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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7819083 | Indexed feed dispensing mechanism An improved livestock feeder provided with an adjustable feed dispensing mechanism including control levers which are operatively connected to the feed metering gates to control the flow of feed to livestock. The dispensing mechanism features a control lever which e... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7204201 | Regulating feeder for a horse A regulating feeder for a horse, with a funnel shaped bottom, which may be attached to a feed delivery tube extending into the feed trough or toward a feeding surface. At the distal end of the feed delivery tube is at least one protrusion extending parallel to the a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7055536 | System and method for cleaning a feed dispenser A cleaning system for a livestock feeding device which unclogs blockage without the need for a workman to enter the feed dispensing area. The system includes at least two swiping arms which are positioned at a lower area of the feed system. The system is environment... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040250 | Method of adjusting a size of a feed gate and a position of a brood gate of a feeder assembly A method of adjusting a size of a feed gate and a position of a brood gate of a feeder assembly is provided. The method includes the steps of increasing a size of a feed gate by increasing a distance between a distal end of a drop tube member and a pan member, and c... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6907843 | Feed metering and animal identification device with load sensor and closing means A feed metering device for distributing feed (fodder or drink, or both) in metered portions to an animal. The device comprises a feed unit for receiving and containing said feed which includes an entrance opening that receives said feed from a feed supplying device,... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6792890 | Feed dispenser A device (10′) for storing and dispensing feed (98) to an animal at predetermined times includes enclosure (12) including a plurality of compartments (16), each including a hinged downwardly opening bottom door (17) having a stor... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6758163 | Bird feeder The bird feeder is a unique new birdcage attachment which provides bird owners the ability to automatically feed their birds at timed intervals. The unit could be manufactured in various sizes and colors and would consist of a hopper for storing birdseed, an exit fu... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6715443 | Feeder device for animals A feeder device for feeding animals with food product includes a housing divided into a plurality of compartments with individual pivotable bottom walls and an operating system mounted on the housing to control opening of the bottom walls to release the food product... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6626128 | Feed doser and regulator for troughs Feed dosing and regulating system for troughs comprising: a chassis and a body; at least one rod joined by its two ends to both vertical angular rods; at least one ramp which is moveable outwardly and inwardly, with its lower edge facing a feed support pl... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6557490 | Feed dispenser A device 10 for storing and dispensing feed 98 to an animal at predetermined times includes enclosure 12 including a plurality of compartments 16, each including a hingedly attached, downwardly opening bottom door 17 having a storage position for supporti... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6405674 | Cabinet for feed products An automated cabinet for feed products comprises a closable cabinet having two compartments, wherein one expansive compartment contains a plurality of animal feed supporting shelves which pivot downward sequentially from one hinged end at timed intervals ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6009835 | Apparatus and method for dispensing frozen aquarium food An automated frozen food dispenser for an aquarium includes an insulated housing which thermally insulates the dispenser. Inside the housing are compartments, arranged in a wheel, which are filled with a quantity of frozen food. The compartments rotate ov... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5908007 | Rotating livestock hay feeder An apparatus automatically dispenses measured amounts of hay on a selected schedule to livestock. A flake spool incorporates flake holders mounted radially in side-by-side pairs about a single central shaft, where each pair of flake holders is angularly s... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5899169 | Automatic hay, grain and pellet feeder for livestock A machine for storing and automatically dispensing a pre-measured quantity of hay, grain, pellets and food supplements to single or multiple livestock type animals at predetermined times. Comprised of a enclosure containing a plurality of compartments eac... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5782201 | Automated livestock feeding system An automated livestock feed delivery system for delivering a pre-weighed quantity of feed to one of a plurality of feeders along a single feed delivery conduit. The system can include multiple feed storage bins for delivery of different feeds to different... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5709166 | Refrigerated automatic fish feeder The refrigerated automatic fish feeder is an insulated cylindrical container having a removable cover and a motor driven rotating food tray. The food tray has food tray compartments to hold food and each food tray compartment has a trap door to allow disp... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5588394 | Automatic animal feeder An automatic animal feeder which has a structural base (22) and a vertical support (20) onto which a feed reservoir (32) is attached. A rotary feed measure having a cavity (40) inside is disposed directly beneath the reservoir and when rotated, meters a f... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5555842 | Method and apparatus for feeding horses A method and apparatus for automatically providing a preset, metered amount of horse feed to a stall. The apparatus includes a storage hopper and an auger transport assembly, which are both disposed upon a wall of the stall. The method includes rotating t... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5533648 | Portable storage and dispensing system A system for monitoring use of a liquid, such as a liquid animal feed ingredient, including at least two storage and dispensing systems, a central station remotely located from the storage and dispensing systems and a communications link interconnecting t... