Patents by Inventor John Hardiman

John Hardiman 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).

  • Publication number: 20260268488
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to livestock health, in particular, the present disclosure describes a system for determining a condition of at least one foot of an animal. An aspect of the disclosure provides a system for determining a condition of at least one foot of an animal, the system comprising: an image input configured to obtain one or more images, wherein a portion of each of the one or more images depicts at least one foot of the animal exiting a footbath; and an image analyser comprising a machine learning algorithm configured to determine the condition of the at least one foot of the animal based on the one or more images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Anthony MARSH, John HARDIMAN
  • Patent number: 9637366
    Abstract: A device for handling reels includes a telescoping assembly with a first fork sleeve and a second fork sleeve attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first fork sleeve may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second fork sleeve. A first reel lifter fitting and a second reel lifter fitting are attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first reel lifter fitting may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second reel lifter fitting. A first reel lifter arm having a first hook portion and a second reel lifter arm having a second hook portion are slidingly received within the first and second reel lifter fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: CERRO WIRE LLC
    Inventors: William Kennedy, John Hardiman
  • Publication number: 20140193235
    Abstract: A device for handling reels includes a telescoping assembly with a first fork sleeve and a second fork sleeve attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first fork sleeve may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second fork sleeve. A first reel lifter fitting and a second reel lifter fitting are attached to the telescoping assembly so that a position of the first reel lifter fitting may be adjusted with respect to a position of the second reel lifter fitting. A first reel lifter arm having a first hook portion and a second reel lifter arm having a second hook portion are slidingly received within the first and second reel lifter fittings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Cerro Wire LLC
    Inventors: William Kennedy, John Hardiman