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Animal husbandry December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/09

20090320759 - Arrangements and method in a milking system: An arrangement is provided in a milking system for simultaneous milking of animals comprising milking positions (P1-P24), each of which being provided with teat cups, which are attached to the teats of an animal and are connected to a source of vacuum to milk the animal. The arrangement comprises a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090320758 - Method and device for the more efficient usage of milking technology in big, multistation milking plants: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for milking at least one animal, particularly cows, in a multi-position milking installation.... Agent: Smith Law Office

20090320760 - Milk tube dome with flow controller: A milker unit liner dome having an inner surface and flow diverters joined to the inner surface to redirect teat dip from an inlet to provide more uniform coverage of dip on a teat. The liner dome can also include more than one flow diverter for redirecting teat dip flow.... Agent: Smith Law Office

20090320761 - Poultry weighing apparatus: A poultry weighing apparatus includes a support surface configured to permit at least one fowl to stand thereon. A force sensor is operably connected with the support surface, and detects the weight of the fowl or fowls on the support surface. A second sensor is operably connected with the support... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090320763 - Poultry feeder: A method of managing feed flow within a feeder from a feed supply conduit to a pan of said feeder is provided. The method includes the step of providing a feeder including a pan and a drop tube assembly where the assembly is configured to receive feed from the conduit,... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090320762 - Sow feeder with a roll feed transport mechanism: A sow feeder mounted at the gate of a sow stall is disclosed. The sow feeder includes a roll feed transport mechanism located at a feed discharge opening of a feed hopper so that a sow may actuate the roll feed transport mechanism by upward pushing by the snout prior... Agent: Sam Chen

20090320764 - Pig feeder with arrangement for preventing feed material from becoming clogged: A pig feeder includes a feed collection pan including a central truncated cone, a disk secured onto the top of the central truncated cone and having an area larger than that of the top of the central truncated cone, and at least one bottom post between a peripheral wall of... Agent: Sam Chen

20090320765 - Top-fill hummingbird feeder with vertically operative base sealing mechanism: A top-fill hummingbird feeder has a generally upstanding reservoir bottle or liquid container with a large opening at its top end that is closed and sealed by a removable top or cap. The bottom of the bottle or container has a lower bottom opening which can be screw-threaded into a... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090320766 - Marine habitat systems: A marine habitat system comprising one or more assembled units, each formed of a flotation element and a plurality of habitat tiers fixed to and spaced below the flotation element. The habitat tiers are comprised of frame assemblies formed of upper and lower open frame elements and side walls, forming... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090320767 - Vibratory hair grooming tool: A hair grooming tool including a housing defining a cavity and including a grooming end, a vibratory motor assembly positioned within the cavity and configured to vibrate the housing, and a pet-engaging member coupled to the housing at the grooming end. Vibration of the housing enables constant motion of the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090320768 - Equine training equipment: Equine training equipment which is a receptacle comprising a sheet of material forming an envelope for retaining a bulk material in the form of a stackable unit, wherein one or more units may be stacked to form a solid component of a jumping hurdle, such that a face of the/or... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20090320769 - Elastic dog leash: A dog leash (10) comprising an elastic section (11) having an elliptical section elastic material (12) and an outer braiding (13) whereby the braiding is woven so that it may extend in a limited amount in the direction of the arrow (14) and be limited in that extension by reason... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090320770 - Identification tag retainer: A retainer comprising first and second frames each including at least one arm. The frames are movably coupled and operative to be selectively oriented between an open state and a closed state. The arms are cooperative to form a closed loop when the frames are in the closed state. The... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090314213 - Pan breeder feeder: A feeder assembly is used in a feed distribution system having a feed supply conduit. The feeder assembly includes an elongated pan member. The feeder assembly includes first and second fill ports for receiving feed from the feed supply conduit and for providing feed onto a base portion of the... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090314214 - Quick disposable cat litter: A quick disposable cat litter that is bonded to a backing. In another version the cat litter and backing are molded as one piece. In a third version the cat defecates on a picture of cat litter.... Agent: S. H. Miller

