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US 11,895,988 B2Granted
Livestock health monitoring systems and methods of use
AssigneeFevertags LLC
InventorsJohn M. Greer, Richard Arelin Crider, Jr., Alvin C. Fults
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Abstract
Systems and methods of using an animal wellness notification system to determine the wellness of an animal, the systems and methods comprising: attaching an animal wellness notification system component to an animal, monitoring the temperature of the animal to determine if the animal's temperature remains outside a selected temperature range for a selected time duration, and providing notice if the animal's temperature remained outside the selected temperature range for the selected time duration.
Claims13
An animal wellness notification system, comprising:
- an attachment body configured to securely engage with an animal's ear;
- a temperature monitoring component;
- a housing secured to the attachment body;
- a power module electrically connected to and configured to provide power to at least one other component of the animal wellness notification system;
- a charging component;
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, wherein the RFID device is configured to communicate information concerning an animal;
- a computer disposed within the housing;
- and
- a notification device in data communication with the computer, wherein the notification device is configured to provide notice, and wherein the computer comprises software which configures the computer to:
- receive a selected temperature range;
- receive a selected time duration;
- receive temperature data from the temperature monitoring component;
- determine whether an animal's temperature is outside the selected temperature range;
- and
- cause the notification device to provide the notice upon the animal's temperature remaining outside the selected temperature range for the selected time duration.
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