Patents by Inventor Bruce Brim McGoogan

Bruce Brim McGoogan 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).

  • System and method for optimizing animal production based on empirical feedback
    Patent number: 7904284
    Abstract: A system for generating optimized values for variable inputs to an animal production system. The system includes a simulator engine configured to receive a plurality of animal information inputs and generate a performance projection. At least one of the animal information inputs is designated as a variable input. The system further includes an enterprise supervisor engine configured to generate first and second optimized values for the at least one variable input. The first optimized value is generated based on an optimization criteria and the second optimized value is generated based on empirical feedback after application of the first variable input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: CAN Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Engelke, Steve R. Burghardi, David A. Cook, Donald W. Giesting, Bruce Brim McGoogan, Michael A. Messman, Mark D. Newcomb, Jennifer L. G. van de Ligt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ANIMAL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20110010154
    Abstract: A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on utilization of nutrients received by an animal. The system includes a simulator engine configured to generate a set of animal requirements based on characteristics of an animal and to generate animal feed formulation input based at least in part on a projected nutrient utilization for the animal and the set of animal requirements. The system further includes a formulator engine configured to receive the animal feed formulation input and generate an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal feed formulation input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: David A. Cook, Daniel Barziza, Steve R. Burghardi, Gregory L. Engelke, Donald W. Giesting, John J. Hahn, Brian J. Knudson, Wade S. Martinson, Bruce Brim McGoogan, Michael A. Messman, Mark D. Newcomb, Jennifer L.G. van de Ligt
  • System and method for optimizing animal production based on environmental nutrient inputs
    Patent number: 7827015
    Abstract: A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on environmental nutrient inputs. The system comprises a simulator engine configured to generate a set of animal requirements in view of environmental nutrients received by an animal based on characteristics of the animal and a formulator engine configured to receive the set of animal requirements and generate an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: CAN Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Brim McGoogan, Daniel Barziza, Steve R. Burghardi, David A. Cook, Gregory L. Engelke, Donald W. Giesting, Michael A. Messman, Mark D. Newcomb, Jennifer L. G. van de Ligt
  • System and method for optimizing animal production based on a target output characteristic
    Publication number: 20080234995
    Abstract: A system for generating optimized values for variable inputs to an animal production system. The system includes a simulator engine configured to receive a plurality of animal information inputs and generate a performance projection. At least one of the animal information inputs is designated as a variable input. The system further includes an enterprise supervisor engine configured to generate an optimized value for the at least one variable input based on an optimization criteria for at least one target output characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mark D. Newcomb, Daniel Barziza, Steve R. Burghardi, David A. Cook, Gregory L. Engelke, Donald W. Giesting, Bruce Brim McGoogan, Michael A. Messman, Jennifer L.G. van de Ligt
  • System and method for optimizing animal production
    Publication number: 20080189085
    Abstract: A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on utilization of nutrients received by an animal. The system includes a simulator engine configured to generate a set of animal requirements based on characteristics of an animal and to generate animal feed formulation input based at least in part on a projected nutrient utilization for the animal and the set of animal requirements. The system further includes a formulator engine configured to receive the animal feed formulation input and generate an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal feed formulation input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: David A. Cook, Daniel Barziza, Steve R. Burghardi, Gregory L. Engelke, Donald W. Giesting, John J. Hahn, Brian J. Knudson, Wade S. Martinson, Bruce Brim McGoogan, Michael A. Messman, Mark D. Newcomb, Jennifer L.G. van de Ligt
  • System and method for optimizing animal production based on empirical feedback
    Publication number: 20080183453
    Abstract: A system for generating optimized values for variable inputs to an animal production system. The system includes a simulator engine configured to receive a plurality of animal information inputs and generate a performance projection. At least one of the animal information inputs is designated as a variable input. The system further includes an enterprise supervisor engine configured to generate first and second optimized values for the at least one variable input. The first optimized value is generated based on an optimization criteria and the second optimized value is generated based on empirical feedback after application of the first variable input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory L. Engelke, Steve R. Burghardi, David A. Cook, Donald W. Giesting, Bruce Brim McGoogan, Michael A. Messman, Mark D. Newcomb, Jennifer L.G. van de Ligt
  • System and method for optimizing animal production based on environmental nutrient inputs
    Publication number: 20080154569
    Abstract: A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on environmental nutrient inputs. The system comprises a simulator engine configured to generate a set of animal requirements in view of environmental nutrients received by an animal based on characteristics of the animal and a formulator engine configured to receive the set of animal requirements and generate an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Bruce Brim McGoogan, Daniel Barziza, Steve R. Burghardi, David A. Cook, Gregory L. Engelke, Donald W. Giesting, Michael A. Messman, Mark D. Newcomb, Jennifer L. G. van de Ligt
  • System and method for optimizing animal production based on dynamic nutrient information
    Publication number: 20080154568
    Abstract: A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on utilization of nutrients received by an animal. The system includes a simulator engine configured to generate a set of animal requirements based on characteristics of an animal and to generate animal feed formulation input based at least in part on a projected nutrient utilization for the animal and the set of animal requirements. The system further includes a formulator engine configured to receive the animal feed formulation input and generate an optimized animal feed formulation based on the animal feed formulation input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Steve R. Burghardi, David A. Cook, Gregory L. Engelke, Donald W. Giesting, Bruce Brim McGoogan, Michael A. Messman, Mark D. Newcomb, Jennifer L.G. van de Ligt
  • Encapsulation by coating with a mixture of lipids and hydrophobic, high melting point compounds
    Publication number: 20030148013
    Abstract: An encapsulated ingredient is disclosed comprising an ingredient component and a coating component. The coating component includes a lipid and one or more hydrophobic, high melting point compounds. The coating component typically has a melting point of at least about 70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Cargill, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Andrew Jobe, Bruce Brim McGoogan, Pierre P. Frumholtz