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Low Spillage Metabolic FeederAn animal feeder for use in a metabolic cage is introduced. The feeder includes a confined passageway and an adjustable notched gate proceeding a food cup. The gate is adjusted so that the entry area to the food cup approximates the cross sectional head area of the animal. Food ejected from the food cup by a caged animal is dropped through a grate into a spill tray.
Document ID
19960034342
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Evans, JuliAnn (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field,CA United States)
Gundo, Daniel P. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field,CA United States)
Harper, Jennifer S. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field,CA United States)
Mulenburg, Gerald M. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field,CA United States)
Skundberg, Thomas L. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field,CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
March 19, 1996
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: NASA-Case-ARC-12063-1
Patent Number: US-Patent-5,499,609
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-217909
Accession Number
96N30205
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-Case-ARC-12063-1|US-Patent-5,499,609
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-217909

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