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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225759 | Head restraint for animal control chute The present invention provides a head restraint that can be used in conjunction with conventional cattle chutes that are equipped with head gates. This head restraint has a lower neck restraint, an upper neck restraint which is mounted to the lower neck restraint, a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6964245 | Portable calf pen and method of use A method of isolating a newborn calf from the calf's mother. A rigid pen, including an outer frame defining an open floor attached to a motorized vehicle. The vehicle is operated to raise the pen off the ground and deliver the raised pen to an area at which the calf... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6513459 | Livestock chute A livestock chute for confining and controlling an animal including a pair of spaced apart side frames connected by support members to provide an elongated space into which the animal may be driven, a tailgate near the rear end of said space and a head ga... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6167842 | Animal confinement pen with improved access to animal The invention provides an animal confinement pen comprising a front panel, a rear panel comprising a rear gate, a first side panel comprising a fixed front side panel and a movable rear side panel, and a second side panel; means to confine an animal again... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6035808 | Animal catching and carrying device An animal catching and carrying device for mounting to a vehicle. The inventive device includes a cage extending from the front of a vehicle. The cage has a back portion and a pair of sides extending from the back portion. The back portion of the cage has... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5785006 | Cattle crush A cattle crush for restraining ruminants has end faces and rear and forward side faces. A hinge is provided in the center of one end face for opening the cattle crush and means for restraining the head of the ruminant are provided in the other end face.... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5571241 | Primate containment cage to restrict movement A cage for restraining primate such as monkey to be used for experimental animal while performing experimental procedure. The cage comprises a rectangular framework which is fabricated from a top horizontal panel, two side panels and a bottom panel, a fro... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5263438 | Cattle head gate A head gate mounted on a cattle squeeze chute through a series of spring-type shock absorbers allows the head gate to move a limited distance in the longitudinal direction from the squeeze chute when impacted by an animal as the pivoting doors on the head... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5138981 | Animal containment pen An animal containment pen particularly for use as a maternity pen for calfing cows includes a front panel, two side panels, and a rear gate. The front panel includes a head gate section adjacent one side panel and a squeeze panel pivotally mounted on the ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4782791 | Animal holder A holder for receiving and temporarily immobilizing animals such as livestock or the like while undergoing vaccination or other treatment. The holder comprises a pair of relatively lightweight frame members, pivotably interconnected at the forward end of ... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4590887 | Animal cradle An animal cradle comprising a frame which is adapted to be attached to the bucket of a tractor so that the cradle can be lifted and rotated about a horizontal axis with the bucket when the bucket is raised and rotated by the tractor. The frame has a back ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4312299 | Animal holding chute An animal chute having a scissor acting side holds the body of an animal by squeezing against an adjustable, and simultaneously squeezing the animal's neck in a slight turn, to provide an automatic head and neck size adjustment, and provides conjoint anim... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4312300 | Sheep handling apparatus and methods of handling sheep An arrangement for assisting handling of sheep which comprises a pen having at each end gates which can be both opened or closed simultaneously and which are used by being opened to attract sheep within the pen and there is provided an automatic device to... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4214555 | Cattle vise The invention is a portable cattle restraining apparatus useful in the procedure for trimming an animal's hoofs, while maintaining it docile. The apparatus clamps the animal in a manner which imparts lifting force, while at the same time restraining it fr... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4162685 | Bovine surgical table A table is provided that allows easy surgical access to all parts of the bovine anatomy. Upon entering the table apparatus, the bovine is initially restrained by a stanchion-type head gate which is rapidly adjustable to accommodate a wide range of neck th... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4136640 | Cattle squeeze gate Two gate sides are pivoted within a base for substantial parallel swinging movement towards and away from one another by means of a handle on one support post of the components. A cross-over chain at the other ends of said support posts transfers movement... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4048961 | Squeeze bar structure for a cattle chute The animal squeeze structure for a cattle chute having a base frame and a pair of transversely opposite side panels is supported between and intermediate the ends of the panels and includes an upright squeeze bar movable toward and away from one panel to ... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4027629 | Livestock squeeze chute A livestock squeeze chute includes upright sides mounted on the frame by parallelogram supports that permit movement of the sides toward and away from one another while always maintaining the sides parallel. The sides are coupled together for opposite equ... | 06/07/1977 |
