US 12,290,046 B2
Detection, prevention, and reaction in a warning system for animal farrowing operations
Abraham Espinoza, Iowa City, IA (US); Matthew Rooda, New Sharon, IA (US); John Rourke, Cedar Rapids, IA (US); and John Raid, Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Assigned to SwineTech, Inc., Solon, IA (US)
Filed by SwineTech, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/991,314.
Application 17/991,314 is a continuation of application No. 16/769,039, granted, now 11,627,721, previously published as PCT/US2018/044616, filed on Jul. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/635,832, filed on Feb. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/611,615, filed on Dec. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0089378 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/02 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 1/0218 (2013.01) [A01K 29/005 (2013.01); A01K 11/006 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A warning system for preventing injury to feeders by a mother in an animal farrowing location, the system comprising:
a vibratory detector for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more feeders;
a processor in communication with the vibratory detector configured for determining from at least one characteristic of the vibratory signal a possible action event and for determining from a pattern of possible action events a likely action event, wherein the processor is configured for determining its response based solely on the vibratory signal from one or more feeders detected by the vibratory detector, first to determine the possible action event and then to determine the pattern of possible action events;
a warning device in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event; and
at least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition.