Patents
US 9532549 B2: Devices and systems for limiting feed volume disposed into a plurality of tandem feed boot unloaders into a feed path(s), and related methods
- Granted
- 2017-01-03
- Filed
- 2014-03-10 application 14202315
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Devices and systems for limiting feed volume dispensed into a plurality of tandem feed boot unloaders into one or more feed paths and related methods are disclosed. A core system is provided that are disposed in the feed path through each of the tandem feed boot unloaders in a center portion of an auger supported by a bearing assembly. Feed housings are configured to direct feed into the boot unloaders and into the auger. The feed is moved by the auger as a result of rotation of the auger about the bearing assembly. The core system provided herein limits and regulates the amount of feed that can enter each boot unloader by occupying space within a center portion of the auger that passes through each boot unloader, thus making it less likely that the auger will become clogged and be constrained from moving feed in the feed path.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170103.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Slat, Inc. 9 patents | US company or organization | Newton Grove, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mark Rose | Newton Grove, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tyler Clay Marion | Raleigh, NC | 2 | 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 | A01K5/0258 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROSE, JOE MARK signed 2013-04-11 MARION, TYLER CLAY signed 2013-04-16 | HOG SLAT INC. NEWTON GROVE, NC | 32391/920 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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