US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Livestock feeder" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,798, issued on July 14.

"Livestock feeder" was invented by Mark Otto (Middlebury, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A livestock feeder includes a hopper, a feed pan, and a door. The hopper includes an inlet and an outlet. The feed pan is coupled to the hopper and includes a first edge and an opposite second edge. The first edge is disposed to receive feed dispensed from the outlet. The door is suspended over the feed pan. The door has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion is pivotably coupled to the hopper to facilitate the rotation of the door about an axis disposed over the feed pan, to facilitate the tran...