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Movable animal house
Assignee: HUSKEE-BILT Corp
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Filing: 1968-07-01
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Granted: 1971-01-19
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Expires: 1988-07-01
Abstract
Abstract House for swine, cattle, poultry, etc., with facilities for feeding, watering and sheltering. Movable from site to site. Self-contained oxidation ditch and aeration device for treating animal manure. Vapors generated during aeration of contents of oxidation tank are prevented from dispersing into animal housing area. Accumulation of sludge in corner of rectangular oxidation tank is prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Lyle J Honegger
- 👤 N Keith Newtson
- 👤 Joseph S Stevenson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:19
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/0035
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
In an animal house: a floor; an animal housing area occupying a portion of said floor; an open-top tank having a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls and a substantially rectangular horizontal cross section, said tank underlying said animal housing area of the floor; said floor comprising means in the animal housing area for permitting animal manure to drop through said floor; said tank comprising means for containing liquid and for receiving animal manure dropping through said floor; means for producing, in the liquid in said tank, a current moving sequentially in a first longitudinal direction alongside one sidewall of the tank and then in a second longitudinal direction, opposite said first direction, alongside the other of said sidewalls; flow directing means at a corner of the tank for providing turbulence at said corner and preventing sludge from accumulating at said corner; and said flow directing means having opposite ends, each spaced from said side and end walls of the tank and said flow directing means and said corner forming a channel having an inlet, an outlet and a convex inner side defined by the flow directing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
In an animal house: a floor; an animal housing area occupying a portion of said floor; an open-top tank having a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls and a substantially rectangular horizontal cross section, said tank underlying said animal housing area of the floor; said floor comprising means in the animal housing area for permitting animal manure to drop through said floor; said tank comprising means for containing liquid and for receiving animal manure dropping through said floor; means for producing, in the liquid in said tank, a current moving sequentially in a first longitudinal direction alongside one sidewall of the tank and then in a second longitudinal direction, opposite said first direction, alongside the other of said sidewalls; flow directing means at a corner of the tank for providing turbulence at said corner and preventing sludge from accumulating at said corner; and said flow directing means having opposite ends, each spaced from said side and end walls of the tank and said flow directing means and said corner forming a channel having an inlet, an outlet and a convex inner side defined by the flow directing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
In an animal house as recited in claim 1 wherein said flow directing means extends upwardly from the bottom of the tank and has a horizontal cross section substantially asymptotic to said corner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
In an animal house: a shell having walls and a roof; a floor; an animal housing area occupying a first portion of said floor; an aeration area having aeration means therein and occupying a second portion of said floor; an elongated open-top tank underlying the animal housing area of the floor; said floor comprising opening means in the animal housing area for permitting animal manure to drop through said floor; said tank comprising means for containing liquid and for receiving animal manure dropping through said floor; means, including airflow-exhaustion means at said aeration area, for reducing dispersion from said aeration area, of vapors from the liquid in said tank; and means at said animal housing area , including the absence of projections extending downwardly from said floor toward said tank, for preventing foam from accumulating at a given location below the floor of the animal housing area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
In an animal house: a shell having walls and a roof; a floor; an animal housing area occupying a first portion of said floor; an aeration area having aeration means therein and occupying a second portion of said floor; an elongated open-top tank underlying the animal housing area of the floor; said floor comprising opening means in the animal housing area for permitting animal manure to drop through said floor; said tank comprising means for containing liquid and for receiving animal manure dropping through said floor; means, including airflow-exhaustion means at said aeration area, for reducing dispersion from said aeration area, of vapors from the liquid in said tank; and means at said animal housing area , including the absence of projections extending downwardly from said floor toward said tank, for preventing foam from accumulating at a given location below the floor of the animal housing area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
In an animal house as recited in claim 3: means, comprising an aeration rotor, located inside said shell at said aeration area for aerating the contents of the tank; said aerating means, during operation thereof, generating said vapors in the aeration area from the liquid in said tank; said means for reducing dispersion of vapors from said aeration area to the housing area comprising vapor confining means; and said airflow-exhausting flow means at said aeration area comprising means for exhausting and removing said vapors from the aeration area to the exterior of the shell.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
In an animal house as recited in claim 4 wherein said vapor confining means comprises partition means located between said aerating means and said housing area and defining said aeration area within said shell about the aerating means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
In an animal house as recited in claim 4 wherein said vapor exhausting means comprises an exhaust fan, in said aeration area, communicating with the shell exterior and actuable in response to operation of said aerating means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
104 words
In an animal house as recited in claim 3: said aeration area being separate and discrete from said animal housing area and overlying said open-top tank; opening means in the floor at said aeration area for permitting vapors from the tank to enter said aeration area; partition means separating said aeration area from the animal housing area; and said means for exhausting an airflow comprising means for drawing air from the animal housing area to the tank and means for drawing vapor from the tank to said aeration area and means for exhausting vapors from said aeration area to the exterior of the shell.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
In an animal house as recited in claim 3: said shell being elongated and having a bottom; an underframe permanently attached to the bottom of said shell; said underframe including means for supporting said shell on a stationary surface and for removably mounting said shell on a running gear for transportation of the shell between sites; said floor being inside said shell; said tank being carried and supported by the house; thermal insulation means on all of said shell walls, on said shell roof and on said shell bottom; and the totality of said tank being immovably confined within said insulated shell.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
A movable house as recited in claim 8 wherein: said tank and said floor of the animal housing area include means cooperating to reduce the concentration of animal manure at any point along the width of said tank; said open-top tank underlies the totality of said animal housing area; and the totality of said animal housing area includes said opening means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
An animal house as recited in claim 3 wherein said airflow-exhausting means comprises fan means for passing an airflow below said floor along the length of said tank toward said aeration area.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
An animal house as recited in claim 3 and comprising: an aeration rotor at said aeration area and extending axially along the width of said tank in a channel thereof; and that part of the width of said channel not occupied by the rotor being substantially as wide as that part of the width of said channel occupied by said rotor.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-01-18 | 1974-07-20 | 1975-01-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-01-18 | 1978-07-20 | 1979-01-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-01-18 | 1982-07-20 | 1983-01-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |