Patents by Inventor Michael Kleinsasser

Michael Kleinsasser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5850805
    Abstract: A clog resistant animal feeder for providing an animal feeder, especially for pigs, which is clog resistant and which is adjustable for allowing only a specified amount of feed to be dispensed at a time. The inventive device includes a storage bin having slanted side walls, a first tube within a lower portion of the bin, and a support member horizontally positioned within the bin, an elongated frame adjustably attached to the support member projecting downwardly through the side walls about the first tube, and a second tube pivotally attached to the elongated frame about the first tube. A pair of chains are preferably connected to the second tube for allowing an animal to engage the chain with their nose portion for manipulating the second tube where after any clogged feed within the first tube is jarred loose where it is dispensed out from the second tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Inventor: Michael Kleinsasser