Patents by Inventor Kenneth V. Nordlund

Kenneth V. Nordlund 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).

  • Method for optimizing health and productivity of milk producing animals
    Patent number: 8087381
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for calculating a transition monitor value for one or more milk-producing animals so as to enable its use in evaluating and optimally managing the health and productivity (i.e., the transition performance) of those individual animals and of their herds. An expected milk production is calculated for a given time period of a current lactation based both on the individual's performance in her previous lactation and on her current state. Transition monitor values are calculated as the difference between actual and expected milk production values. The transition monitor values can then be used to evaluate and to optimize the health and productivity of both individuals and herds of individuals and to make comparisons of transition monitor programs both within and between herds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kenneth V. Nordlund, Thomas B. Bennett, Garrett A. Oetzel, Murray K. Clayton, Nigel B. Cook
  • METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MILK PRODUCING ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20110137630
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for calculating a transition monitor value for one or more milk-producing animals so as to enable its use in evaluating and optimally managing the health and productivity (i.e., the transition performance) of those individual animals and of their herds. An expected milk production is calculated for a given time period of a current lactation based both on the individual's performance in her previous lactation and on her current state. Transition monitor values are calculated as the difference between actual and expected milk production values. The transition monitor values can then be used to evaluate and to optimize the health and productivity of both individuals and herds of individuals and to make comparisons of transition monitor programs both within and between herds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth V. Nordlund, Thomas B. Bennett, Garrett A. Oetzel, Murray K. Clayton, Nigel B. Cook
  • Method for optimizing health and productivity of milk producing animals
    Patent number: 7886691
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for calculating a transition monitor value for one or more milk-producing animals so as to enable its use in evaluating and optimally managing the health and productivity (i.e., the transition performance) of those individual animals and of their herds. An expected milk production is calculated for a given time period of a current lactation based both on the individual's performance in her previous lactation and on her current state. Transition monitor values are calculated as the difference between actual and expected milk production values. The transition monitor values can then be used to evaluate and to optimize the health and productivity of both individuals and herds of individuals and to make comparisons of transition monitor programs both within and between herds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kenneth V. Nordlund, Thomas B. Bennett, Garrett R. Oetzel, Murray K. Clayton, Nigel B. Cook