Patents
US 8599026 B2: Animal control system
- Granted
- 2013-12-03
- Filed
- 2010-11-10 application 12943481
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
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Abstract
An animal control system for use in a plant to facilitate management of the trapping of animals in the plant, the system including: a plurality of animal traps located at discrete locations of the plant, each trap including an animal sensor associated with the trap for detecting an animal trapped in the trap and a transceiver in electronic communication with the animal sensor, the transceiver having an identifier unique to the trap with which it is associated; and a computer system having a plurality of computers in communication with one another for receiving and reporting information relating to conditions of the traps. The discrete locations of the traps are obtained and input into a computer processor for processing to yield a computer generated template of the plant having a template of the plant with the discrete locations of the traps.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg131203.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisus Corporation 9 patents | US company or organization | Rockford, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey D. Lloyd | Rockford, TN | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronald T. Schwalb | Rockford, TN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin L. Kirkland | Rockford, TN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Todd | Knoxville, TN | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Travis Lay | Knoxville, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Gorman | Rockford, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Janet Kintz-Early | Rockford, TN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| J. Adrian Barnes | Knoxville, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01M | Catching, trapping or scaring of animals ; apparatus for the destruction of noxious animals or noxious plants | A01M31/002 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NISUS CORPORATION signed 2026-04-30 | PINNACLE BANK NASHVILLE, TN | 74581/637 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-12-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GORMAN, JAMES signed 2010-11-10 KINTZ-EARLY, JANET signed 2010-11-10 KIRKLAND, KEVIN L. signed 2010-11-10 LLOYD, JEFFREY D. signed 2010-11-10 SCHWALB, RONALD T. signed 2010-11-10 TODD, RICHARD signed 2010-11-11 BARNES, J. ADRIAN signed 2010-11-15 LAY, TRAVIS signed 2010-11-15 | NISUS CORPORATION ROCKFORD, TN | 25447/13 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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