed on the animals by veterinarians or cattle producers. The alley is formed by a base frame, and included therewith are a headgate and preferably two we... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7086351 | Tube gate latch A tube gate latch is provided including a latch arm, a sleeve attached to one end of said arm, wherein said sleeve is adapted to receiving a bolt through said sleeve, and a tube grip attached to a second end of said arm, wherein the grip is “U” shaped and rests ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7017643 | Guard assembly and handrail for use with overhead doors A guard assembly is used near a doorway with an overhead door on a platform having at least one post mounted adjacent the doorway. The assembly preferably comprises a barrier adapted to extend across the doorway and having at least one coupling which is adapted to c... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017522 | Farrowing crate with a low profile feeder A farrowing crate is defined by a cage having a main central flooring section for the sow and two side sections for the piglets. A feeder is located at the front wall for supplying feed to the sow when standing and includes a hopper mounted on a front gate outside t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6904869 | Concealed stall door latch A concealed stall door latch is installed in a sliding stall door. The sliding stall door includes a bar portion disposed on a top thereof. A handle channel is preferably disposed on one side of the bar portion. A single end channel terminates each end of the slidin... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6834618 | Gate A gate assembly for an animal passageway has two barriers that, when in use, are in close proximity to each other in a closed position and can be moved in opposing directions to each other to be in an open position. The operation of the gate assembly to the open pos... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6814026 | Milking parlor and method for individually presenting animals to be milked via a translating shuttle stall A milking parlor having a plurality of translatable shuttle stalls allows for presentation of animals to be milked and corresponding release of the animals, independent of the milking status of additional animals. The shuttle stalls can be disposed in a herringbone ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6615768 | Head gate element comprising a solid control bar provided with a notch for locking the movable bar The head gate element comprises a frame (1), a movable bar (10) able to adopt three positions--open (O), closed (F) or released (D)--and receiving a locking fork joint (11), and a control bar (13) intended for locking the movable bar in the closed positio... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601536 | Livestock feeder This invention is a livestock feeder comprising a top gate, a bottom gate, a center gate disposed between the top gate and the bottom gate. The top gate, bottom gate, and center gate define a gate system. The bottom gate can swing inward when the feed is ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6550425 | Gate for cattle handling systems A gate for use in cattle handling systems, where animals pass between different areas separated by fences and passage from one area to another takes place through the gate. The gate is spring biased to occupy a closed position, in which it is lockable by ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6386147 | Operating cylinder A piston and cylinder arrangement for opening and closing entrance or exit doors or both in a milking compartment of a fully automated milking system. The piston and cylinder arrangement comprises an elongated cylinder having two pistons connected in tand... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6357395 | Animal stall and method including a gate sensor means An animal stall (1) associated with an apparatus for performing an animal related operation, said stall being provided with an entrance gate (7) and an exit gate (8). A method of performing said animal related operation is also described. According to the... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352052 | Cattle stanchion apparatus Cattle stanchion apparatus in which a plurality of fixed and release stanchions define a row of head openings for animals, the release stanchions tending to pivot to open positions. A pair of latch fingers at the upper extremities of the release stanchion... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6244221 | Gate and gate post assembly A gate and gate post assembly is provided for use with animal containment pens. The assembly includes a pair of upright posts arranged to be supported spaced apart, each post having an upper support flange adjacent a top end and a lower support flange adj... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6186093 | Four-way gate arrangement for freestall barn drive-through A freestall barn for dairy cattle arranged with a plurality of freestall resting areas with resting stalls, and a feed alley; has a feed drive through for a feed delivery vehicle, with feed alleys of the freestall resting areas adjacent and parallel to th... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6082306 | Animal safety stanchion with stanchion bumper A stanchion bumper is provided for use with a cattle stanchion having a head opening typically defined by a stationary, vertically-oriented stanchion and a pivotal release stanchion which, when tilted in one direction, enlarges the upper part of the openi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5979365 | Animal sorting module An animal sorting module including a general frame (1) assembly defining a passageway (2) through which an animal can travel, the frame having a single entry point opening (3) at or near a first end (4) and two exit point openings (6) at or near a second ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5957089 | Tail gate A tailgate for preventing cattle from backing up while in a guide chute is described. The tail gate comprises a tube, angle brackets and a gate section. The angle brackets are arranged to be fitted into the tube such that the angle brackets can be attache... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5584261 | Non-conductive dairy parlor entry gate A non-conductive dairy parlor gate is provided which retains the strength and corrosion resistance of magnetically conductive materials while permitting the gate to swing into and/or through an electromagnetic field generated by an electronic identificati... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5533468 | Hollow, plastic horse stall gate A horse stall gate manufactured from a lightweight polymer. The gate includes a plurality of ventilation slots designed to provide optimum airflow to the horse stall while only nominally reducing the strength of the gate, the slots being sized smaller tha... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5170748 | Flexible stall gate A flexible stall gate for partitioning an animal stall has a rigid frame having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has horizontal and vertical cross-members or screen in a grid pattern and an opening from the top of the gate centrally loc... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5000119 | Wedge-shaped milking stall and parlor A cow stall for a side-by-side type milking parlor, i.e., of the type in which the cow is milked from behind her hind legs, has its side walls angled outward to be somewhat wedge shaped. In the milking parlor, the operator pit can be of arcuate shape, so ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4977856 | Rapid exit parlor system A rapid exit parlor system for milking cows, which includes a parlor frame mounted on a concrete floor having a centrally oriented milking pit, which frame includes at least one entry for receiving cattle in single file, multiple entry panels mounted on r... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4930447 | Divider gate for parallel dairy parlor Each of a series of parallel stalls in dairy parlor includes a swinging entry gate having on one side of its hinge axis a major portion, normally blocking the stall mouth. A minor portion of the gate, on the other side of its hinge axis, protrudes partial... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4919080 | System for concentrating animals in individual stalls A system for comfortably concentrating in individual stalls a group of elongated four-legged animals which as a group have generally the same length and breadth, particularly, gestating sows. The system comprises at least one row of stalls or compartments... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4854268 | Milking plant and sorting system A milking and sorting system comprises at least one parlor including a floor, a plurality of stalls juxtaposed along the floor, an animal entrance mechanism to each stall and an animal exit mechanism disposed along an exit side of the parlor. One parlor e... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4821680 | Sliding door hardware A rail and latching system for cooperation with a sliding door associated with an animal stall includes an inverted U-shaped rail on the door bottom engageable with a U-shaped door guide on the animal stall and a latch slidably and releasably engageable w... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4567851 | Gate assembly A gate assembly for a milking parlor including a pivotal barrier mounted on a horizontal axis allowing the barrier to swing between opened and closed positions. An additional barrier is coupled to the barrier to move in synchronism therewith in an opposit... | 02/04/1986 |
| 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 |