20090314215 - Odor control additive for animal litter: An odor control additive present in a litter formulation provides release of fragrance or odor masking scent only when litter is used by a cat or other animal within a litter box. The odor control additive comprises a plurality of fragrance scent microcapsules that contain fragrance scent oil. This central,... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20090314216 - Spray device: A spray device including a fan located in a housing provided with an air outlet guide for generating an air stream having a predetermined velocity. A nozzle unit for the discharge of liquid therefrom, producing a mist stream capable of being propelled to a predetermined location and having a measurable... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090314217 - Apparatus and method for treating non-human mammals: Apparatus for treating non-human quadruped mammals includes an enclosure having an interior within which the body of a mammal can be located. The enclosure has an opening through which the head of the mammal can pass so that the mammal's head can be located outside the enclosure when the mammal's... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090314218 - Animal handling apparatus: Animal handling apparatus comprising a cage (2) with restraining means wherein the restraining means comprises a flexible member (78), such as a net, arranged to restrain an animal in three dimensions when in use. A handler may thereby have access to the animal whilst it is constrained with less risk... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20090314219 - Animal travel system: An animal carrier for installation into an automotive seat is described. The animal carrier has a frame that is formed by the attachment of the bottom edge of a substantially vertical back panel to the back facing edge of a substantially horizontal floor panel, and the further attachment of a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090314220 - Modular fence panel and connecting member for welded wire kennel: A modular fence panel system for constructing at least a portion of a pet kennel. The modular fence panel system of the present invention includes at least first and second modular fence panel members, which include a panel member having first and second vertical sides and upper and lower horizontal... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20090314222 - Pet toy: An improved pet toy has a toy body composed of polyolefin having good flexibility and resiliency, which is an ethylene vinylacetate copolymer. The pet toy can be cylindrical in shape, toroidal in shape, spherical in shape, or can have a saucer-shape having an aerodynamic form for gliding.... Agent: Michael J. Foycik, Jr.

20090314221 - Pet toy for dispensing treats: A pet toy adapted for dispensing treats when the pet toy is manipulated by a pet animal, and a method for dispensing treats to a pet animal. The pet toy can include a housing having an interior surface defining a treat cavity for containing pet treats. The housing includes at... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090314223 - Pet trainer dispensing treats based on moisture detection: A pet trainer for dispensing pet training treats based on urine detection is described. The pet trainer comprises a pet diaper including urine sensing electrodes which produces a signal indicating the existence of urine to a treat dispenser operative to dispense a predetermined amount of the pet training treats under... Agent: Byeong Yuu

20090314224 - Animal support harness and method of supporting and restraining movement of the animal: An animal support harness and method of supporting and restraining movement of an animal is provided. The apparatus includes a sling that can be routed around the abdomen of the animal, and a plurality of primary support straps extend and are joined at a handle. A leash strap is integrated... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090314225 - Tether restraint apparatus and method: An apparatus is disclosed that comprises two folding members, pivotally connected and having a tether attachment; and two stakes, wherein each folding member has one of the two stakes pivotally connected and stowable within, and where the stakes may be pivoted outside of the folding members for deployment. The two... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090308320 - Milking liner: A milking liner for an automated milking machine includes a barrel that moves between an uncollapsed position and a collapsed condition when it is subjected to a vacuum milking condition. The barrel defines at least three parallel channels open to the inner surface of the barrel. The configuration of the... Agent: Fred Zollinger Iii

20090308321 - Bird feeder capable of being hand held or mounted to a surface: A hummingbird feeder sized to be held in the hand of a user, the feeder being attached to a non-porous surface via a suction type cup and positioned such that hummingbirds have access to the nectar within the feeder. The cup has a wire member that functionally holds the feeder... Agent: Irving Keschner

20090308322 - Floor material for pet animal urination: There is provided a floor material for pet animal urination, wherein a surface of each of water-absorbing grains (1′) is coated by a slow water-semipermeable coating (6); and because of the slow water-semipermeable coating (6), urine is prompted to pass between the water-absorbing grains, and residual urine (8) sweating the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090308323 - Particulate clumpling animal litter material and process for the production thereof: The invention provides a particulate clumping animal litter material comprising bentonite dust, a filler material, and optionally a coagulant, wherein the material comprises 50-95 wt. % bentonite dust, wherein the particles of the particulate clumping animal litter material have a weight averaged particle size in the range of 0.25-8 mm... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090308324 - Diabetes tests: A method for diagnosing susceptibility to diabetes in a dog, the method comprising: (a) (i) detecting in a sample from the dog the presence or absence of a genotype in any one of the following immune system genes: CTLA-4, IGF-2, IL-1α, IL-4, IL-6, IL-1O, IL-12β, IFNγ, PTPN3, PTPN15, PTPN22, TNF,... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090308325 - Temperature control device for aquarium: An aquarium includes a receptacle having a chamber for receiving a water, a temperature control device having a heater coupled to a processor device for heating the water contained in the receptacle, a temperature detector for detecting the water temperature, a displayer for showing the detected water temperature, and a... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090308326 - High-pressure device and method for the production and operation thereof: The invention relates to an aquarium with a water tank (2), filled with water (3) when in operation and containing objects for investigation (4, 19), in particularly biological organisms, said water tank (2) being at least partly located below ground in the earth (5). According to the invention, the water... Agent: Erickson Law Group, PC

20090308327 - Apparatus for displacing objects, an assembly of such an apparatus and a stable: An apparatus for displacing objects. The apparatus comprises a displaceable support and a holding device for holding objects that is fastened to the support (1). The holding device is detachably fastened to the support (1). An assembly of such an apparatus and a stable with a lying area and a... Agent: Howrey LLP-eu

