Patents

US 8149125 B2: Animal management system including radio animal tags and additional transceiver(s)

Granted
2012-04-03
Filed
2010-11-19 application 12950496
Type
Utility · 20 claims
Elsewhere
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Abstract

An animal management system includes a beacon, a radio animal tag configured to monitor the proximity of the animal tag to the beacon, and a reader configured to read information from the animal tag.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120403.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Destron Fearing Corporation 6 patentsUS company or organizationSouth St. Paul, MNDESTRON FEARING CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and statePVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Randolph K. GeisslerHudson, WI25PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Steven LewisBloomington, MN10PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Scott NelsonEagan, MN23PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
A01KAnimal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animalsA01K15/023PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2023-06-21Name change
Change of name
ALLFLEX USA, INC. signed 2021-09-03ALLFLEX USA LLC WILMINGTON, DE64056/29ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2023-06-05Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION signed 2021-01-05ALLFLEX USA, INC. DALLAS, FT. WORTH AIRPORT, TX63856/981ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2019-04-02Release of security interest
Release (reel 030825 / frame 0310)
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. signed 2019-04-01ALLFLEX, USA, INC. DALLAS, TX
DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION DALLAS, TX
DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN
GT ACQUISITION SUB, INC. SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN
49126/851ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2019-04-02Release of security interest
Release (reel 030833 / frame 0469)
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2019-04-01ALLFLEX, USA, INC. DALLAS, TX
DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION DALLAS, TX
DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN
GT ACQUISITION SUB, INC. SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN
48762/555ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2014-11-12Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
GT ACQUISITIONS SUB signed 2009-10-28DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN34156/911ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2014-11-10Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
GEISSLER, RANDOLPH K. signed 2008-02-01
LEWIS, STEVEN signed 2008-02-01
NELSON, SCOTT ALAN signed 2008-02-01
GT ACQUISITIONS SUB, INC. SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN34135/83ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2013-07-19Security interest Security interest
Second lien security agreement
ALLFLEX USA, INC. signed 2013-07-17
DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION signed 2013-07-17
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT DALLAS, TX30833/469ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25
2013-07-18Security interest Security interest
First lien security agreement
ALLFLEX USA, INC. signed 2013-07-17
DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION signed 2013-07-17
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY30825/310ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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