ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,284,988, issued on April 29, was assigned to Next Generation Deer Feeders (New Braunfels, Texas).

"Multi-purpose feeder with timed access control system" was invented by Timothy K Van Delden (New Braunfels, Texas) and Robert E O'Connor (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-purpose gravity-fed feeder system comprising a timed-access control system configured to simultaneously provide a combination of different nutrient-rich feed attractants to a target animal at a feeder site during specific hours, the timed-access control system comprising a synchronizing actuator control board with LCD interface, linear actuators, two or mo...