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US 10,292,363 B2Granted
Species specific feeder
OwnerHarold G Monkinventor
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Abstract
Animal feeders are disclosed that include housings resilient to specific species, feed compartments resilient to selected species, a protected region in the housing, a barrier between the protected region and the feed compartment, an access door, a species recognition device, an access door actuator, a controller, and an arm projecting through the housing or the barrier.
Claims12
An animal feeder comprising:
- a. a housing wherein the housing is resilient to a selected species;
- b. a feed compartment within the housing wherein the feed compartment is resilient to the selected species;
- c. a protected region within the housing;
- d. a barrier between the protected region and the feed compartment;
- e. an access door located in the housing;
- f. a species recognition device;
- g. an access door actuator located in the protected region;
- and
- h. an electric shock deterrent;
- i. wherein an external portion of the housing is electrically conductive;
- j. wherein the protected region is not accessible to the selected species;
- k. wherein the housing is a hog resilient housing;
- l. wherein the access door is a hog resilient access door;
- and
- m. wherein the selected species is a mammalian species.
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An animal feeder comprising:
- a. a housing wherein the housing is resilient to a selected species;
- b. a feed compartment within the housing wherein the feed compartment is resilient to the selected species;
- c. a protected region within the housing;
- d. a barrier between the protected region and the feed compartment;
- e. an access door located in the housing;
- f. a species recognition device;
- g. an access door actuator located in the protected region;
- and
- h. an electric shock deterrent;
- i. wherein the access door actuator operates in response to the species recognition device;
- j. wherein the access door actuator operates the access door through an obstruction selected from the housing and the barrier;
- k. wherein the barrier is a selected species barrier;
- l. wherein the access door actuator has an access door actuator communication line and the access door actuator communication line is entirely within the protected region;
- m. wherein the housing is a bear resilient housing;
- n. wherein the access door is a bear resilient access door;
- and
- o. wherein the selected species is selected from a mammalian species and an avian species.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.