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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631614 | Feeder for animals A feeder for animals which includes a feed storage tank equipped with at least one chute at its base, through which the feed falls due to the force of gravity. The feeder also includes a distribution tray arranged beneath the chute of the tank to collect the feed co... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7395783 | Wildlife feeder A wildlife feeder is provided, including a wildlife feeder that may be used for squirrels. The wildlife feeder includes a frame and an axle. The axle is rotatably attached to the frame and has a cage wheel and a feed dispensing wheel attached thereto, such that rota... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7337746 | Small animal feeding station A feeding station for dispensing food or water to small animals. The feeding station having two support members at an angle to one another, and a plurality of apertures in said support members in sets of upper and lower cooperating apertures. A bottle having an angu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7302912 | Discharge unit for a game feeder A discharge unit for an animal feeder attaches to the feed outlet of the feeder. The discharge unit has an upwardly extending coupling tube which engages the feeder outlet. Several feeder tubes extend outwardly from the lower end of the coupling tube and together wi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7243611 | Drinking trough with elongated actuator and method of dispensing water therefrom A drinking trough having a drinking valve assigned to a water-supply line, the drinking valve having a valve pin that moves in order to discharge water; a water-collecting bowl assigned to the respective drinking valve; an actuating means or elongated actuating end ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228816 | Animal feeding device and method An automated feeding system for pets with special diets includes a feeder dish which is made accessible to a pet only when an ID tag on the pet is recognized as authorized by a receiver on the device and only for a certain time period. The appropriate amount of food... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7143719 | Pet treat dispenser assembly with clicker An improved pet treat dispenser assembly is provided with a canister for holding pet treats, a dispenser slidably mounted in the canister for dispensing treats, and a clicker on the canister to attract a pet's attention following desired behavior. The canister inclu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131394 | Device for at least one milking stall and a parlour comprising a plurality of milking stalls The invention refers to a device for at least one milking stall (3) with a milking position (4) for an animal and with at least one milking equipment including a milking member arranged to be attached to including animal for milking thereof. The milkin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096822 | Animal feeding apparatus A feeding apparatus comprises a frame being arranged to be supported to a suitable support structure, a stationary bowl member having an open bottom end being arranged to hold feed and a rotatable plate at the open bottom end of the bowl member. An adjustment mechan... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055459 | Animal feed dispenser An animal feed dispenser is disclosed with a cabinet mounted feed support shelf pivots between a feed support and discharge positions. A release member can engage and disengage the feed support shelf to hold the feed support shelf in the feed support position and re... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036455 | Animal feeding device and facility for housing the same An improved animal feeding device for storing and dispensing feed includes a trough and a hopper located above the trough and having opposite sides, opposite ends, an open bottom, and an open top. A downwardly sloping baffle is disposed within the hopper and having ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971331 | Water dispensing device, kit and method A water dispensing device, an associated kit and a method of using same are disclosed for use in hydrating a pet such as a dog or cat. The water dispensing device includes a base unit slidably attached to a storage vessel. The base unit includes the interconnected c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959664 | Limited flow feeding tube A swine feeder for use in feeding individually housed gestating swine. The feeder includes a hollow tube containing feed. The tube controls the amount of feed by having its lower, angled end contained within a feeding tube that is moveable by the individual sow to d... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6938578 | Drinking through and method of converting same Known drinking troughs with drinking valves (21), which are assigned to a water-supply line (20), and water-collecting bowls (24) assigned to said drinking valves are problematic when it comes to supplying young chicks automatically with water. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| D508758 | Container | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923142 | Animal feeder with adjustment of a feed discharge opening An animal feeder includes a hopper above a shelf onto which feed can fall to be taken by the animal or dropped into a trough below the shelf. The height of the shelf is adjustable to change the width of the opening through which the feed passes to control feed rate.... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910443 | Automatic feeding device There is disclosed a device (1) for automatic feeding of animals, preferably pigs. The device comprises a dispensing unit (2) over a feed plate (4) below a hopper (13). In order to achieve a simple feeding device enabling precise regulati... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910444 | Heated milk supply system for livestock A system for supplying heated milk or other liquids to individual drinkers from which animals, particularly baby pigs, can drink on a need basis by actuating a valve in the drinker that allows the milk to flow into the drinker. The system has a plurality of drinkers... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6748898 | Animal feeder, feeder mount, feeder monitor, and feeder monitoring network An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a surface adj... