ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,309, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to All Seasons Feeders Ltd. (San Antonio).
"Combination feeder" was invented by Zach Gates (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination feeder can selectively broadcast feed, time-feed into feed troughs, and use an adaptable vibrator plate with a motor to feed a variety of feeds. A feeding device can comprise a hopper, a feed trough, a conversion box assembly that can be connected to the hopper, a motor, and one or more feed outlet openings connected to the conversion box assembly. The conversion box assembly can have one or more flaps that can be transitioned between a raised and a l...