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5520143 | Cellular livestock hay feeder An apparatus for automatically dispensing measured amounts of hay to livestock on a selected schedule consists of a rectangular enclosure with a loading door on one side and dispensing doors on the opposite side. The enclosure is divided into adjacent cel... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5483923 | Timer controlled pet feeder A timer controlled pet feeder for automatically dispensing a predetermined amount of pet food at a given time comprising a container having an openable main reservoir formed therein and adapted for holding several meals of pet food connected to a feeding ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5333571 | Automatic animal feeding device The invention relates to an automatic feeding device for animals. The device operates to provide a pre-measured amount of food at predetermined intervals. The food is automatically supplied to a feed trough by a food storage tower communicating with the t... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5275130 | Animal feeder having animal actuated feed transport device between hopper and trough An animal feeder is actuable by an animal to provide and dispense an individual portion of feed thereto. The feeder includes a feed transport that is contained between an upper drop hole in the bottom portion of a hopper and a lower drop hole so that when... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5255631 | Metering bird feeder An elongated teeter-totter feed trough with perches on its opposite ends has a central portion pivotally connected to a housing. The upper portion of the housing forms a hopper for bird feed. A mechanical linkage assembly interconnects the trough with upr... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5243930 | Animal feeder This animal feeder is demand driven since only a feeding animal will cause feed to be dispensed. An elevated hopper containing granular feed has a pair of downward extensions which decrease in cross-section downward to an opening. A pair of funnels are pi... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5239943 | Automatic animal feeder An animal feeder for automatically feeding animals predetermined portions of food at predetermined times and calling the animals with their owner's recorded voice when the food is fed. The animal feeder comprises a body having a food container, a food rem... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5230300 | Automatic dry food feeder for animals An automatic dry food feeder for animals is described. The feeder consists of a housing with a hopper fitted in the housing having sloping members terminating in a rectangular section at the bottom of the hopper. An electric motor having a gearbox attache... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5160068 | Automatic dispensing feeder having a linear activator and a flexible skimmer Automatic dispensing apparatus for accurately dispensing preselected amounts of material. The apparatus includes a paddle wheel assembly having multiple compartments for holding selected amounts of material to be dispensed. The apparatus further includes ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5138979 | Wide range fish feeder A fish feeder has a cylindrical feed container with a conical hopper bottom. The bottom is equipped with a bushing in which a metering head slides. The head has shallow pockets in its side surface that fill with feed when the head is in a normal position ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5085173 | Self feeder for animals An animal feeder having a hopper (A) with a shelf-like bottom (B) dispenses a predetermined amount of animal feed into an animal feeding bowl (F). The bowl is supported by a vertical rod (D), which is supported by the bottom and which protrudes through a ... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5069165 | Livestock feeder system This system for feeding livestock is conceived to automatically identify the positions of the animals or of their stalls, and to automatically produce and dispense rations containing individualized feed mixtures programmable in relation with each particul... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5050537 | Automatic animal feeding system A feeding system for cows uses a track system which carries bowls in a first direction from each of the stalls in a stanchion type barn to a feeding room where the bowls are filled and back to the stalls. Each of the bowls is carried by a bracket and has ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5046455 | Automatic animal feeder An automatic feeder for animals and the like is described as having a hopper for storing food to be dispensed. A food measuring compartment is located beneath the hopper and is formed with various adjustable partitions for selecting an amount of food to b... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5033412 | Apparatus for feeding piglets An apparatus for the semi-automatic feeding of piglets up to 21 days old, comprises an open feeding trough which is supplied with liquid feed in predetermined quantities at predetermined intervals. The inlet to the feed trough is disposed substantially ce... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4993364 | Automatically operated pet food dispenser An automatic feeding dispenser has a housing for containing feed, a feed measuring and dispensing device, and an outlet for directing feed to a desired location. The housing has a removable partition to have two types of feed delivered, one from a compart... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4974548 | Adjustable feeder for livestock An improvement in livestock feeders of the type using sliding compartments to measure feed comprising comparatively thin vertical walls for the compartments. The improved device also uses multiple compartments of varying sizes whereby the amount of feed d... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4964535 | Dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus, especially intended for particulate pet food, comprising a hopper having a metering chamber thereunder. The metering chamber has a tumbler rotatable by a motor and controlled by a control means. The tumbler has a longitudinal cavit... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4949677 | Automatic mechanism for animal feeder An automatic feeder for livestock including a device to meter and measure the amount of feed used. A thermal sensitive device is employed to provide a continuous supply of feed. The thermal sensing measures the heat insulation of feed in a container, and ... | 08/21/1990 |
