Abstract: A cost-effective anchor member formed of sheet metal for use with a compression style fastener device for securing equipment such as hog penning and gates to a slatted floor, the anchor member having an elongated body with a curved center section and opposed inclined sections extending upwardly and outwardly from the center section, and a cutout formed in the curved center section in which an internally threaded attachment member is secured against rotating, wherein in use the anchor member is positioned extending laterally against the underside of the slatted floor with spaced apart contact locations supporting the anchor member and providing improved stability.

Abstract: A product system comprises a package base unit and a package. The package base unit comprises a control element and a package interface operatively connected to the control element. The package comprises a package base interface, and a printed element. The printed element comprises a control circuit element and an output circuit element. Each of the control circuit element and the output circuit element are operatively connected to the package base interface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a living subject may be self-adjusting or adjustable to accommodate different end uses. Adjustments might be made, for example, based on characteristics of the subject to be monitored (such as species, age, health, etc.), environment (such as home or industrial setting, room size, room contents, spurious signals in the environment), and set-up conditions (such as distance between the apparatus and living subject, alignment of the apparatus with the subject, etc.).

Abstract: A sow management system makes use of separate Trickle Feeding and loafing areas separated by a one way gate or gates to establish a general continuous flow of sows through an interrogator apparatus where an RFID tag for each sow is read to determine if such sow should be returned to the general Trickle Feeding area or at least two other possible areas through automatic gating controlled by computer means sensitive to RFID tagging of the sows.

Abstract: A product system comprises a package base unit and a package. The package base unit comprises a control element and a package interface operatively connected to the control element. The package comprises a package base interface, and a printed element. The printed element comprises a control circuit element and an output circuit element. Each of the control circuit element and the output circuit element are operatively connected to the package base interface.