| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 119520400 | Having selective feature | 8 |
| 20080236502 | Livestock creep feeder having a foldable panel assembly with pivotally interconnected panels - A creep feeder features a frame having an enclose defined thereon and a trough supported within the enclosure, the enclosure including end walls disposed at opposite ends of the trough and blocking access to the trough from three sides thereof while defining an open side of the feeder through which the trough is accessible. A panel assembly having opposite ends pivotally supported on the frame proximate the end walls features a plurality of panels pivotally interconnected between the opposite ends to allow folding of the panel assembly. The panels are foldable from a deployed condition, in which the panel assembly extends from the opposite ends thereof away from the trough to enclose a feeding area spanning from the trough past the open side of the feeder, to a stowed condition in which the panel assembly extends between the end walls in proximity to the open side to effect closing thereof. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100012041 | Bird and animal feeder feed supply and replenishment method, and feeder apparatus for implementing end use thereof - A method includes supplying feed on a commercial basis to an end consumer in pre-measured single-use dispenser packaging, which packaging, when installed to a feeder apparatus of appropriate design, functions as at least a portion of a hopper of the feeder apparatus. When at least partially exhausted of feed, the supplied packaging, serving temporarily as the hopper, is removed and replaced with another filled pre-measured single-use dispenser package. While installed to the feeder apparatus, the commercially supplied feed container filled with the single-use quantity of feed is advantageously visible and functional as part of the hopper conventionally made a permanent and refillable part of the feeder apparatus. As such, simple cartridge replacement of a feed supply is made possible, thereby obviating transfer of feed from the supply packaging to the hopper forming part of the feeder apparatus. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100031890 | Modular bird feeder system - A modular bird feeder system has a plurality of different modular bird feeder components which can be interchangeably connected based on user preference. All components are slideably mounted on a vertically standing pole. The slideable components include a feed filling funnel, an upper feed tray, a lower feed tray, a squirrel guard, and a feeder unit position adjustment handgrip which controls the upward and downward movement along the pole of the integral bird feeder unit which is assembled. An adjustable locking pin extending from the pole is used to maintain the bird feeder unit in the uppermost bird feeding position on the pole, regardless of which components are being used. When the pin is removed, the handgrip facilitates control of the bird feeder unit as it slides from its bird feeding position to a user-friendly, convenient feed filling position on the pole. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100288201 | Squirrel -proof sunflower seed bird feeder - A squirrel-proof sunflower seed bird feeder is provided which denies feeding access to squirrels by way of a unique connection system between an inner housing member and an outer housing member of the bird feeder. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110088626 | ADJUSTABLE ANIMAL FEEDER - An animal feeder is mountable to an exterior support and includes an inner housing having a cavity for containing feed and an outer housing for selectively blocking and providing access to the cavity. Access is dependent upon a force exerted on the outer housing. The animal feeder also includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the force required to block access. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20130269619 | SYNCHRONOUS POULTRY FEEDING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a synchronous poultry feeding system, wherein a barrier member is configured through the feed conveying trough. The conveying trough comprises a trough and a fence configured above the trough. The fence is configured with a plurality of feeding openings. The outer edge of the barrier member is close to the inner wall of the trough and the fence. The barrier member can be controlled by the control device to be lifted or lowered inside the conveying trough. In this way, when the barrier member is not lifted, it can block the feed inside the trough, so that the poultry cannot stretch into the trough to eat, while when the barrier member is lifted to an appropriate height, the poultry can stretch from their respective feeding openings into the trough to eat. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20150334995 | Bird feeder with moveable shield - A bird feeder which comprises a seed container, a cover, a seed tray below the seed container to receive seeds therefrom, and a shield which is secured to the seed container, the shield being spaced above said seed tray a distance sized to restrict access of certain sized birds to the seed tray. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160044894 | Animal Feeder - An animal feeder configured to provide feed to animals via gravity actuation is disclosed. The animal feeder may be configured such that feed is contained within a feed container and provided to animals via gravity and through an outlet opening configured to eliminate stagnant pockets and feed spoilage. The animal feeder is also configured to feed only specific animals. In particular, the animal feeder may include a support system with a pivot for supporting the feed container above ground level and enabling the feed container to rotate relative to the pivot, thereby preventing smaller species animals from feeding in the feed trough in favor of larger species animals. If a smaller species animal attempts to jump and place its front legs on the feeder to feed from the feed trough, the feeder spins causing the smaller species animal to fall back to the ground. | 02-18-2016 |
