ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,772, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Xsights Digital Pty Ltd (Australia).

"Monitoring device for an animal" was invented by Steven Wildisen (Fremantle, Australia) and Dean Phillips (Fremantle, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring device for an animal comprising a body with an aperture for receiving a first part of an ear tag that extends through an ear of the animal. The body comprises a surface area for contacting the ear of the animal. The monitoring device further comprises a processor, a battery and a network. The monitoring device is configured such that, in use, when the first part of an ear tag extends thro...