Patents by Inventor Daniel Hurnik

Daniel Hurnik 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).

  • ANIMAL EUTHANASIA METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240023566
    Abstract: A method and apparatus involving a euthanasia process are provided. The euthanasia process is carried out in a chamber including electric stunning to induce insensibility and reduced atmospheric pressure to induce hypoxia. The described method and apparatus provide a more humane system for euthanizing animals and reducing any negative impacts for people carrying out the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Hurnik, Scott Christopher Dingwell, Curtiss Gerard Littlejohn
  • Animal euthanasia method and apparatus
    Patent number: 11779025
    Abstract: A method and apparatus involving a euthanasia process are provided. The euthanasia process is carried out in a chamber including electric stunning to induce insensibility and reduced atmospheric pressure to induce hypoxia. The described method and apparatus provide a more humane system for euthanizing animals and reducing any negative impacts for people carrying out the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Hurnik, Scott Christopher Dingwell, Curtiss Gerard Littlejohn
  • ANIMAL EUTHANASIA METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210298316
    Abstract: A method and apparatus involving a euthanasia process are provided. The euthanasia process is carried out in a chamber including electric stunning to induce insensibility and reduced atmospheric pressure to induce hypoxia. The described method and apparatus provide a more humane system for euthanizing animals and reducing any negative impacts for people carrying out the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Hurnik, Scott Christopher Dingwell, Curtiss Gerard Littlejohn
  • Remote thermographic sensing of livestock
    Patent number: 5474085
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for remote sensing of livestock, using a thermographic image sensing system, in order to determine one or more of the number, weight, location, temperature, carcass pH, etc., of animals in a surveillance area. A thermographic image comprising pixels of the area is sent to a digitizing board in a microcomputer, where the image is converted into a number array. The numbers are then interpreted by software to provide the desired information in a decipherable form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: University of Prince Edward Island
    Inventors: Daniel Hurnik, William P. Ireland, Barry W. Stahlbaum, Wendell E. Dawson