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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2020
Applicant:
The Gsi Group Llc, Assumption, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brad K. Eversole, Assumption, IL (US);
Assignee:
The GSI Group, LLC, Assumption, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 19/06 (2006.01); F24F 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/0047 (2013.01); F16H 19/06 (2013.01); F24F 2013/1433 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ventilation control system for an animal facility. The ventilation control system has a movable ventilation control member mounted in an opening of the animal facility, the ventilation control member being movable relative the opening to control the amount of air that is able to pass through the opening. The ventilation control system also has a positioning strap attached to the ventilation control member, the strap having a strap thickness. A strap drive control apparatus is configured to control the positioning of the ventilation control member at a constant control member speed.