Patents by Inventor JOHN BUSSEMA

JOHN BUSSEMA 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).

  • Poultry cage with improved manure drying arrangement
    Patent number: 9820472
    Abstract: A poultry cage comprises a resting surface in a horizontal plane having a plurality of openings, a manure collecting surface arranged underneath the resting surface, and a drying air channel comprising a first side wall having a set of first openings for directing drying air towards the manure collecting surface and a set of second openings for directing drying air towards the manure collecting surface. Each first opening directs the drying air at a first angle against a vertical direction towards the manure collecting surface and each second opening directs the drying air at a second angle against a vertical direction towards the manure collecting surface, wherein the first angle being different than the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: BIG DUTCHMAN INTERNATIONAL GmbH
    Inventors: John Bussema, Günter Möller
  • POULTRY CAGE WITH IMPROVED MANURE DRYING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20150208617
    Abstract: A poultry cage comprises a resting surface in a horizontal plane having a plurality of openings, a manure collecting surface arranged underneath the resting surface, and a drying air channel comprising a first side wall having a set of first openings for directing drying air towards the manure collecting surface and a set of second openings for directing drying air towards the manure collecting surface. Each first opening directs the drying air at a first angle against a vertical direction towards the manure collecting surface and each second opening directs the drying air at a second angle against a vertical direction towards the manure collecting surface, wherein the first angle being different than the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: BIG DUTCHMAN INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: JOHN BUSSEMA, Günter Möller