Patents Assigned to Helena E. E. Petersen
  • Patent number: 6129049
    Abstract: A feeding device for feeding young pigs comprises a feeding tube (16), which may be a flexibly yielding or a rigid feeding tube. The feeding tube (16) is connected with a feed reservoir (26) and is fastened to a frame (15). The lower end (17) of the feeding tube (16) is arranged at a short distance over a feeding plate (12). Arranged around the lower end of the tube is a ring (1). The ring (1) may be manipulated by young pigs, which have a size between 5 and 13 kg, so that these animals are able to be fed by the feeding device. The feeding device will make it possible in a technically simple manner to feed young pigs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Helena E. E. Petersen
    Inventors: Hans Rasmussen, Helena E. E. Petersen