Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-05
2006-09-05
Jordan, Charles T. (Department: 3644)
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
C119S051020, C119S063000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07100534
ABSTRACT:
A feed metering device for distributing fodder or drink or both as feed to animals in metered portions. The metering device is provided with a feed unit for containing the feed. An entrance door provides access to the feed unit. A feed supplying device supplies a predetermined amount of feed to the feed unit for the animal which is to be fed at the feed unit as determined by an animal identification device which is disposed at the feed unit and detects an identifying transponder on the relevant animal. The feed unit and therefore the feed therein is measured by its angular displacement relative to the device otherwise. Specifically, rolls are provided to measure the amount of pivoting or rotation relative to the device otherwise. The device also includes deterrence elements such as a loudspeaker or a light or an electrical current in lieu of or in additions to the entrance door to deter animals from attempting to consume feed at the feed unit when it is undesirable that the particular animal be permitted to consume feed at the feed unit.
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Jordan Charles T.
Lely Research Holding A.G.
Penrose Lucas Albright
Smith Kimberly S.
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