| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 119652000 | Means engaging animal directly; e.g., daubing or rubbing means | 24 |
| 20090031965 | Apparatus for the Passive Application of Liquid Pesticides to Cattle - A device is described for the passive application of liquid pesticides to cattle, utilizing a heavy structural steel channel for strength and simplicity as the main body and reservoir of the unit, mounted horizontally with a length of heavy structural steel angle welded and braced in a perpendicular manner to each end as mounting brackets. Ropes are fitted through a series of linearly aligned holes with each length of rope being looped through each pair of holes and held securely in position by the use a crimped metal sleeve. Liquid pesticide is poured into the channel to be absorbed by the ropes and the liquid is transferred to the coat of livestock as contact is made with the ropes. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090084324 | TEAT APPLICATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an application device for treating the teats of milk producing animals with a liquid. The device comprises a dip cup with one or more reservoir chambers formed by a limited circumferential extension of the body of a cup portion of the dip cup to form one or more indentations on the inside of the cup portion. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20110083612 | BOVINE GERMICIDE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY - An applicator has an outer body which holds a channeled insert which in turn channels teat disinfectant to the brushes by way of a annular reservoir contained within the periphery of the snap on top, the body of the apparatus is in turn connected to a squeezable bottle that acts as reservoir for the disinfectant supply and when squeezed delivers the disinfectant through the apparatus and onto the brushes. This apparatus and method of use therefor is concerned with the treatment of animal teats, especially although not necessarily exclusively in connection with a milking operation. The treatment involves the application of a disinfectant to the outer skin surfaces and in part to the teat orifice normally at the end of milking, although the invention can also be employed for a treatment as a preliminary step prior to milking. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20130174793 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND DRYING ANIMAL PAWS TO PREVENT TRACKING MUD AND DIRT INSIDE - A two-part self-cleaning system cleans and dries animal paws prior to when the animal enters a home. The system is an effective and hands-free way for the animal to clean and dry their paws so as not to track dirt, mud and other grime indoors and onto clean flooring. The system can include two parts—a sponge part for washing a pet's paws, and a drying pad for drying the pet's paws. A pet-friendly disinfectant can be included in the sponge portion to help disinfect the pet's paws before they walk about the home. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140060449 | MOBILE SYSTEM FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a mobile system for cleaning teats of milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are temporarily housed in a building and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system includes a mobile cart configured for movement along a floor of the building and a container on the cart containing a disinfectant solution. A remotely operable hand-held applicator is provided in fluid communication with the container for cleaning teats of a milk producing animal. The system further includes a pump, a control circuit, and a motor, for operating the system to disinfect and clean the teats of the milk-producing animal. In an embodiment, the container, power source, control circuit and pump are disposed on the cart with the hand-held applicator operatively connected to the control circuit, motor and container. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140261228 | Apparatus for cleaning ad drying animal's paws - An apparatus for cleaning and drying an animal's paws comprises a bag formed from an absorbent material. The bag has a stiffening band incorporated into its open end so that the bag can easily receive an animal's paw. A sleeve extends around the periphery of an open end of the bag to protect a user's hand. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150040835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL AND MONITORING TEAT CLEANING PROCEDURES - A system for monitoring a teat cleaning and disinfectant before a milking operation is started that comprises one or more controllers that are configured to monitor various operating parameters of the system. In an embodiment, the current supplied to a motor that drives scrubbing elements in an applicator in order to identify or determine when a teat of a cow is inserted and then removed from the applicator during a wash mode and dry mode. The controller is programmed to count each teat that is properly prepped for milking in order to determine the number of cows that have been properly prepped for milking. If certain thresholds, such as predetermined number of teats on a cow, have not been met a cow is not counted as having been properly prepped. