Mary Mccall Gordon

US Patent:

20100124582, May 20, 2010

Filed:

Nov 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/273759

Inventors:

Kent J. Lanter - Waterloo IL, US
Brenda de Rodas - O'Fallon MO, US
Randel H. Raub - Bunker Hill IL, US
Mary Elizabeth Gordon - Wappingers Falls NY, US

Assignee:

Land O'Lakes Purina Feed, LLC - Shoreview MN

International Classification:

A23K 1/00
C11B 5/00
A23P 1/12
A23K 1/18

US Classification:

426 2, 426542, 426546, 426516

Abstract:

The animal feed of the present invention is a soft extruded nugget with a chewy, moist interior. These nuggets have a high moisture content and preservatives. The animal feed also has a long shelf life given the high moisture content. The animal feed of this invention is provided to young animals after weaning from a liquid diet.

US Patent:

20170318779, Nov 9, 2017

Filed:

May 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/148709

Inventors:

- Shoreview MN, US
Mark Caldwell - Labadie MO, US
Mary Beth Gordon - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Douglas Schmidt - Union MO, US

International Classification:

A01K 5/02
G06F 17/30
A01K 29/00
G06F 17/30
A01K 1/10

Abstract:

Systems and methods provide automated data collection of feed behavior and intake for animals in confinement where the animal ingests feed from a feed station that includes a first and second feed container each of which holds a feed that is freely accessible to the animal, and a respective first and second weight sensor each of which senses a change in weight of the respective feed in the container. A processor is configured to transmit instructions to cause it to receive from the weight sensors, a plurality signals indicative of a change in weight in the first and second feed containers. The processor records a reduction in weight sensed by the first or the second sensor as consumption of the respective feed, and records a change in weight sensed by the first or the second sensor as feeding activity at the respective feed container.