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Animal husbandry December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/11

20110315083 - Animal waste disposal apparatus: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the disposal of animal waste, and is particularly concerned with providing a solution that is economical, hygienic, and environmentally sound. This invention may be used domestically in two main varying ways: in a configuration whereby the invention connects into any access... Agent:

20110315084 - Cat litter box system: An automated cat litter box includes a cat litter tray, a cat litter return bin that collects soiled cat litter from the cat litter tray and that returns recycled cat litter to the cat litter tray, a control unit, and one or more drive units operated by the control unit... Agent:

20110315085 - Aquaculture geodesic fish cage: Disclosed is a geodesic aquaculture fish cage formed from an injection molded composite structure having adjustable buoyancy. The composition structure is component based made and constructed from standardized structural tube members that are coupled together to form independently sealable chambers. Junction nodes interconnect with the structural tube members and are... Agent:

20110315086 - Incubator-type fish farm using recycled materials: An incubator-type fish farm which can enhance water quality without using harmful chemicals and can be operated regardless of a change in temperature. The fish farm includes water reservoirs, corrugated pipe, a water storage unit, a filtering unit, a heating unit, a cooling unit and cover support rods. The corrugated... Agent:

20110315087 - Method and system of providing sealed bags of fluid at the clean side of a laboratory facility: A method for facilitating the delivery of water to a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages, for housing animals for an animal study, the method including providing a plurality of cage level barrier-type cages for an animal study at a laboratory facility site, and disposing a bag forming apparatus at... Agent:

20110315088 - Horse bedding system: A large animal bedding system in which a large animal stall having a floor is provided with a bedding layer of cellulosic granules distributed across the floor of the stall. The system may include a shovel having a blade and a screen in the blade where the screen has a... Agent: Kadant Grantek Inc.

20110315089 - Loop for restraining pets: A flexible loop for restraining animals during handling such as during grooming or examination or operation or in bath tubs with a swivel snap closure mechanism or fixed means at its top and, at the bottom of the flexible loop, fixed means. The loop is suitable for attachment to a... Agent:

20110315090 - Combination retractable leash assembly and wearable locket for companion pet: The present invention comprises a retractable leash assembly that may be selectively carried by a user while attached to the collar or other wearable item on a companion pet and carried by the pet while not in use. The leash assembly may be connected to more than one location along... Agent: Leashlocket, Ltd.

20110308465 - Crowd gate control system and method: A crowd gate control system includes a holding pen for dairy livestock, a crowd gate, and a controller. The holding pen is adjacent to an entrance to a milking parlor. The crowd gate is operable to form a side of the holding pen and move in relation to the entrance... Agent:

20110308466 - Ergonomic entrance lane for a milking platform: In certain embodiments, a system includes a first wall positioned substantially parallel to a second wall, a first end of the first wall and a first end of the second wall defining an entrance to a milking platform entrance lane having a width in the range of thirty inches to... Agent:

20110308469 - Milking arrangement for animals: A milking arrangement for animals includes rotary platform (2), a driving mechanism (12) adapted to provide a rotary motion of the platform (2), milking stalls (3) adapted to house the animals (1) to be milked on the platform (2), a blocking system (11, 20, 25) for blocking selected milking stalls... Agent: Delaval Holding Ab

20110308468 - Safety pressure sensor for a milking platform: In certain embodiments, a system includes a milking parlor entrance lane with an entrance positioned adjacent to a cattle holding pen and an exit positioned adjacent to one or more stalls of a rotary milking platform. The system also includes an exit lane positioned on a side of the entrance... Agent: Technologies Holdings Corp.

20110308467 - System and method for controlling the speed of a rotary milking platform using a rotary encoder: In certain embodiments, a system includes a rotary encoder, a controller, and a rotary milking platform drive mechanism. The rotary encoder is operable to generate an input signal corresponding to the rotational speed of a rotary encoder wheel contacting at least a portion of a rotary milking platform. The controller... Agent:

20110308470 - Pet feeding system: A pet feeding systems for slowing the eating process of a pet, e.g., a dog, and simultaneously entertain the pet. The pet feeding system includes a floor, retaining walls, and obstacles which form a food maze. The obstacles may vary, for example, in shape (e.g., as letters, words, geometric shapes,... Agent:

20110308471 - Bird feeder: A miniature size bird feeder that includes a feed holder; a cap or cover over the feed holder; means for releasably attaching the cap or cover to the feed holder and an attachment means for supporting the feed holder.... Agent: Droll Yankees, Inc.

