ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,720, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SwineTech Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
"Warning system for animal farrowing operations" was invented by Abraham Espinoza (Iowa City, Iowa), Matthew Rooda (Iowa City, Iowa) and John Rourke (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibratory detector for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more feeders. A processor is in communication with the vibratory detector and 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. A warning device is in commun...