ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,668, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to U-CHIKA Corp. (Kochi, Japan).
"Slat unit for livestock barn" was invented by Takeshi Chikamori (Kochi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a slat unit for a livestock barn that significantly reduces efforts in a laying operation and that is hygienic and highly durable. A slat unit 10 for a livestock barn made of stainless steel that is a preferable floor material at an excretion area in a livestock barn includes at least a plurality of elongated slat panels 12, one or more horizontal members 14 that connect the plurality of slat panels 12 arranged side by side i...