20110308472 - Method and apparatus for monitoring and mitigating stray electrical energy: A system and method for monitoring and mitigating leakage currents is disclosed. The data acquisition system records data from multiple monitoring locations over extended periods of time to identify stray voltage and/or leakage currents present at the monitoring location. The data is processed to identify trends in the stray voltage... Agent:

20110308473 - Solid wall closed containment aquaculture system: This system for cultivating marine species employs a marine-based array of floating closed-containment tanks composed of panels made of waterproof fiberglass laminate materials and internal buoyant foam-based materials. The panels, connected by flanged struts, form the walls and bottom of the tanks, which are substantially cylindrical in overall shape. The... Agent: Agrimarine Industries Inc.

20110308474 - Feed additive: Fish feed where the fish feed is produced by extrusion and contains at least 3 percent by weight of the amino acid arginine.... Agent: Trouw International B.v.

20110308475 - Containment systems and components for animal husbandry: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.... Agent: Innovive, Inc.

20110308476 - Foldable and portable shelter: A shelter includes a base member having a bottom wall panel, a rear wall panel and a front wall panel foldably coupled to the bottom wall panel with folding lines, an upper member having a top wall panel and two opposed side wall panels foldably coupled to the top wall... Agent:

20110308477 - Dog tug apparatus and method of use: A dog tug apparatus includes a housing having a dispensing portion and a tug device configured to extend from and retract back into the housing. The tug device includes a tug having teeth scrubbing bristles extending there from. A resistance assembly resists unwinding of the tug line, and includes first... Agent:

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... Agent:

20110308479 - Pet holder: A pet holder for a pet including a harness body adapted for being worn by the pet at a torso thereof and a restraint holder extended from the harness body at a position close to hind legs of the pet to shorten a torque distance between the hind legs and... Agent:

20110308480 - Leash for pets: The invention has been designed to get a leash that is remained permanently linked to the pet collar, thereby preventing the owner or keeper of the pet has to carry with him/her the leash when the animal is released to run or play in places or areas designated for the... Agent:

20110303155 - System and method for implementing an adaptive milking process: An adaptive milking system comprises a milk meter, a controller, and a detacher. The milk meter measures a flow rate of milking an animal during a first period of time, and continues to monitor the flow rate of milking the animal. The controller is communicatively coupled to the milk meter... Agent:

20110303156 - Long lasting, non-wetting, odor free, easily manageable animal litter and litter box usable therewith: Described herein is a hydrophobic, nonabsorbent animal litter suitable fore use with cats and other animals. Also described are methods of preparing the litter, and a litter box for use with hydrophobic, nonabsorbent animal litter.... Agent: Ross Technology Corporation

20110303157 - Methods of treating waste from a chicken house using short paper fibers: A method of treating waste from poultry such as chickens in a chicken house is described wherein the method includes applying a layer of short paper fibers over a floor of the chicken house horizontally below the chickens in the chicken house, mixing manure from the chickens with the layer... Agent:

20110303158 - Containment systems and components for animal husbandry: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.... Agent: Innovive, Inc.

20110303159 - Crate for transporting animals: A crate for transporting a plurality of animals particularly horses is formed by a rectangular container to be placed on a supporting base and defined by two side panels and two end panels connected edge to edge. Each panel is defined by a frame comprising upstanding end posts and top... Agent:

20110303160 - Durable bone with soft core: The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, relates a method of manufacturing an animal chew by molding two body portions of a first material each having at least one concave surface and one or more through holes, attaching the two portions together such that the concave surfaces face one another... Agent: T.f.h. Publications, Inc.

20110303161 - Animal collar: A pet safety collar especially for cats comprisesan elongate resilient flexible cord element (11) formed into a coil having a plurality of randomly over-lapping turns, the ends of the element (11) being free. In use, the coils can be opened to allow the collar to be fitted around the neck... Agent:

20110303162 - Pet waste capture device: A pet waste capture device includes a harness and a collection container where the harness fits around the pet to secure the collection container in position. The harness may include straps and elastic bands to comfortably and securely fit to the pet. The collection container may be removable.... Agent:

20110297091 - Animal exercise and feeding apparatus: A feeding mechanism for animals, particularly pets, comprises a scanner, microchip and means for regulation and provision of food. An animal identification means scans animal identification implants for an identification signal indicative of an animal. When an authorised animal is identified a storage hopper is activated to dispense a predetermined... Agent:

