Yieldable, Horizontally Extending Web Or Rod Adapted To Slide Over Animal Passing Thereunder Patents (Class 119/661)
  • Patent number: 8701597
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bayer Cropscience S.A., B&G Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary O. Maupin, Marc C. Dolan, Nicholas Hamon, Eric J. Snell
  • Publication number: 20120222628
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Gary O. Maupin, Marc C. Dolan, Nicholas Hamon, Eric J. Snell
  • Patent number: 8028661
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignees: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bayer Cropscience S.A., B & G Equipment Company
    Inventors: Gary O. Maupin, Marc C. Dolan, Nicholas Hamon, Eric J. Snell
  • Publication number: 20100071632
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Gary O. Maupin, Marc C. Dolan, Nicholas Hamon, Eric J. Snell
  • Patent number: 7267079
    Abstract: A portable multi-purpose cattle care apparatus for providing an easily transportable cattle care station. The portable multi-purpose cattle care apparatus includes a frame assembly having an integrated tank for holding a treatment composition. The tank is coupled to a livestock oiler device in use to provide a distribution apparatus for the treatment composition. The tank is preferably sloped from one side to the other to facilitate gravity flow of the treatment composition. The frame assembly may also be used to support additional livestock care implements such as salt, mineral, and livestock dusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Inventor: Briann W. Larson
  • Patent number: 7156052
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided having openings for allowing entry of rodents into the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignees: Bayer Crop Science SA, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Band G Equipment Company
    Inventors: Gary O. Maupin, Marc C. Dolan, Nicholas Hamon, Eric J. Snell
  • Publication number: 20040244717
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Gary O. Maupin, Marc C. Dolan, Nicholas Hamon, Eric J. Snell
  • Publication number: 20030056734
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided having openings for entry of rodents within the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for application to the rodents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
    Inventors: Gary O. Maupin, Nicholas Hamon, Eric Jeffrey Snell
  • Patent number: 6035807
    Abstract: A cattle scrubber comprising a frame which defines a geometrically shaped treatment zone, a cylindrical feeder barrel located in each corner of the treatment zone, and an elongated, flexible livestock insecticide applicator, which extends around the periphery of the treatment zone. The frame comprises a plurality of interconnected, elongated rigid ground engaging members which intersect at their ends to define the geometrically shaped treatment zone, and a plurality of rigid, elongated upstanding members, one of which is located at each corner intersection of the ground engaging members. Each feeder barrel is located near one of the upstanding members and provided with a feeder opening which is arranged to face inward into the treatment zone. An arcuate bracket member attached to each of the upstanding members is shaped to engage against the cylindrical sidewall of the feeder barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Kevin Lee Roy Burns
  • Patent number: 5782206
    Abstract: A litter box includes a pair of brushes each of which has bristles which project into an opening through which an animal must pass in order to enter or leave the litter box thereby performing a grooming action on the coat of the animal. In an additional embodiment of the invention, a sponge member is provided which deposits a liquid on the coat of the animal as the animal enters or leaves the litter box. In another embodiment of the invention the animal enters a second enclosure in which a washing action is performed on the animal's body and paws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Inventor: Eli Markowitz