Patents by Inventor J. Adrian Barnes

J. Adrian Barnes 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).

  • Patent number: 8599026
    Abstract: An animal control system for use in a plant to facilitate management of the trapping of animals in the plant, the system including: a plurality of animal traps located at discrete locations of the plant, each trap including an animal sensor associated with the trap for detecting an animal trapped in the trap and a transceiver in electronic communication with the animal sensor, the transceiver having an identifier unique to the trap with which it is associated; and a computer system having a plurality of computers in communication with one another for receiving and reporting information relating to conditions of the traps. The discrete locations of the traps are obtained and input into a computer processor for processing to yield a computer generated template of the plant having a template of the plant with the discrete locations of the traps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Nisus Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Lloyd, Ronald T. Schwalb, Kevin L. Kirkland, Richard Todd, Travis Lay, James Gorman, Janet Kintz-Early, J. Adrian Barnes
  • Publication number: 20110109460
    Abstract: An animal control system for use in a plant to facilitate management of the trapping of animals in the plant, the system including: a plurality of animal traps located at discrete locations of the plant, each trap including an animal sensor associated with the trap for detecting an animal trapped in the trap and a transceiver in electronic communication with the animal sensor, the transceiver having an identifier unique to the trap with which it is associated; and a computer system having a plurality of computers in communication with one another for receiving and reporting information relating to conditions of the traps. The discrete locations of the traps are obtained and input into a computer processor for processing to yield a computer generated template of the plant having a template of the plant with the discrete locations of the traps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: NISUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Lloyd, Ronald T. Schwalb, Kevin L. Kirkland, Richard Todd, Travis Lay, James Gorman, Janet Kintz-Early, J. Adrian Barnes