Patents by Inventor Barry C. Padgett

Barry C. Padgett 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).

  • Animal handling apparatus
    Patent number: 4850308
    Abstract: Animal handling apparatus in the form of a closed track around which a number of carriages may run. Each carriage has a cradle for supporting an animal on its back, the cradle portion being rotatable relative to the remainder of the carriage. A catching box turns a sheep on its side and down a ramp onto a cradle on its back and a hook connected to an air pump catches and decelerates a moving carriage to deposit a treated sheep back on its feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Trax Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Barry C. Padgett