20110297090 - Animal feeding apparatus: A feeding mechanism for animals, particularly pets, comprises a scanner, microchip and means for regulation and provision of food. An animal identification means scans animal identification implants for an identification signal indicative of an animal. When an authorised animal is identified a storage hopper is activated to dispense a predetermined... Agent:

20110297092 - Livestock feeder system: An animal feeder has a feed hopper with side walls, end walls, a bottom assembly, and an open top. Moveable gates extend below the lower edge of the side walls and are slidably mounted upon the side walls. The bottom assembly includes a feed trough under the gate in communication... Agent:

20110297093 - Pet food dispenser: A pet food dispenser has a container, a bottom lid and a receiving plate. The bottom lid is covered on a bottom opening of the container and has multiple through holes. The receiving plate is connected to the bottom lid. A gap is formed between the receiving plate and the... Agent:

20110297094 - Calf feeding bottle: A calf feeding bottle comprising a lower opening for connecting to a drinking teat, an upper opening for filling the feeding bottle and a lid for closing the upper opening, the lid being designed so that it may be pushed open by a filling device and is automatically closed again... Agent:

20110297095 - Top-fill hummingbird feeder with float valve base closure mechanism: A top-fill hummingbird feeder is provided having a liquid container with a liquid flow opening at a lower end and a removable cap at an upper end, a feeding basin positioned below the liquid container, and a sealing mechanism associated with the liquid flow opening and the feeding basin. The... Agent:

20110297096 - Litter box with removable filter housing: A litter box for an animal. The litter box includes a base portion, a cover portion operably connected to the base portion and a removable housing operably connected to one of the cover portion and the base portion. The base portion includes a floor and a plurality of walls extending... Agent: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.

20110297097 - Aquaponic method and apparatus for use in arid environments: An aquaponic method and apparatus used to raise fish in fish rearing tanks is combined with hydroponic channels for growing crops, in which fertilizer nutrients from the aquaculture effluent are utilized as fertilizer. The aquaponic method and apparatus produce a first water circulation system during the day in which water... Agent: King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology

20110297098 - Cage cover with filter, shield and nozzle receptacle: Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.... Agent: Innovive, Inc.

20110297099 - Device for removing manure from a floor: The present invention relates to a device for removing manure present on a floor, including a frame, a drive for moving the device over the floor and at least one manure slide which has an upper edge, wherein the manure slide is held by the frame by means of a... Agent: Lely Patent N.v.

20110297100 - Undercoat rake for grooming a furred animal: An undercoat rake adapted for use in grooming a furred animal. The undercoat rake includes grooming teeth comprising at least two different types of grooming teeth, each having a base portion, a tip portion, and a shoulder between the base portion and the tip portion. First teeth of the two... Agent: Topet (h.k.) Co., Limited

20110297101 - Massaging pet brush with interchangeable heads: The present invention is a pet grooming device. It contains a head with bristles; the head can be interchanged with other heads for versatility. It contains a vibration device for messaging pets that vibrates the head and bristles, as well as a push plate to remove hair or fur from... Agent: Products Of Tomorrow, Inc.

20110297102 - Grooming tool and method for grooming an animal: A tool for use in grooming an animal. The tool includes a handle with a gripping portion that is pivotable and lockable into a plurality of fixed angular positions relative to a shedding blade that is configured as a loop and is attached to a distal end of the handle.... Agent: Topet International Co., Limited

20110297103 - Pet bathtub: A pet bathtub includes a bathtub body having a bathing chamber covered with a hinged cover, a drain pipe for carrying water away from the bathing chamber and an open entry through which the pet extends its head out of the bathing chamber, a water supply unit having a water... Agent: Li Lai Den Industrial Co., Ltd.

20110297104 - Articulating chew toy: A toy for an animal is provided which comprises a covering of a first polymeric composition; a core of a second polymeric composition which is harder than the first polymeric composition. The core comprises a first member having a first member longitudinal axis connected with a second member having a... Agent: T.f.h. Publications, Inc.

20110297105 - Animal restraint system: An animal restraint system including a body harness and a removable control strap assembly. The control strap assembly may include no-pull or no jump/run modules. The body harness includes three adjustable straps that fit over the animal's back, in front of the chest, and underneath and behind the front legs,... Agent: Petnovate LLC

20110297106 - Leash, collar, and harness with interchangeable accessories: A leash for animals incorporating a flexible strap formed of a closed-cell, cross-linked, thermoset foamed polymer having structure for attachment to the animal's neck at one end and a loop or handle for the animal's handler at the other end. A plurality of apertures formed along the length of the... Agent:

