Rodent Type Patents (Class 119/61.51)
  • Patent number: 7748346
    Abstract: A feeding chamber is reached by an ascending ramp and an entrance passage, the top of said feeding chamber being defined by a first grid through which feed descends into said feeding chamber and the floor of said feeding chamber being defined by a second grid which allows food to fall from within said feeding chamber into a spillage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Morehouse School of Medicine
    Inventors: Jacqueline Hibbert, Phouyong Sayavongsa
  • Patent number: 7458338
    Abstract: A feeder apparatus comprises a plurality of walls defining a feeder body, mounting structure, and a feed holder. The feeder body is hingedly, optionally hingedly and/or removably, mounted to the mounting structure. In some embodiments, the feeder apparatus further includes a blocking plate which is hingedly, optionally hingedly and removably, mounted to the mounting structure. One or more of the feeder body walls and the feed holder have cooperating sliding structures, enabling the feed holder to be slidingly received into, and/or removed from the remainder of the feeder apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Adam's Specialty Products, LLC
    Inventor: Adam J. Keller
  • Patent number: 7055462
    Abstract: A feeder apparatus comprises a plurality of walls, mounting structure and a feed holder. The plurality of walls communicates with the mounting structure to accommodate mounting the feeder apparatus on the outside of an animal confinement structure, e.g. a cage. One or more walls of the feeder body and the feed holder have cooperating sliding structures, enabling the feed holder to be slidingly received into, and/or removed from the remainder of the feeder apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Adam's Specialty Products, LLC
    Inventor: Adam J. Keller