Animal husbandry inventions

20090277391 - Method and system for feeding aquatic animals: Method and system for feeding aquatic animals. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including submerging, at least partially, a chamber in a water reservoir, the chamber comprising a bladder comprising food for aquatic animals, periodically pumping water from the water reservoir into the chamber, exterting, by the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090277392 - Recirculating birdbath: A birdbath is disclosed that recirculates water and includes a substantially hollow pedestal that supports a basin. The pedestal forms a water reservoir therein and has an open top end and a sealed bottom end. The basin has an inner wall and an outer wall, both of which are joined... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20090277393 - Solar bird house: A solar powered bird house having solar energy system for powering an electrical subsystem is disclosed. The electrical subsystem may include lighting elements for illuminating the bird house and the area around the bird house in a decorative and functional manner.... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

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... Agent: Richard P. Mitrano

20090277395 - Floatable pet toy: A floatable pet toy comprising a hollow outer member, a sealed buoyant flotation bladder, and a rope section. The hollow outer member is made of rubber or polymeric material and has an inner cavity. The flotation bladder is disposed in the inner cavity of the outer member. A first end... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20090277396 - Food dispensing interlocking animal toy system: An animal toy features the ability to connect two or more separate toys of varying shape, size, color, and/or texture, together to create larger and more complex toy systems. The animal toy allows an almost endless variety of toy systems to capture the interest as well as challenge and develop... Agent: Techlaw LLP

20090277397 - Therapeutically enhanced pet toy: A pet toy comprising a toy body preferably in the shape of a ball, and at least one toy enhancing strip bonded to the surface of the toy body. The toy enhancing strip is edible, preferably shelf-stable and water soluble so as to be at least partially dissolvable by the... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090277398 - Rotation control device for pet leash: A rotation control device for pet leash includes a casing, a cover, and a wheel disposed in the casing. The casing includes a locking button, an unlocking button, and a self lock slider connected with a locking spring, an unlocking spring, and a self lock spring respectively. The unlocking button... Agent: Zhen Zheng Lu

20090272325 - Controlling a dairy stable: A dairy stable (5) and a method for controlling a stable (1), preferably a dairy stable (5) for milking livestock (4), having at least one milking system including at least one, preferably automatic, milking stations (8, 9, 12, 13, 14), and where the individual animal's access to milking is controlled,... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090272326 - Apparatus for feeding, training, and amusing animals: Various embodiments of this invention are directed towards an apparatus for feeding, amusing, and training animals and pets. Various embodiments of the invention comprise a remote control vehicle that is configured to feature a vessel. The vessel may be loaded with foods or treats in order to reward an animal... Agent: Marc E. Hankin, Esq.

20090272327 - Cat litter box: A cat litter box having a base and detachable cover secured to the base. The front portion of the top of the cover and an inwardly and outwardly swinging door attached to the front portion together form a bifolding door for opening the front and a portion of the top... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090272328 - Uses of amino acid and amino acid supplements thereof: This invention relates to the use of free L-proline in the preparation of a supplement, and to a supplement so prepared, as well as a method using such a supplement for supplementing the concentration of cellular free L-proline in abalone and for restricting the dehydration of abalone. The supplement is... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090272329 - 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: Grant Anderson LLP C/o Portfolioip

20090272330 - Livestock confinement pen: The invention provides an indoor livestock confinement system that includes a plurality of hollow plastic panels. Each panel includes a plurality of spaced tabs at its ends. A first end of each panel includes a first set of tabs, and a second end of each panel includes a second set... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090272331 - Pet grooming comb capable of adjusting coming angle: A pet grooming comb includes a grip having a plurality of first coupling portions circularly arranged around a longitudinal axis thereof and a comb head having a plurality of teeth and a second coupling portion selectively coupled to one of the first coupling portions. Thus, a user can adjust a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090272333 - Grip for pet grooming comb: A grip for a pet grooming comb includes a head portion, a body portion, a concavity at at least one of top and bottom sides of the head portion for accommodation of a user's thumb or forefinger, and two opposite curved surfaces at a junction of the head portion and... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090272332 - Pet grooming comb capable of changing teeth: A pet grooming comb includes a grip and a comb head. The comb head has a comb bar connected to the grip, and a comb plate provided with a base portion detachably mounted to the comb bar, and a plurality of teeth mounted to the base portion. A user can... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090272334 - Method of reducing herbaceous fuels in areas susceptible to wildfires: A method of reducing herbaceous fuels may include identifying a region to reduce herbaceous fuels, dividing the region into susceptible areas, placing the susceptible areas in an order, and introducing an ingestible into a first susceptible area in the order. The method may also include selecting an ungulate group and... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090272335 - Wound disturbance protection device: A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an extended tongue or other structure touch circuit having a... Agent: Curtis L. Harrington

20090272337 - Heatable pet garments: A heatable pet garment comprised of a garment covering the body of an animal with an opening for the head of said animal and at least two openings for the legs of said animal; a heat device within said garment to produce heat to warm said garment; a rechargeable electrical... Agent: Dara L. Onofrio,esq. C/o Onofrio Law

20090272336 - Wound disturbance protection device: A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an extended tongue or other structure touch circuit having a... Agent: Curtis L. Harrington

20090272338 - Wound disturbance protection device: A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an extended tongue or other structure touch circuit having a... Agent: Curtis L. Harrington

