Patents by Inventor John Francis Smith

John Francis Smith 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: 3985105
    Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing animal foodstuffs particularly in granular, particulate, or like form. The apparatus is intended for use in conjunction with a conventional elongate feeding trough serving a plurality of feeding stations. The apparatus includes a foodstuffs receiver which is of elongate form, and which is equal in length to that length of the trough into which foodstuffs are to be dispensed. A dispensing head is arranged to be coupled to a foodstuffs supply, and is movable relative to the receiver along the length of the receiver. The head includes guides which guide the receiver through the head during relative movement between the two, and the head has a foodstuffs outlet whereby foodstuffs can pass from the supply through the head and into that portion of the receiver which is within the head at any given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Assignee: Arrow Vale Egg Producers Limited
    Inventor: John Francis Smith