US 12,070,018 B2
Semirigid poultry and/or swine enclosure
Raymond Paul Greive, Murrieta, CA (US); Jeffrey Lane McDaniel, Murrieta, CA (US); and Daniel J. Coady, Warmer Springs, CA (US)
Assigned to PERDUE FOODS LLC, Salisbury, MD (US)
Filed by PERDUE FOODS LLC, Salisbury, MD (US)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/123,873.
Application 18/123,873 is a continuation of application No. 17/379,802, filed on Jul. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,606,934.
Application 17/379,802 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/017,609, filed on Sep. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,503,811.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/898,512, filed on Sep. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225296 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A01K 31/18 (2006.01); A01K 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 31/18 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0035 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to flex and/or adjust to accommodate undulating terrain during movement on a field, the semirigid poultry enclosure comprising:
a semirigid foundation including one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements, wherein the flexible portions are longer than the rigid structural elements;
multiple wall barriers coupled to the semirigid foundation;
multiple wheels coupled to the semirigid foundation to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure, wherein poultry within the semirigid poultry enclosure have access to the field from within the enclosure; and
an automated movement system for the semirigid poultry enclosure to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure across the field.