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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Trax Right, Llc, Canyon, TX (US);
Inventors:
John P. Frazier, Portland, ME (US);
Peter J. Kuzma, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Stephen E. Bachman, Canyon, TX (US);
Assignee:
TRAX RIGHT, LLC, Canyon, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A61D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/005 (2013.01); A61D 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to identify morbid animals housed in a feedyard having a feed bunk, where the method includes providing a plurality of animal beacons and at least one beacon reader, placing the beacon reader adjacent the feed bunk, transmitting by a first animal beacon a first signal comprising a first unique identifier for a first animal wearing the first animal beacon, wherein the first animal is housed in the feedyard, receiving by the beacon reader the first signal, and based upon the first signal, determining a proximity of the first animal to the feed bunk.