ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,705, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SwineTech Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
"Electronic body caliper for sows" was invented by Jesse Bries (Newhall, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first plate with a first downwardly extending member and a second plate with a second downwardly extending member. The second plate moves with respect to the first plate to define a change in a relative angle between the first downwardly extending member and the second downwardly extending member. A position sensor is coupled between the first plate and the second plate to measure a relative change in angle between the first plate and the second pla...