Patents Examined by Yvonne P. Abbott
  • Patent number: 6837185
    Abstract: A religious meditation apparatus includes at least two feed receptacles, a feed box formed by walls, a removable sliding plate disposed over the feed box, where the sliding plate is both removable in the plane perpendicular to the front wall and has a plate hole, a two guides on the removable sliding plate, a sliding drawer for containing feed located between the two guides on the removable sliding plate, where the sliding drawer has a ramp and a drain hole, a roof with a hinge, a balance plate over the sliding drawer, a drawer stop in the balance plate for preventing withdrawal of the drawer, an inclined floor enabling feed from the drawer to flow unimpeded through the drain hole to the feed receptacles, and a support under the inclined floor extending the length of the feed box. The apparatus can also have a weight-discriminating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Rodolfo Vallejo Ledesma