System and method for heating animals
US11564373B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2203/032
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for heating animals. The heating system uses an elongated curved reflector around an elongated infrared light source to reflect heat off of the elongated curved reflector and onto piglets provided in the piglet creep of a farrowing crate. The system has a reduced thermal gradient to efficiently transfer heat to animals, such as piglets, without overheating other nearby animals, such as sows.
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