US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Cattle water fountain" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,800, issued on July 14.

"Cattle water fountain" was invented by David Van Otterloo (Hull, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A livestock water fountain comprises a first water chamber, a water inlet near the bottom of the first water chamber, and a thermostat in the first water chamber position above the inlet adjacent a preset low-water level in the chamber so as to measure the temperature of the water near the surface of the water. The fountain maybe divided into dual chambers with a wall having a lower passageway for fluid communication which can be plugged to limit water to one of the chambers when water consumption decreases in...