Patents by Inventor Kyle R. Elkin

Kyle R. Elkin 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).

  • Animal behavior monitor
    Patent number: 11252941
    Abstract: A system for monitoring ruminant animal foraging that utilizes a piezoelectric film sensor in communication with a computer processor to record and characterize jaw movement data for the foraging ruminant animal. The processor applies pattern algorithms to categorize the jaw movement data so that the jaw movements are categorized as at least chewing, biting, ruminating, and/or idling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Kathy J. Soder, Kyle R. Elkin, Sandra L. Dillard, Dennis R. Bookhamer, Melissa D. Rubano
  • ANIMAL BEHAVIOR MONITOR
    Publication number: 20190230905
    Abstract: A system for monitoring ruminant animal foraging that utilizes a piezoelectric film sensor in communication with a computer processor to record and characterize jaw movement data for the foraging ruminant animal. The processor applies pattern algorithms to categorize the jaw movement data so that the jaw movements are categorized as at least chewing, biting, ruminating, and/or idling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: KATHY J. SODER, KYLE R. ELKIN, SANDRA L. DILLARD, DENNIS R. BOOKHAMER, MELISSA D. RUBANO
  • Automated sampling system
    Patent number: 9810708
    Abstract: The automated sampling system has a water tight case that encloses a testing instrument. In the preferred embodiment, the testing instrument is a field-portable ion chromatography instrument designed to test water samples. In operation, a controller directs a syringe pump to draw fluid from outside the system through a specialized filter with a continuous flow lower reservoir. When directed by the controller, the syringe pump then injects the sample water into a testing portion of the field-portable ion chromatography instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kyle R. Elkin, Randall G. Bock
  • AUTOMATED SAMPLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170131319
    Abstract: The automated sampling system has a water tight case that encloses a testing instrument. In the preferred embodiment, the testing instrument is a field-portable ion chromatography instrument designed to test water samples. In operation, a controller directs a syringe pump to draw fluid from outside the system through a specialized filter with a continuous flow lower reservoir. When directed by the controller, the syringe pump then injects the sample water into a testing portion of the field-portable ion chromatography instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kyle R. Elkin, Randall G. Bock