Nathan Andrew Price

US Patent:

6367418, Apr 9, 2002

Filed:

Mar 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/810588

Inventors:

Edward A. Ulman - New Brunswick NJ
Barrie Hopewell - Higganum CT
Nathan B. Price - New Haven CT
Frederick E. Jackson - Wethersfield CT
Daniel E. Shapiro - Branford CT

Assignee:

Research Diets, Inc. - New Brunswick NJ

International Classification:

A01K 3900

US Classification:

119 54, 119 5792

Abstract:

An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a surface adjacent the opening, to receive fallen gnawed food and hold the fallen gnawed food in a position accessible by the animal for eating. The hopper engages a mounting bracket. The bracket is directly attachable to the animals cage. The bracket has a lip which partially covers the receiving surface of the hopper to physically limit the animal from leaning on the hopper and to prevent the hopper from tipping back so far that it falls off the conical mount. A conical bottom surface is attached to the hopper. The conical bottom surface seats on a conical mount.

US Patent:

6542850, Apr 1, 2003

Filed:

Mar 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/810373

Inventors:

Edward A. Ulman - New Brunswick NJ
Barrie Hopewell - Higganum CT
Nathan B. Price - New Haven CT
Dominic Sarica - Lambertville NJ
Frederick E. Jackson - Wethersfield CT
Daniel E. Shapiro - Branford CT

Assignee:

Research Diets, Inc. - New Brunswick NJ

International Classification:

A01K 100

US Classification:

702179, 702150, 702175, 702182, 702188

Abstract:

An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a surface adjacent the opening, to receive fallen gnawed food and hold the fallen gnawed food in a position accessible by the animal for eating. The hopper engages a mounting bracket. The bracket is directly attachable to the animals cage. The bracket has a lip which partially covers the receiving surface of the hopper to physically limit the animal from leaning on the hopper and to prevent the hopper from tipping back so far that it falls off the conical mount. A conical bottom surface is attached to the hopper. The conical bottom surface seats on a conical mount.

US Patent:

6748898, Jun 15, 2004

Filed:

Aug 5, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/212996

Inventors:

Edward A. Ulman - New Brunswick NJ
Barrie Hopewell - Higganum CT
Nathan B. Price - New Haven CT
Dominic Sarica - Lambertville NJ
Frederick E. Jackson - Wethersfield CT
Daniel E. Shapiro - Branford CT

Assignee:

Research Diets, Inc. - New Brunswick NJ

International Classification:

A01K 110

US Classification:

119 5792, 119 54, 119 521, 119 5102

Abstract:

An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a surface adjacent the opening, to receive fallen gnawed food and hold the fallen gnawed food in a position accessible by the animal for eating. The hopper engages a mounting bracket. The bracket has a lip which partially covers the receiving surface of the hopper to physically limit the animal from leaning on the hopper and to prevent the hopper from tipping back so far that it falls off the conical mount. A conical mount transmits a downward force from the conical bottom surface to a sensor, but does not transmit an upward force or moment to the sensor.

US Patent:

62341111, May 22, 2001

Filed:

Apr 29, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/302068

Inventors:

Edward A. Ulman - New Brunswick NJ
Barrie Hopewell - Higganum CT
Nathan B. Price - New Haven CT
Dominic Sarica - Lambertville NJ
Frederick E. Jackson - Wethersfield CT
Daniel E. Shapiro - Branford CT

Assignee:

Research Diets, Inc. - New Brunswick NJ

International Classification:

A01K 110

US Classification:

119 54

Abstract:

An animal feeder has a hopper for storing pieces of food. The bottom of the hopper has an opening accessible by an animal. The opening is smaller than a piece of food, but large enough for the animal to gnaw the food through the opening. The hopper has a surface adjacent the opening, to receive fallen gnawed food and hold the fallen gnawed food in a position accessible by the animal for eating. The hopper engages a mounting bracket. The bracket is directly attachable to the animal's cage. The bracket has a lip which partially covers the receiving surface of the hopper to physically limit the animal from leaning on the hopper and to prevent the hopper from tipping back so far that it falls off the conical mount. A conical bottom surface is attached to the hopper. The conical bottom surface seats on a conical mount.