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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954454 | Sure feed automatic feeder An automatic animal feeder, comprises a barrel, spinner plate, and control unit. Barrel is free standing large container for storing the feed. The bottom of the barrel forms a funnel for conducting the food into a spinner plate. A spinner plate is disposed directly ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7849816 | Varmint guard feeder and method of using same A feed dispensing apparatus comprising a hopper to contain feed and a large sheet of metal adjustably attached below the base of the hopper. The base of the hopper has small openings to allow for feed to fall from the hopper to the sheet of metal below the hopper. T... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7717063 | Spreading device for feedstuff A tank of the spreading device is rotated by a driving device. The tank contains a number of side boards, each of which is composed of a static plate and a door plate hinged to the static plate. The hinge joining the door and static plates has an elastic element pre... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7404376 | Feed dispenser unit The feed dispenser unit is designed for attachment to a vertical rotating shaft of a control unit of an animal feeder and has a base plate, a plurality of upright walls, and a shaft attachment member. The base plate is for receiving and holding feed that has been re... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7370605 | Animal feeding apparatus Gravity flow animal feed dispensing apparatus includes feed supply tubes depending from a bottom wall of a feed storage hopper supported by a frame elevated above ground level. Feed dispensing tubes or a plate are connected to the feed supply tubes and flow control ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7331308 | Collapsible game feeder An exemplary collapsible game feeder and method are provided. In one embodiment, the collapsible game feeder includes a collapsible container and a dispensing device. The collapsible container may receive and store feed and release feed to the dispensing device for ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7275501 | System and method using capacitors to power an automatic feeder system A method and apparatus relates to systems powered by energy stored in capacitors. The capacitors may be charged using any desired power source. The system does not require batteries, which increases the reliability and life span of the system. In one example, an aut... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252049 | Animal food distributor An animal feeder having a distribution mechanism which allows food to be either dropped or scattered in random directions, providing exercise and entertainment for the animal. The feeder includes a food hopper supported by wheels, which when pushed or pulled by the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222583 | Directional broadcast feeder for fish and game A broadcast feeder for projecting food aggregate or pellets directionally into an area up to, for example, sixty or more feet away from the feed container. The action is controlled to provide a predetermined quantity of aggregate at a predetermined time. The velocit... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204200 | Utility car for maintenance of livestock A utility car for maintenance of a livestock environment is comprised of a container compartment which is supported on wheels and displaceable over a floor surface by a motor drive operated by a conductor person. A front-end loading bucket is provided for loading fe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198008 | Device for the training of scent discriminating detector dogs The Scent-A-Wheel device consists of several different parts connected together to form a device that acts like a carousel. The device consists of a hub (ball bearing or axle design), arms attached to the hub (“spokes”), a two-piece, adjustable shaft to support ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194977 | Bird feeding apparatus Bird feeding apparatus comprising a main body that provides access to bird food and a base member having a plurality of shedding faces which are inclined so that a bed of food particles in the main body settling under gravity is shed towards feeding ports located pr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191732 | Apparatus and method for feeding wild animals A wild animal feeder is disclosed which is attachedly suspended form a tree or other stabilized element and may be horizontally and vertically suspended from same. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178481 | Automated game feeder system An automated game feeder system that features a novel lid with a preferable vent and intake tube, said intake tube adapted for connection to a mechanized feed supplier. The lid permits re-supply of feed to the game feeder without resort to ladders or the need to rem... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7077075 | Activated feed through, feeding systems incorporating same, and methods of use of same A feed trough is provided for use in cultivation containers for growing frogs and other amphibians. The feed trough is comprised of a sloped floor. In some embodiments the floor slopes downward to an opening from which, during operation, airflows. The opening is cov... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7028635 | Wild game feeder with collapsible reservoir A wild game feeding apparatus includes a support structure, a food distributor, and a collapsible reservoir. The reservoir is made collapsible in order to minimize the size of the apparatus for ease of storage and transport. Wild game feed, such as corn, wheat, or o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6920842 | Feeder and methods for dispensing feed for birds and/or animals A feed dispensing apparatus for use with a conventional container. The feed dispensing apparatus may include a dispensing member attachable to the container adjacent to the bottom thereof. The dispensing member may have a perimeter with at least one access opening t... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920841 | Unitary construction animal feeder and method for manufacture An animal feeder has a feed hopper that has a filling end and a feeding end. The proximate ends of three or more legs are permanently attached to the feed hopper. A skid assembly is permanently attached to the distal ends of the three or more legs. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| D507079 | Tripod legs and ladder for wildlife feeder | 07/05/2005 |
