Patents
US 8256381 B2: Method and system for tracking and managing animals and/or food products
- Granted
- 2012-09-04
- Filed
- 2011-09-12 application 13230486
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method and system are described for tracking and managing animals and/or food products. Identification data and location data for animals is entered into a computer system. A data service provider may collect this data and transmit it to a data trustee. The data trustee may filter the data into official and non-official data, and send official data to an official database. When a public health issue arises, the government may use an identifier for a diseased animal or a location identifier to request a trace report. The data trustee may then use the official data to provide a report showing, for example, which animals have commingled with the diseased animal. Based on this report, other animals can be treated, quarantined, or slaughtered. The disclosed embodiments also may be used to facilitate commercial transactions by providing data that validates an animal's health and food quality.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120904.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWI Veterinary Supply Co. 16 patents | US company or organization | Meridian, ID | MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC. SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William C. Pratt | Amarillo, TX | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q50/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K29/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H10/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B7/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02A | Technologies for adaptation to climate change | Y02A90/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MICRO BEEF TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. signed 2011-10-31 | MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO. MERIDIAN, ID | 27913/213 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-09-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PRATT, WILLIAM C. signed 2006-04-24 | MICRO BEEF TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. AMARILLO, TX | 26918/670 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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