Animal tag system
US10130265B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and method for managing animals such as but not limited to livestock. In some embodiments, an ear tag assembly has a main body, a backing member and a shaft that extends through an aperture through an outer ear of an animal to interconnect the main body and the backing member. A primary temperature sensor obtains an outer ear temperature of the outer ear. An ambient temperature sensor obtains an ambient temperature of a surrounding environment external to the animal. A control circuit receives the outer ear and ambient temperatures and determines a state of the animal responsive to a comparison of the outer ear temperature and the ambient temperature over a selected time interval.
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