Patents by Inventor Jakob Boss SKÅRHØJ

Jakob Boss SKÅRHØJ 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, device and method for observing piglet birth
    Patent number: 10195008
    Abstract: A system and a method for observing piglet birth is provided. The method comprises detecting at a first detection zone, infrared electromagnetic radiation from a first radiation zone including at least a first area of a first delivery zone of a first farrowing sow or gilt, identifying a first event indicative variation in the detected infrared electromagnetic radiation, the first event indicative variation being indicative of a piglet birth, and determining a first piglet birth event by means of the identification of the first event indicative variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FARROWTECH APS
    Inventors: Morten Bo Lindholm Mikkelsen, Jakob Boss Skårhøj
  • SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING PIGLET BIRTH
    Publication number: 20180071069
    Abstract: A system and a method for observing piglet birth is provided. The method comprises detecting at a first detection zone, infrared electromagnetic radiation from a first radiation zone including at least a first area of a first delivery zone of a first farrowing sow or gilt, identifying a first event indicative variation in the detected infrared electromagnetic radiation, the first event indicative variation being indicative of a piglet birth, and determining a first piglet birth event by means of the identification of the first event indicative variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: FARROWTECH APS
    Inventors: Morten Bo Lindholm MIKKELSEN, Jakob Boss SKÅRHØJ