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US 12,295,352 B2Granted
Feeding system
AssigneesLe Vachula, Ronald Vachula, Faunalogy Inc.
InventorsLe Vachula, David Michael Cowan, Joshua Lars Peterson, Ronald George Vachula, Jr.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a feeding system. The feeding system includes a housing that substantially forms an exterior surface of the feeding system, inside the housing includes an arm configured to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise to a plurality of positions, wherein the arm is configured to support a can; a can opener at a first position of the plurality of positions; and an opening of the housing at a second position of the plurality of positions.
Claims34
A feeding system comprising:
- a housing that substantially forms an exterior surface of the feeding system, inside the housing comprising:
- an arm configured to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise to a plurality of positions, wherein the arm is configured to support a can comprising food contents, wherein the plurality of positions comprise a can-opening position, a feeding position, a storage position, and a used-can removal position;
- a first motor operatively connected to said arm for controlling said clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of said arm;
- a second motor for controlling an elevation screw operating in conjunction with said arm to move the arm vertically upwards and downwards at each of the plurality of positions;
- a programmed processor providing signals for controlling said first motor to move said arm and supported can to each of said plurality of positions and for controlling said second motor to move said arm and supported can vertically while at one of said plurality of positions;
- a can opener to open the can at the can-opening position to provide an opened can;
- an opening of the housing at the feeding position, wherein the food contents of the opened can are accessible at the feeding position for feeding from the opened can;
- and
- the storage position being away from the feeding position and away from the used-can removal position, wherein the opened can having unused food contents is temporarily stored at the storage position for a predetermined period of time,
- a capping arm at the storage position, the capping arm comprising a ring extending around the circumference of the capping arm, the ring contacting an exposed edge of the opened can to form a seal between the unused food contents and the environment around the feeding system;
- wherein the programmed processor provides signals for controlling said first and second motors to configure rotational and vertical movement of said arm to move the can to the can-opening position and the feeding position;
- and
- wherein the arm moves the opened can having the unused food contents from the feeding position to the storage position, and subsequently from the storage position back to the feeding position after expiration of the predetermined period such that the unused food contents are again accessible at the feeding position.
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A feeding system comprising:
- a housing that substantially forms an exterior surface of the feeding system, inside the housing comprising:
- an arm configured to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise to a plurality of positions, wherein the arm is configured to support a can comprising food contents, wherein the plurality of positions comprise a can-opening position, a feeding position, a storage position, and a used-can removal position;
- a first motor operatively connected to said arm for controlling said clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of said arm;
- a second motor for controlling an elevation screw operating in conjunction with said arm to move the arm vertically upwards and downwards at each of the plurality of positions;
- a programmed processor providing signals for controlling said first motor to move said arm and supported can to each of said plurality of positions and for controlling said second motor to move said arm and supported can vertically while at one of said plurality of positions;
- a can opener to open the can at the can-opening position to provide an opened can;
- an opening of the housing at the feeding position, wherein the food contents of the opened can are accessible at the feeding position for feeding from the opened can;
- and
- the storage position being away from the feeding position and away from the used-can removal position, wherein the opened can having unused food contents is temporarily stored at the storage position for a predetermined period of time, and
- a capping arm at the storage position, the capping arm configured to one of:
- wholly cap the opened can by contacting the opened can having unused contents at the storage position or partially cap the opened can by positioning the capping arm over the opened can without touching the can;
- wherein the programmed processor provides signals for controlling said first and second motors to configure rotational and vertical movement of said arm to move the can to the can-opening position and the feeding position;
- and
- wherein the arm moves the opened can having the unused food contents from the feeding position to the storage position, and subsequently from the storage position back to the feeding position after expiration of the predetermined period such that the unused food contents are again accessible at the feeding position.
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