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Patent No.:

US 9078400 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2005
Applicants:

Neil John Barrett, Castle Hill, AU;

Bruce Nation Beilby, Little Bay, AU;

Inventors:

Neil John Barrett, Castle Hill, AU;

Bruce Nation Beilby, Little Bay, AU;

Assignee:

Montec Pty. Ltd, Castle Hill, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 3/14 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 22/02 (2006.01); A01G 1/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/00 (2006.01); A01K 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 1/001 (2013.01); A01K 1/0047 (2013.01); A01K 31/00 (2013.01); F24F 11/001 (2013.01); F24F 11/0012 (2013.01); F24F 11/0015 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0038 (2013.01);
Abstract

Automated methods, apparatuses and computer program products for controlling environmental parameters in a defined environment are disclosed herein. One method disclosed includes the steps of: measuring values of temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity in the environment, calculating a value of perceived temperature as a function of the measured values, and controlling the environmental parameters based on the calculated value. In certain embodiments, the defined environment comprises a chicken house and the temperature perceived by the chickens in the chicken house is calculated as a function of a characteristic of the chickens such as age or weight.


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