Patents
US 8929971 B2: Determining respiratory or circulatory health condition in animals for improved management
- Granted
- 2015-01-06
- Filed
- 2012-09-14 application 13620366
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and system for managing at least one animal is disclosed. The method can include imaging, such as ultrasound imaging, a lung of a live animal, such as a ruminant or bovine. The imaging can be performed to determine a degree of respiratory damage from past respiratory illness. After imaging, information regarding respiratory damage can be used to select at least one aspect of the treatment, care or disposition of the animal. For example, the information can be used to select the amount or type of feed provided to the animal at a feedlot. The information also can be used to select how long the animal should be housed at the feedlot prior to slaughter. If an animal is diagnosed with a respiratory illness, information about its degree of respiratory damage from past respiratory illness also can be used to select the appropriate medical treatment or lack of treatment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150106.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John T. Haynes | Canyon, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William C. Pratt | Amarillo, TX | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B8/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01G | Weighing | G01G13/24 | 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 | G16H30/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10S | Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests | Y10S128/922 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO. D/B/A/ MICROTECHNOLOGIES, THE SUCCESSOR OF MICRO BEEF TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. signed 2019-12-02 | HAYNES, J. T. AMARILLO, TX | 51181/403 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-09-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MICRO BEEF TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. signed 2011-10-31 | MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO. MERIDIAN, ID | 29005/686 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-09-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PRATT, WILLIAM C. signed 2011-03-03 HAYNES, JOHN T. signed 2011-03-08 | MICRO BEEF TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. AMARILLO, TX | 29005/643 | ECORSEXC, 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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