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6666167 | Dry particulate food dispenser A dry particulate food dispenser provides food to pets in response to a scratching action upon a scratching surface. The scratching action operates an adjustable valve located inside a food hopper and limits the amount of food dropped into a supporting bo... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6578517 | Game animal feeder An autonomus, weatherproof device is capable of providing dry feed material to game animals. This device provides minimal feed "on demand" as the target animal makes contact with the device actuator. Vents in the device alert animals to the presence of th... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6405678 | Granular absorbent article for pet animals An absorbent material for house pet animals, includes pulp fibers containing a natural or synthetic polymer and formed in a granular shape; and a solution of an amphoteric polymer having an acidic pH. The solution is added to the pulp fibers.... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6367418 | Feeder monitor and feeder monitoring network An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6293225 | Automatic feeding device An automatic dispenser capable of delivering accurate quantities of fodder and minimizing waste is disclosed, which dispenser includes a closing mechanism having a plate that scrapes against a wall of the dispenser as the closing mechanism is actuated to ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6234111 | Animal feeder, feeder mount, feeder monitor, and feeder monitoring network An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6182607 | Animal feeder having a drum feed transport device An animal feeder is comprised of a feed hopper for the containment of animal feed and having feed discharge drums located in a lower section of the hopper. The drums are provided with feed transport cavities to transport feed from the hopper to a feed tro... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6142100 | Water and/or liquid foodstuff dispenser for small pets A water and/or liquid foodstuff dispenser for small pets which comprises a container having, at a bottom thereof, a dispensing device which is constituted by a tubular element arranged at an obtuse angle with respect to a longitudinal extension of the con... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6116471 | Particulate material dispensing apparatus and method Improved apparatus and method are provided for the dispensing of particulate material from the gravitationally bottom discharge mouth of a hopper. In a presently preferred form, the particulate material moves downwardly first through a conically sided zon... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6101975 | Apparatus for feeding swine Feed hopper for a sow has opening at bottom surrounded by a seat upon which a ball check is adapted to rest, thereby to seal the opening and prevent the discharge of feed therethrough. A sow can nudge upwardly the ball check, unsealing the opening and per... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5992349 | Animal feeder The present invention provides an animal feeder comprising a hopper and a feed tray into which feed is gravity fed from the hopper. The hopper has an inverse funnel shape to prevent feed jams. The feeder is formed from two halves with a metering gate that... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5957082 | Rotatable food dispenser A drum-shaped feed dispenser has a hollow body in the shape of a generally prolate spheroid with truncated longitudinal ends. The hollow body is made of a lightweight material such as plastic, and granular feed can be poured into the hollow body through o... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5906174 | Rotation limiter for mechanical flow rotary livestock feeder An apparatus for use with rotating feeder, having an animal activated feedwheel for spreading feed within a trough. A first stopper is connectable to, and extendable from, the feedwheel. The first stopper defines an orbit path when the feedwheel is rotate... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5865139 | Feeding device A feeding device (1) for feeding hogs and pigs. The feeding device (1) consists of a tube (2) mounted on a frame (7) which is fixedly mounted on a base (3). The tube (2) is suspended in at least two members (5, 6); in a suspension member (5) and a guiding... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5850805 | Clog resistant animal feeder A clog resistant animal feeder for providing an animal feeder, especially for pigs, which is clog resistant and which is adjustable for allowing only a specified amount of feed to be dispensed at a time. The inventive device includes a storage bin having ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5839389 | Feeder for pig-raising A feeder for pig-raising which can discharge a fixed quantity of food in a good condition at all time, which can adjust a discharge quantity of food relatively simply, and which can feed efficiently at all time in consideration of a habit of pigs. A suspe... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829385 | Feeding device, in particular for pigs A feeding device, in particular for pigs, of the kind comprising a feed container (10) with a tubular outlet and preferably connected to a tubular transporter, by means of which the feed is brought to the feeding device, and where the pigs may act on the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5794561 | Wildlife feeder A wildlife feeder including a feed storage bin and a feed trough supported by a central support post. The bin and trough are vertically spaced to allow unobstructed animal access in the area between the bin and the trough.... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5595139 | Hog feeder An improved animal self-feeder that has a feed reservoir vertically disposed above a trough and that has an intermediate feeding plate disposed between the reservoir and the trough. The self-feeder includes an outlet for discharging feed downwardly from t... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5482006 | Automatic feeding device for supplying domestic animals The invention relates to an automatic feeding device (1) for supplying domestic animals, particularly fattening pigs, which dispenses bulk feed of varying flowability, where a feed bin (8) is provided above a feed trough (6), the base (9) of this bin (8) ... | 01/09/1996 |