20110297107 - Protective hood for dogs and other animals: A head covering that protects a dog or other animal against the intrusion of harmful things or elements such as insects, foreign matter, and weed seeds, which can enter the animal's ears, eyes, or nose and cause discomfort or damage.... Agent:

20110297108 - Animal reflective collar: My invention relates to pet collars generally. Its object is to improve the safety and utility of pet collars. A further object is to improve the marketability of pet collars. Another object of the collar is to provide enhanced visibility of the pet at all hours of the day and... Agent:

20110297109 - Kiss canine collar band: A dog “canine” collar manufactured as a continuous band of 100% silicone designed to stretch over the dogs head then revert to its original size once placed around its neck thereby providing proper, comfortable fit.... Agent:

20110290187 - Protective enclosure for wild bird feeder: A protective enclosure for a wild bird feeder or for feeding wild birds has apertures sized to selectively restrict access to its interior and comprises an outer mesh section (1) overlying an inner mesh section (2), said mesh sections being loosely mutually connected by one or more link members (5)... Agent:

20110290188 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for pet waste disposal: A leash assembly includes a housing comprising a handle portion. The housing includes a dispensing opening and a retention opening. The leash assembly further includes a leash at least partially contained within the housing, one end of the leash being secured within the housing. The dispensing opening is configured to... Agent:

20110290189 - Modular aquaculture system and method of use: A modular aquaculture system and method of use for providing a flexible cost effective system and method for producing aquaculture. The modular aquaculture system and method of use includes aquaculture holding tank for at least facilitating the grow-out of the aquaculture species, at least one oxygenation apparatus operationally couples to... Agent: Dakota Fisheries, Inc.

20110290190 - Method of and apparatus for repelling aquatic creatures: This invention relates to a method of and apparatus for repelling aquatic creatures and finds particular application in the protection of surfers (or surfboards) and personal watercraft such as surf skis, paddle skis and the like from shark attack. The drawing illustrates the device 10 installed on the underside of... Agent:

20110290191 - Indoor fishfarm with raised tank: An indoor fish tank has a plurality of walls and bottoms interconnected to define distinct fish holding, sedimentation and bioreactor sections. Water flows out of the bioreactor section into the top of the fish holding section, and then from the bottom of the fish holding section into the sedimentation section.... Agent:

20110290192 - Pump-assisted gravel vacuum: Disclosed is a vacuum device for an aquarium comprising a tube having a pump contained therein. The pump utilizes a ring-shaped rotor with interior vanes for impelling water through the, device.... Agent: Central Garden And Pet Company

20110290193 - Covering for a pet crate: A covering for an animal crate is described. In accordance with one implementation, a covering is configured to prevent an amount of an animal's hair, dirt, or mess created by the animal from escaping through at least one aperture located on a lower portion of a wall of a crate.... Agent:

20110290194 - Curved pen for horses: A safe circular horse pen which is easily assembled and disassembled. The pen is constructed of multiple panels arranged end-to-end. Each panel includes a vertical pole with an L-shaped leg and six horizontal bars secured to the vertical pole at vertically spaced apart intervals. The unattached ends of the poles... Agent:

20110290195 - Birth monitoring and heating system for piglets: The number of piglets dying at birth is reduced by providing a temperature sensor in a farrowing crate at the piglet area thereof on a movable cover so that, when the sow is expected to give birth, the sensor is located in the crate at a location to detect the... Agent:

20110290196 - Method of a cattle foot-bath system: A method for a cattle foot-bath system, specifically adapted to mix and charge foot-bath troughs with repeatably precise quantities of chemical treatments. The system administers a concentrated medicinal agent, such as a bactericide, a fungicide, or a viruscide, for the treatment of cattle feet, and includes a day-tank feed valve,... Agent:

20110290197 - Pet dental chew: Provided is a pet dental chew. The pet dental chew includes a body made of material ingestible for a pet and having a predetermined size insertable to a pet's mouth, a plurality of upper core units formed on one side of the body, a plurality of lower core units formed... Agent:

20110290198 - Method and device for preventing pets from clawing home furnishings: An apparatus and method is provided for controlling animal activity with an adhesive sheet. In one embodiment, the sheet includes strips uniformly spaced apart on a transfer layer including a bisected protection layer. In another embodiment, the sheet is flat and generally rectangular. In another embodiment, the sheet is rolled.... Agent:

20110290199 - Restraints and harnesses for animals: A restraint is described that may be constructed as a harness. A generally tube-shaped sleeve having a main portion has at least one hole formed therein. At least one flap extends from a first side of the main portion and attaches to a second side of the main portion. The... Agent: