Patents by Inventor Keith FENRICH

Keith FENRICH 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEHAVIORAL AND TASK TRAINING OF LABORATORY ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20170332602
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for task training laboratory animals are described. The systems and techniques may be particularly useful for training laboratory rodents to perform a single pellet grasping (SPG) task. A system for training animals may include a task enclosure having a slit at one end. A system may include an automated pellet retrieval system. A system may include a sensor system. A system may include a computing device configured to receive data from a sensor system and cause pellet retrieval system to present a pellet to an animal. Further computing device may be configured to evaluate each task attempt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Keith FENRICH, Karim FOUAD