Chad A Conard from Manhattan, KS, age 56

Methods To Deliver Low-Inclusion Ingredients Into An Animal Feed Ration
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US Patent:

20090130249, May 21, 2009
Filed:

Nov 18, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/313248
Inventors:

Chad Allen Conard - Fort Calhoun NE, US
Shalis Winder - Omaha NE, US
Assignee:

CARGILL, INCORPORATED - Wayzata MN
International Classification:

A23K 1/16
A23K 1/00
US Classification:

426 2, 426623, 426 72, 426 74, 426648
Abstract:

The present disclosure describes methods that maintain the substantially uniform distribution of low-inclusion ingredients in an animal feed ration. Such methods include combining a non-liquid admixture that includes the low-inclusion ingredients and a non-liquid carrier with a base animal feed to make an animal feed ration.

System And Apparatus To Deliver Low Inclusion Feed Ingredients Into Livestock Ration
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US Patent:

20090238031, Sep 24, 2009
Filed:

Nov 18, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/313206
Inventors:

Chad Allen Conard - Fort Calhoun NE, US
Shalis Winder - Omaha NE, US
Assignee:

CARGILL, INCORPORATED - Wayzata MN
International Classification:

B01F 15/04
US Classification:

3661622
Abstract:

A system for delivering microingredient feed additives into a feed ration includes a storage hopper with a mixer element attached to an agitator shaft that is configured to agitate a high-moisture feed ingredient in the hopper when the agitator shaft is rotated. A micromachine includes storage containers for storing low-inclusion ingredients, and meters and dispenses precise amounts of selected low-inclusion ingredients without using a fluid carrier. A mixing conveyor receives and mixes the high-moisture feed ingredient and the selected low-inclusion ingredients. The mixing conveyor includes a discharge screw with a rotatable shaft and flighting attached to the shaft, wherein a portion of the flighting positioned below the storage hopper pull the high-moisture feed ingredient from the storage hopper and convey it to a mixing section that receives the selected low-inclusion ingredients dispensed from the micromachine without using a fluid carrier and mixes the low-inclusion ingredients with the feed ingredient.

Animal Management
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US Patent:

20130309351, Nov 21, 2013
Filed:

Jan 27, 2012
Appl. No.:

13/981995
Inventors:

Harold Sheldon Norton - Chaska MN, US
Ricky Allen Stock - Walton NE, US
Chad Allen Conard - Delano MN, US
Joseph Michael Lewis - Blair NE, US
Assignee:

Cargill, Incorporated - Wayzata MN
International Classification:

A23K 1/00
US Classification:

426 2
Abstract:

Systems and methods for animal management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for managing an animal includes administering an animal feed ration to a plurality of animals, the animal feed ration comprising ingredients and a taggant. The method also includes visually observing the presence or absence of the taggant adhered to the snout of at least one of the plurality of animals. The method also includes determining if the animal has consumed the animal feed ration.

Method And Apparatus For Reducing Aflatoxin-Contaminated Corn
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US Patent:

20150090642, Apr 2, 2015
Filed:

Dec 11, 2014
Appl. No.:

14/567251
Inventors:

- Wayzata MN, US
Chad Allen CONARD - Delano MN, US
Marie Khagik COSTANIAN - Kettering OH, US
Lawrence E. FOSDICK - Troy OH, US
Eugene Joseph FOX - Dayton OH, US
Donald GRUNIG - Oskaloosa IA, US
Steven W. KIRKVOLD - Omaha NE, US
Abhay R. LADHE - Eden Prairie MN, US
Jacob A. LELAND - Mitchell SD, US
Joseph Michael LEWIS - Arlington NE, US
Eugene Max PETERS - Kettering OH, US
Anthony John SCHANILEC - Otley IA, US
Riley Neil SMITH - Omaha NE, US
Eric SUMNER - Minneapolis MN, US
Ping YANG - Dayton OH, US
Hadi Nayef YEHIA - Beavercreek OH, US
Jill Louise ZULLO - Excelsior MN, US
International Classification:

A23L 1/015
B03B 5/30
B03B 5/28
US Classification:

209173, 209172
Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.

Method And Apparatus For Reducing Aflatoxin-Contaminated Corn
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US Patent:

20140102950, Apr 17, 2014
Filed:

Mar 15, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/833142
Inventors:

- Wayzata MN, US
Chad Allen Conard - Delano MN, US
Lawrence E. Fosdick - Troy OH, US
Eugene Joseph Fox - Dayton OH, US
Donald Grunig - Oskaloosa IA, US
Steven W. Kirkvold - Omaha NE, US
Abhay R. Ladhe - Eden Prairie MN, US
Jacob A. Leland - Mitchell SD, US
Joseph Michael Lewis - Arlington NE, US
Anthony John Schanilec - Otley IA, US
Riley Neil Smith - Omaha NE, US
Eric Sumner - Minneapolis MN, US
Ping Yang - Dayton OH, US
Jill Louise Zullo - Excelsior MN, US
International Classification:

B03D 1/00
US Classification:

209173
Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.

Chad A Conard