20090266301 - Rotary parlour for milking of animals: The invention relates to a rotary platform for milking of animal. The rotary parlour comprises a platform (3), a circular rail member (10) connected to a lower surface of the platform (3) and a plurality of rolling members (11) having a wear surface (11′) adapted to be in contact with... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090266302 - Liquid container for animals: A drinking bowl includes a container for holding liquid and a buoyant member connected to the inside of the container for covering a liquid in the container. The buoyant member has an opening for access to liquid in the container, and is hingedly connected to the inside of the container... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20090266303 - Animal warming apparatus and method: An apparatus for keeping young animals warm, in the absence of their mother, for example. A warm air channel is provided by a pervious envelope which has a warm air feed to it. The envelope is placed in a container or housing for receiving the animals, e.g. a whelping box... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090266304 - Containment pens for finfish aquaculture: A containment pen for finfish aquaculture, comprising a supporting structure, a net attached to the supporting structure and defining a containment volume for containing finfish, wherein the net comprises a plurality of removable net panels, wherein each of the removable net panels comprises a discrete piece of flexible netting attached... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090266305 - Floating illusions: A decorative assembly comprising of a structure supporting an ornamental object such as a natural rock, an artificial rock, or an aquatic animal figurine is disclosed. The structure, comprising a base and a rod attached to the base, is transparent thereby giving the illusion of a floating object. The structure... Agent: Steven H Greenfield

20090266306 - Dual-purpose packaging for a pet-related product, and related process: A dual-purpose packaging for a pet-related product includes a flexible, non-toxic and bite-resistant enclosure filled with a pet-related product. The enclosure includes a retractable valve for selectively dispensing the pet-related product from within the enclosure. The packaging may further include a set of squeak elements associated with a corresponding set... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090266307 - Porous article for training animals for urination and defecation: Disclosed is a porous article for attracting animals to excrete urinal and fecal wastes thereof at a predetermined location. The porous article includes a scent producing agent that is capable of generating a fragrance to attract the animals to the porous article. Further, the porous article includes an absorbent material... Agent: Jay M. Schloff Intellipex PLLC

20090266308 - Head restraint for animal control chute: The present invention provides an improved head restraint that can be used in conjunction with conventional cattle chutes that are equipped with head gates. It provides the advantages of being humane by causing little or no discomfort to the cattle being restrained. Cattle being treated also tends to remain calm... Agent: Alvin T. Rockhill

20090266309 - Livestock handling divice: A device (10) for receiving and confining an animal, such as a bail, is disclosed. The device (10) comprises a pen (12) having at least two elongate walls (21, 22) spaced apart to define a space into which the animal is received. An entry gate assembly (24) is located at... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20090266310 - Kit for protecting dog leg: A low cost kit for protecting a dog leg includes in one embodiment a sleeve and a plurality of straps, each having an inner surface, an outer surface, an anchor end and a distal end. Adhesive is disposed at the inner surface of the anchor end, and microfasteners are applied... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20090260574 - Arrangement and method in a milking system: An arrangement is provided in a milking system for simultaneous milking of a plurality of milking animals, wherein the milking system comprises a plurality of milking positions (P1-P24) and an arrangement for establishing identities of and expected milking times for the milking animals. Each of the milking positions is provided... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090260573 - Portable milking apparatus and method: A portable milking apparatus configured according to principles of the invention includes a platform configured to maintain an animal and an elevator that positions the platform in at least a lowered position, wherein the platform is generally aligned with the ground, and a raised position that enables milking at an... Agent: Emerging Strategies, LLP

20090260575 - Refilling feature for use in an animal feeder: In a feeder for dispensing flowable feed material, such as potable liquids and particulate solids, to birds and other animals, in which a hopper supplies such feed material to an access port in a feeding station positioned below the hopper, a refilling feature permits facilitated replacement of feed stock, as... Agent: Lawrence I. Wechsler

20090260576 - Bird feeder with removeable feeding tray: A bird feeder has a bird food storage container, an upper feeding station platform, and a feeder base assembly located below and spaced apart from the container and the platform. The base assembly is attached to the container by an elongated bolt and threaded nut attachment, so it is thus... Agent: Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein P.C. Willow Ridge Executive Office Park

20090260577 - Cat litter box: A pet litter box including a body defined by a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including a portion that is hingedly connected to other portions of the litter box to allow at least a portion thereof to be pivoted away from other portions of the body,... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090260578 - Pet toilet: A pet toilet 10 having a toilet box 13, a drainboard 14 partitioning the toilet box into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, an excreta treating material 15 laid in the upper compartment, and an urine absorbent member 11 laid in the lower compartment. The drainboard is an integral... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090260579 - Low profile cage with refuse catcher: A cage for small animals includes a generally closed base having an open top; a grating structure upon the base forming a closed structure for containing an animal therein; and a refuse catcher surrounding the grating structure and removably fastened to the base so as to permit the refuse catcher... Agent: Rivkin Radler LLP

20090260580 - Animal run line cornering mechanism: An animal run line cornering mechanism with a corner component and leash component. The corner component is dumbbell shaped with a narrow body, a ball at one end with an aperture for the line, and a support attachment. The leash component has a tubular line ring with a shaped gap... Agent: Altman & Martin

20090260581 - Animal leads: An animal lead (1) particularly adapted for use as a dog lead, comprising a cushioning element (2) in the form of a rubber bar (3) and a protective sleeve (5) which surrounds the cushioning element (2). The protective sleeve (5) is in the form of a flexible bite-resistant chewing band... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks