Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
119751000 | Holding crate or trap | 13 |
20080276881 | Device for the Safe Handling of Nonhuman Primates - A device for the safe handling of nonhuman primates includes a transparent elongated body having a top end and a bottom end. A ventilated lid is attached to the top end of the body by means of a hinge and includes a positive locking arrangement. The bottom end of the body is removably connected to a base which has first and second springs attached thereto. The body includes a plurality of apertures into which are positioned a plurality of inserts. Inserts proximate the bottom of the body include projections which are positioned under the first and second springs to maintain the body on the base. | 11-13-2008 |
20110132276 | TREATMENT PLATFORM FOR ANIMALS - The invention relates to a treatment platform for animals, particularly for hoofed animals, comprising two side walls ( | 06-09-2011 |
20110168107 | Animal Restraining Device - The present invention provides an animal restraining device to securely accommodate the animal and further prevent it from escaping the device. The device includes a substantially cylindrical shaped body having a front end, a rear end and a cavity. The front end includes an opening to the cavity for passage of the animal during loading and unloading of the animal. The device also includes a slot formed in the body configured to receive a tab following the loading of the animal in the cavity in order to block the animal from escaping the device. The device further includes an access opening formed on the top portion to permit access to body of the animal. | 07-14-2011 |
20150305298 | Cattle Leg Latch - A cattle leg latch that is mounted to a cattle restraining chute and that allows the cattle's leg to be safely secured to allow for inspection and hoof trimming. The leg latch consists of a based plate mounted to the bottom edge of the chute, with a handle pivotably mounted on the base plate and a latch hook pivotably mounted on the base plate, with the handle attached to the latch hook by means of a linkage that allows the latch hook to be moved when the handle is moved, and allows the latch hook to be closed around the animal's leg to secure the animal's legs while the animal is restrained in the chute. | 10-29-2015 |
119752000 | Having adjustable animal positioning or accommodating means | 9 |
20090266309 | LIVESTOCK HANDLING DIVICE | 10-29-2009 |
20110079184 | Apparatus for preventing an animal from kicking in a cattle chute - Kick bar assemblies mounted to an opposite side walls of a squeeze chute structure each include an upright shaft that is rotatably mounted to the squeeze chute wall. Each kick bar assembly connects at one end to an actuator for rotating the shaft and at the other end to a kick bar which may be pivoted by the actuator between a first retracted position, a second normal extended position in which the kick bar is generally normal to the wall of the squeeze chute and a third forward position in which the kick bar is rotated forward of the normal position and defines an acute angle with the squeeze chute wall. The actuators controlling the motion of the kick bars are capable of being simultaneously remotely controlled to act in unison. | 04-07-2011 |
20110132277 | Animal Restraint System - An animal restraint system for use during the transportation of animals comprising a region in which an animal is confined, one or more inflatable restraining means located within the region, at least one regulator for selectively increasing and/or decreasing the size of the one or more restraining means, and wherein a preselected value of inflation or deflation of the restraining means is maintained by the regulator. | 06-09-2011 |
20110308478 | LABORATORY ANIMAL RETAINING APPLIANCE - Disclosed is a laboratory animal retaining appliance for laboratory animal retention. The retaining applicance includes a plate-shaped body, and a hind leg hole which has a diameter for at least the knee of a hind leg of the laboratory animal to pass therethrough and which is formed at a position apart from a center line passing through the center of the body by a predetermined distance to at least one of the left and right of the center line. | 12-22-2011 |
20130098312 | Restraining Apparatus - An animal restraint, or “head bail” apparatus for a livestock handling device has two opposed gates to trap the neck of an animal. The gates are pneumatically operated and lockable at any position by a brake caliper assembly that locks onto a releasable braking member, which slides as the gates operate. The bail apparatus can be used with a cattle crush although it may also be used in applications other than with a cattle crush. | 04-25-2013 |
20130152874 | ANIMAL PROCESSING CRADLE - The present invention is an animal processing cradle that includes an aluminum crossing support structure with a top portion and a plurality of ends and a support sheet that is sewn over the top portion of the crossing support structure to form a permanent attachment to the top portion of the crossing support structure. The animal processing cradle also includes a hook and loop fastener to secure the animal's neck to the animal processing cradle and a plurality of rubber support caps that are disposed on the ends of the crossing support structure to prevent the animal processing cradle from slipping or sliding, while being set on a surface. | 06-20-2013 |
20140230753 | Apparatus for Preventing an Animal from Kicking in a Cattle Chute - Kick bar assemblies mounted to an opposite side walls of a squeeze chute structure each include an upright shaft that is rotatably mounted to the squeeze chute wall. Each kick bar assembly connects at one end to an actuator for rotating the shaft and at the other end to a kick bar which may be pivoted by the actuator between a first retracted position, a second normal extended position in which the kick bar is generally normal to the wall of the squeeze chute and a third forward position in which the kick bar is rotated forward of the normal position and defines an acute angle with the squeeze chute wall. The actuators controlling the motion of the kick bars are capable of being simultaneously remotely controlled to act in unison. | 08-21-2014 |
20150013618 | Compliant Squeeze Chute Mechanism - An improved squeeze chute provides compliance between the side gates or side panels of the squeeze chute. Squeeze chutes generally include pivoting side panels that move between an open position and a closed position. A hydraulically driven rock shaft assembly is rotated by an actuator and is connected by linkages to the upper ends of the pivoting side panels. Compliance in the closing action of the panels is provided by interposing a compliant torsion assembly between the actuator and the rock shaft. The compliant torsion assembly has a first portion that surrounds the rock shaft and a second portion which surrounds the first portion. Elastic elements are interposed between the first portion and the second portion. A tab extends from the second portion to which one end of the actuator is attached. The other end of the actuator is attached to the frame of the squeeze chute. | 01-15-2015 |
20160100555 | Apparatus for restraining the lower legs and feet of a livestock animal - An apparatus for securing the legs of livestock animals includes a frame also which defines an entrance and an exit and which presents sidewalls which extend between the entrance and the exit thereby presenting a chute suitable for the ingress and egress of a livestock animal. Near the floor of the chute and between the entrance and the exit are leg bars which are able to move between a retracted position suitable for allowing the lower legs of a livestock animal to move freely between the leg bars and the sidewalls and an extended position in which the leg bars are closer to the sidewalls so that the lower legs of a livestock animal are held securely between the leg bars and sidewalls. The apparatus can be used to secure the lower legs of a livestock animal and thereby immobilize the animal. | 04-14-2016 |