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150090191 | EZ Ears - A pet ear cleaning device is disclosed for gently cleaning an animal's ears. The device can be used for home or veterinary use. The device comprises a nozzle, a liquid reservoir in fluid communication with the nozzle, an internal pump assembly, and a tip for cleaning a pet's ear. A user would press a manual dispensing component which would activate the internal pump assembly which would then draw fluid from the liquid reservoir and transfer it to the nozzle. The liquid reservoir is typically a reusable reservoir that a user would re-fill with ear cleaning solution when empty, or it can be a replacement cartridge. Further, the nozzle and tip typically comprise male and female interlocking components for retaining the tip on the nozzle. After use, a user would discard the tip via a manually operated discard component that allows a user to remove the soiled tip hands free. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150296745 | MUTT MITTEN - The field of the invention relates to a cleaning device, particularly to a reversible, wet and dry cleaning device, specifically designed to facilitate the cleaning of a soiled area. The cleaning device contains an outer wet towel layer and a reversible inner dry towel layer. The outer wet towel layer and inner dry towel layer are separated by a plastic layer. | 10-22-2015 |
| 119653000 | Carried externally by animal | 6 |
| 119654000 | Body or appendage encircling collar or band; e.g., flea collar, etc. | 4 |
| 20080245315 | PESTICIDAL COLLAR WITH INTEGRATED COVER - A multilayer laminated collar design provides exceptionally good protection against undesirable contact with the pesticide-bearing surface, together with suitably effective pesticidal activity. The insecticidal animal collar is formed by covering a flexible pesticidal strip component with a top cover layer that is impermeable to the pesticide. When secured around the animal, such laminated arrangement help present pesticide residue from being present on the surface of the collar that is likely to come into contact with humans, furniture, or other animals. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090277394 | Odor reducing pet collar - A collar worn around a pet's neck incorporating an activated carbon element to remove odors, a permeable cover to encase the activated carbon element, and a tie and attachment to secure the collar. When encircled around the neck of a pet, odors originating from the pet are captured by the activated carbon particles. Activated carbon is a material of considerable surface area consisting of millions of pore structures within each carbon particle. As a result, each gram of carbon contains up to, and in some cases, exceeding 500 square meters of surface area. The activated carbon adsorbs the pet odors rather than allowing those odors to be dispersed by the pet. After its usefulness has been exhausted, the collar is discarded and a new one is attached to the pet. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20130061814 | ANIMAL COLLAR - A pet safety collar especially for cats includes an elongate resilient flexible cord element formed into a coil having a plurality of randomly over-lapping turns, the ends of the element being free. In use, the coils can be opened to allow the collar to be fitted around the neck of an animal, whereupon the collar recovers its shape. In the event that the collar becomes trapped, the coil expands allowing the animal to be freed. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20140137808 | STRETCHABLE INSECT REPELLANT BAND - The present invention is directed to an insect repelling device that may serve as an effective barrier against ticks. The insect repelling device may include a band of technical fabric, with the fabric being very stretchable. The insect repelling device may be worn around the ankles, wrist or head. The insect repelling device may be worn in pairs on each ankle and/or wrist. The insect repelling device may have an open, tubular design and be made of a high performance, nylon/ polyester fabric, allowing a user to easily insert the foot or hand and fit the device around the ankle or wrist area. Each insect repelling device may be pre-treated with an insecticide or insect repellant, such as Permethrin. In use, the insect repellant device may be effective at preventing biting insects, such as ticks, from crawling onto the user, for example from crawling up the legs of the user. | 05-22-2014 |
| 119655000 | Having means passing through the animal skin; e.g., ear tag | 2 |
| 20140083368 | INSECTICIDE STRIP AND COMBINATION WITH IDENTIFICATION EAR TAG - An insecticide impregnated strip configured for convenient and reliable attachment to conventional animal ear tags. The insecticide strip comprises an elongated integrally molded member having a key-hole shaped aperture formed in an upper portion thereof, enabling the elongated strip to be pendularly suspended from the ear tag. Various methods are disclosed for attaching the strip to different types of known ear tags. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20150122197 | INSECTICIDE STRIP AND COMBINATION WITH IDENTIFICATION EAR TAG - An insecticide impregnated strip configured for convenient and reliable attachment to conventional animal ear tags. The insecticide strip comprises an elongated integrally molded member having a key-hole shaped aperture formed in an upper portion thereof, enabling the elongated strip to be pendularly suspended from the ear tag. Various methods are disclosed for attaching the strip to different types of known ear tags. | 05-07-2015 |
