Patents by Inventor Frank W. Redmann

Frank W. Redmann 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: 4442794
    Abstract: Apparatus for automatically tethering a cow in a tie stall of a type having a milking pad for providing a place for a cow to stand and having partitions for separating a feed bunk from a milking pad, an access opening for allowing the head and neck of a cow to pass through the milking pad to the feed bunk and preventing the rest of the cow from passing therethrough, whereby a cow can stand on the milking pad and eat feed in the feed bunk. A frame is operatively connected to the partition below the access opening. A collar extending around the neck of a cow has a tripping chain connected thereto for hanging below the collar. A catching mechanism is operatively attached to the frame for automatically connecting the tripping chain to the frame upon contact of the tripping chain with the catching mechanism, whereby when a cow having a collar and tripping chain connected thereto sticks its head through the access opening, it will be automatically tethered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventor: Frank W. Redmann