Patents by Inventor Richard H. Cobb

Richard H. Cobb 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).

  • Method and apparatus for simultaneous distribution of poultry feed
    Patent number: 4241700
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus are disclosed for dispensing feed from a storage hopper to a closed-loop trough for simultaneous distribution of the feed to selectively positioned feed stations. A conveyor in the trough is used for displacing the feed from the storage hopper along the length of the trough to dispensing openings over the feed stations which are maintained covered by suitable means such as a sliding cutoff until feed is distributed uniformly throughout the trough. The openings are then uncovered in concert to simultaneously distribute feed from the trough to the feed stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Inventor: Richard H. Cobb
  • Poultry cage bottom cover
    Patent number: 4023530
    Abstract: A grid cover for a wire cage bottom to eliminate the cage inhabitants' exposure to rust on the bottom of the cage. The cover comprises an overlay grid having cross members with longitudinal channels which substantially conform to and are aligned with the wire members of the grid-like configuration of the cage bottom. Similarly, openings between the cross members of the overlay grid are substantially aligned with the openings between wire members of the cage bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Inventor: Richard H. Cobb