| 119656000 | Having animal actuated treatment supply | 3 |
| 20120204806 | TREADMILL FOR DISINFECTING PET PAW PADS - A TREADMILL FOR DISINFECTING PET PAW PADS, having a mechanical treadmill built from a rectangular structure that houses two transversal axles at opposite ends and mounted upon which are two rollers which feed an adhesive strip. The adhesive strip is coiled in such a way that the distance between the rollers forms an upper surface walking belt including an adhesive area that provides adherence to residual waste when coming into to contact with pet paws (cats and dogs). Said adhesive area is the exposed surface of the adhesive strip that when submitted to an applied force it reacts by spinning both rollers installed on the axles in the same direction, thus moving the adhesive strip. | 08-16-2012 |
| 119657000 | With food trough or attractant means | 1 |
| 20090120371 | Apparatus for Use in Controlling The Spread of Ectoparasite-Borne Diseases | 05-14-2009 |
| 119658000 | Animal actuated valve | 1 |
| 20100186681 | Self -regulated liquid dispenser and system for maintaining a liquid level in a container of dispensed liquid - A self regulated feeder for a footbath for animals may include a hollow container for a source of fluid, an outlet passageway to connect the hollow container with the footbath, an air return passageway to connect the hollow container to ambient air to return air to the hollow container, and a differential valve to restrict the returning air to the hollow container. The fluid may include air, and the fluid may include a liquid having a disinfect agent. The self regulated feeder may include a flush passageway to flush the footbath, and the air return passageway may be connected to a liquid trap container to prevent fluid from the footbath from reaching the hollow container. | 07-29-2010 |
| 119661000 | Yieldable, horizontally extending web or rod adapted to slide over animal passing thereunder | 1 |
| 20120222628 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING CHEMICALS TO RODENTS - An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents. | 09-06-2012 |
| 119664000 | Brush | 5 |
| 20100101504 | PET GROOMING TOOL - A grooming tool which includes a number of latex surgical tubing pieces generally arranged in parallel to one another, and anchored together at corresponding opposite ends. A handle provides for a user to draw the plurality of latex surgical tubing pieces across an animal for grooming. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20120240865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises a disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The scrubbing elements include a brush that has an array of bristles including a first set of bristles having a first radial length and a second set of bristles that have a second radial length that is longer than the first radial length. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130098307 | CATTLE FOOT BATH - The present invention is a cattle footbath utilized to clean debris off of a cow's hoofs that includes a base path surface, a pair of side walls that are adjustably disposed on the base path surface and form a pathway to accommodate a cow to walk through, a pair of brushes that are disposed adjacently inward from the side walls where the bristles are facing inward towards the pathway and are in direct contact with the cow's hooves and a plurality of water nozzles that are directed towards the pathway. The footbath also includes a plurality of braces that are disposed behind the side walls to provide additional support to said side walls, a plurality of handles disposed on the base path surface to facilitate grasping and transporting the cattle foot bath and a plurality of attachment studs to secure the cattle footbath to a ground surface. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130284110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises a disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held. applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The scrubbing elements include a brush that has an array of bristles including a first set of bristles having a first radial length and a second set of bristles that have a second radial length that is longer than the first radial length. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20150296738 | THREADED GEAR ASSEMBLY AND A HAND-HELD APPLICATOR TO CLEAN TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - Embodiments are directed to a threaded gear assembly and a hand-held applicator for cleaning a teat of a milk-producing animal. In an embodiment, a threaded gear is provided which comprises a disk-shaped member having a perimeter and a plurality of radiating teeth circumferentially arranged and integrated with the perimeter of the disk-shaped member, the plurality of radiating teeth being configured to impart torque. The threaded gear includes a bore hole in a center of the disk-shaped member, the bore hole including internal threading along a surface within the bore hole. | 10-22-2015 |
