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US3333573A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus and method for feeding poultry

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-07-28
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1985-07-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Herbert E Wotring

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 02:36
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K39/00; A01K39/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 102 words
THE METHOD OF FEEDING POULTRY FROM AN ELONGATED TROUGH WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF CLOSING THE TROUGH AGAINST ACCESS OF THE POULTRY TO THE INTERIOR THEREOF, DISTRIBUTING FEED THROUGHOUT A LENGTH OF THE INTERIOR OF THE TROUGH SUFFICIENT TO FEED THE WHOLE FLOCK WITHOUT CROWDING WHILE MAINTAINING THE TROUGH SO CLOSED AGAINST SUCH ACCESS OF THE POULTRY, AND AFTER THE FEED IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT SUCH LENGTH, OPENING AT ONE TIME THE WHOLE SAID LENGTH FOR SUCH ACCSS, THEREBY TO PREVENT CROWDING NEAR THE FEED ONE OF THE TROUGH, INJURY OF LESS STRONG BIRDS, OVERFEEDING OF STRONG BIRDS, AND STARVING OF WEAK BIRDS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-07-31 1971-01-30 1971-08-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-31 1975-01-30 1975-08-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-31 1979-01-30 1979-08-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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