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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6158393 | Restraining devices A bail assembly including bail means moveable between operative engaged positions and a disengaged position; all actuating means for quickly moving the bail means between the operative engaged positions and the disengaged position, and holding means for h... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5970909 | Feeding fences Feeding fence including a portico including upper and lower beams and posts which define juxtaposed openings, the plane of each opening including a swivel device suspended to a support, wherein each swivel device is formed by two elements hingedly mounted... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5655484 | Calf handling apparatus Handling apparatus having a rectangular compartment for carrying and enclosing a calf. A support rod is fixed to the bottom of the compartment and extends forward for insertion is a sleeve attached to a pick up truck for carrying the compartment at the re... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5640933 | Animal grooming chute A restraining chute for various types of livestock in the form of a parallelpiped frame, having side kick safety panels, a back gate, and an adjustable head catch. The safety panels are secured to longitudinal rails by releasable locking handles, which al... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5309869 | 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. Double latch fingers at the upper extremities of the release stanchions a... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5197412 | Calf chute apparatus A calf chute apparatus for restraining newborn calves includes a frame formed of a first side panel, and a second side panel connected to the frame for pivotal movement. The frame and second side panel together define a neck restraint assembly for restrai... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5178096 | Livestock handling/feeding apparatus and method An improved livestock handling apparatus and method include a frame mounted on wheels having a plurality of stanchions arranged in side-by-side relationship along sides thereof such that livestock can place their heads through the stanchions and reach fee... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4702199 | Calf trim chute There is disclosed a collapsible calf trim chute, also called a grooming chute, having a rectangular base fitted with a floor and a pair of upright pivoting rectangular members, one a head-stall-end and the other a tail-end member, each of which are pivot... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4574741 | Portable vehicle mounted stanchion A portable vehicle mounted stanchion comprising a main stanchion frame to which a vertical adjustment arm is pivotably connected. The vertical adjustment arm may also be pivoted through different adjustment holes in the main stanchion frame to accommodate... | 03/11/1986 |
| 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 |