20090308328 - Pet amusement toy: A system and method for enticing pet play includes a pet amusement device having an arch-shaped rocking platform and a member attached to the rocking platform that has a track formed therein. The track, which is not a closed loop, extends from a first end of the member to a... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (zps)

20090308329 - Animal leash: An animal leash includes an attachment strip and a safety handling grip. The attachment strip has an attaching end portion attaching to the animal, and a handling end portion extended from the attaching end portion to an animal owner. The safety handling grip includes a handle body rotatably coupled with... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090308330 - Animal garment article and method: An animal garment article and method are provided herein.... Agent: Axios Law Group. PLLC

20090301396 - Method and arrangement for animal management: A method for animal management is provided in a milking system comprising a milking box (13), a milking apparatus (13d) for milking animals (10), an enclosed waiting area (14) from which the animals are capable of entering the milking box, and a gate arrangement (14a), through which each of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090301397 - Process and rotary milking parlor for the identification of a milking stall and an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor: For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place... Agent: Smith Law Office

20090301398 - Feed barrier for livestock: The invention relates to a feed barrier (2) for animals and a locking device for such a feed barrier, comprising a left and a right post (25, 26) bounding a feeding location for an animal, wherein the left and the right post are rotatable about a first and second centre... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090301399 - Fish and plant factory: The present invention relates to a combined interdependent fish and plant factory. An embodiment of the present invention includes a fish house connected to a greenhouse, a biofuel source, and a generator connected to the biofuel source and to at least one of the fish house and the greenhouse, where... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090301400 - Method for incubation and hatching of eggs: The present invention is directed to a method for the incubation and hatching of premature eggs, in particular, surgically-derived premature eggs removed from a bird prior to transfer of the premature egg to the cloaca of a bird.... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090301401 - In-vivo examination apparatus: The present invention prevents the leakage of anesthetic gas, and enables in vivo observation of a specimen such as small laboratory animals over a long period of time. An in-vivo examination apparatus (1) comprises: a stage (2) for mounting a specimen (A) such as a laboratory animal; an anesthetizing chamber... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090301402 - Method and apparatus for providing clean air to animal enclosures: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for economically filtering air into swine farms and other animal enclosures. Advantageously, the invention substantially reduces the risk to airborne transfer of disease into animal enclosures. In one embodiment, a method for providing clean air to an animal enclosure includes providing an... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20090301403 - Rectractable leash support: The retractable leash support includes a bracket mounted on a rotatable platform the rotatable platform being mountable to any fixed structure. The bracket has two extension tubes spaced for receiving the grip portion of a typical retractable pet leash, the extension tubes also being adapted to accommodate a plate having... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090301404 - Dog walking belt having habit of pulling owner: A dog walking belt for a dog having a habit of pulling an owner of the present invention is so configured that: a waist belt 2 is inserted with a lower-back support pad 1 at a back of a lower back to protect the lower back from a pulling force... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090301405 - Entrance gate for a livestock sorter: An entrance gate for a livestock sorter which includes a pair of entrance gate members which are movable between open and closed positions. The amount of opening movement of the gate members is selectively adjustable without the need of a wrench or the like.... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20090293811 - Bale-buddy animal feeder with powered hinged floor: The Bale-Buddy is an animal feeder with removable adjustable legs, a movable hinged floor powered by suspension or compression springs, weights, elastic bands or other power source variations thereof, a rearward and upward slanted grill and a trough that catches small bits preventing loss of feed on the ground and... Agent: Gerard George Wersal

20090293812 - Overflow device for water tank: The present invention is directed to an aquarium overflow device for supplying the water in an aquarium to an external device outside the aquarium. The device is equipped with a reversed U-shaped siphon pipe 55 for supplying the water in the aquarium to an outside of the aquarium, the siphon... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090293813 - Method of manufacturing a mabe pearl: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a sculpted mabe pearl comprising: —a step of positioning, beneath the cover of a mollusk, a dome-shaped nucleus having a sculpted relief, and—a step of immersing the mollusk provided with its nucleus in sea water for a specific period. The invention is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090293814 - Fish tank cover: This device will allow an aquarium to be accentuated without disturbing the internal contents of the aquarium. It will be comprised of a solid structure that will fit over the outside of an aquarium and will allow interior inspection of an aquarium without removing the device. It will also allow... Agent: Law Office Of L. Jack Gibney

20090293815 - Integrated rfid tag in a card holder, cage, lid, and rack for use with inventorying and tracking of cage occupants and equipment: The present invention relates to an integrated RFID card holder, cage, lid or rack and system for collecting census, inventorying, and tracking of animal cages, lids, card holders, racks, and other related equipment. Preferably, the card holder is comprised of an RF transparent material such as plastic. During operation, a... Agent: Diane Dunn Mckay, Esq. Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.