Patents
US 8353260 B1: Combination feeder and pesticide applicator
- Granted
- 2013-01-15
- Filed
- 2011-05-09 application 13103711
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A combination feeder and pesticide applicator for animals in which the animal receives an application of a pesticide when it manipulates the feeder. The feeder has a feeding compartment covered by a lid which can be selectively manipulated to expose food in the feeder. The lid has an applicator such as a cattle rub attached to it through a webbing weaved in and out of a plurality of slots on the lid. The ends of the webbing are clamped together. The ends of the cattle rub are also clamped to one another. A secondary attachment mechanism can be used to further secure the cattle rub to the lid, which prevents the animal from dislodging the cattle rub from the lid.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130115.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Steel Products, Inc. 3 patents | US company or organization | Houghton, IA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas W. Wenstrand | Sac City, IA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K5/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WENSTRAND, THOMAS signed 2011-04-11 | HAWKEYE STEEL PRODUCTS, INC. HOUGHTON, IA | 26246/521 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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