ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,183, issued on April 8, was assigned to CTB Inc. (Milford, Ind.).
"Free access sow gestation stall gate assembly" was invented by Jacob Wheatley (Elkhart, Ind.) and Christopher Elvidge (Albion, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gestation stall gate assembly includes a gate support, a gate pivotably coupled to the gate support, and a gate control assembly. The gate is pivotable between an inwardly open position, a closed position, and an outwardly open position. The gate control assembly is configured to (i) allow the gate to pivot from the closed position to the inwardly open position when a sow pushes against the gate to pivot t...