Patents by Inventor Kevin G. Keegan

Kevin G. Keegan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lameness evaluation systems and methods
    Patent number: 7601126
    Abstract: A wireless sensor-based lameness evaluation system detects and analyzes patterns of vertical head and pelvic motion of a four-legged animal in correlation with at least one limb movement. The system includes a plurality of motion sensors attached to the head, pelvis (or along the center of the back), and at least one limb of the animal. A processing system in receives the motion data and processes the motion data to detect and quantify forelimb and/or hindlimb lameness in the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Kevin G. Keegan, Perngjin Frank Pai
  • LAMENESS EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20080021352
    Abstract: A wireless sensor-based lameness evaluation system detects and analyzes patterns of vertical head and pelvic motion of a four-legged animal in correlation with at least one limb movement. The system includes a plurality of motion sensors attached to the head, pelvis (or along the center of the back), and at least one limb of the animal. A processing system in receives the motion data and processes the motion data to detect and quantify forelimb and/or hindlimb lameness in the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Kevin G. Keegan, Perngjin Frank Pai