| 6857390 | Strip dispenser rearing hatchlings Hatchlings are raised initially on a strip of sheet material which is laid on the floor of a containment pen by a vehicle having a support on the vehicle for receiving a roll of a sheet material and a hopper on the vehicle for receiving a feed material for the hatch... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6814029 | Deer feeder A game feeder utilizes an improved feed dispensing mechanism that allows feed to enter the feed dispensing mechanism from the side. A game feeder utilizing the improved feed dispensing mechanism prevents access to the feed through the feed dispensing mechanism there... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6763781 | Spinner unit My invention provides a spinner unit for attachment to the intermittently rotating vertical control unit shaft of an animal feeder, the feeder having a feed storage unit that discharges feed through a discharge tube into a spinner unit housing interior, where the fe... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6684812 | Animal feeder support device An animal feeder support device for maintaining a feed container on a substantially vertically extending support member a distance above the ground. The animal feeder support device comprises a stabilizing member, a container support frame, an arm, a firs... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6622653 | Animal feed support stand An animal feed support stand includes a plurality of elongated support legs. A protective housing is mounted on the legs, and defines an open bottom adapted for receiving an above-ground feed container for storing and dispensing animal feed. A carriage ca... | 09/23/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6571734 | Wild game gravity feeder A wild game feeder which channels feed to feed ports through channels in an insert. The game feeder has a feed chamber with a flared base, preferably conical. An insert fits reversibly into the flared base. When feed is added to the feed chamber the inser... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564746 | Squirrel-powered game feeder An animal feeder that is suspended alongside a tree trunk or other structure and utilizes the energy produced by live squirrels to dispense granular feed from a storage hopper to deer and other animals on the ground. The feeder assembly consists of a tubu... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6510813 | Animal feeder device An animal feeder device that includes a bucket for holding a quantity of animal feed that is supported on four tubular angularly oriented legs that each include a feed passageway in connection with the bucket that terminates at a bottom end of the leg in ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6481376 | Wild game gravity feeder A wild game feeder which channels feed to feed ports through channels in an insert. The game feeder has a feed chamber with a flared base, preferably conical. An insert, fits reversibly into the flared base. When feed is added to the feed chamber the inse... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6244217 | Method of expanding grazing range and an animal feed supplement for use therein The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6167841 | Pet food feeding apparatus A pet food feeding apparatus, which includes a bowl-like base having a flat bottom wall, a hollow top cover shell covered on the base, the top cover shell having a plurality of outlets spaced around the periphery, a pan mounted in between the base and the... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5862777 | Feeder A feeder for feeding large wild animals. The feeder has an enclosure for holding feed. A reduced opening toward the bottom of the feeder allows the feed to pass therethrough. The feed enclosure is adapted to cooperate with a feed dispensing apparatus that... | 01/26/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5794563 | Stand-mounted game feeder apparatus A stand-mounted game feeder apparatus for dispensing feed. The game feeder apparatus including a container or drum for storing feed. The container has a bottom panel with a center opening through the bottom panel. A support assembly for supporting the con... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5732652 | Apparatus and method for dispensing flowable material The invention relates to apparatus for dispensing flowable material such as pig feed nuts, comprising a container or hopper for the material, a metering dispenser for delivering a metered amount of the material from an outlet (not shown) of the container,... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5572949 | Emergency feeder for herbivorous wildlife This invention relates to a new and improved non-corrosive, vertically suspended, cylindrical shaped grain or feed dispensing device capable of concentrating its contents directly and immediately onto the ground without clogging for feeding all varieties ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5555843 | Multi-purpose feeder A striker-feeder includes a bucket having a bottom panel defining a hole therethrough, and a primary tube extends through the hole. A capped end of the primary tube is within the bucket and defines a pair of diametrically opposed apertures therethrough. A... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5463980 | Solar actuated animal feeder An animal feeder includes inclined surfaces (11) engaged along their adjacent edges. The inclined surfaces terminate in bent lower edges (16). A container or bin (6) is secured on the inclined surfaces. A hopper (30) is secured in the bin and has an openi... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5421290 | Animal feeder An animal feeder includes a hopper suspended from a frame using a winch. The frame includes an A-shaped support member connected to a pair of feet. The hopper includes a drum having a removable lid and a bottom. The bottom of the drum includes an outlet w... | 06/06/1995 |
