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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronny W. Mostyn, Weimar, TX (US);
Ronnie Aschenbeck, Columbus, TX (US);
Ronald Rhodes, New Ulm, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/00 ;
Abstract
A feeder comprising a hopper with an upper portion and a lower portion; the lower portion of the hopper includes a domed base to the interior of the hopper and also includes at least one feeding port to provide a passage for feed from the interior to the exterior. The hopper also includes one or more baffles projecting from the interior wall of the hopper that act to support at least some of the feed stored within the hopper.