Patents by Inventor Marjolaine Henry

Marjolaine Henry 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).

  • Birth monitoring system for piglets
    Patent number: 7548169
    Abstract: The number of piglets dying at birth is reduced by providing a motion or weight sensor in a farrowing crate at the piglet area thereof so that, when the sow is expected to give birth, the motion sensor is located in the crate at a location to detect motion of one or more piglets after birth and, on detection of motion of the one or more piglets, causing the motion sensor to wirelessly communicate a signal to a pager carried by an operator indicating to the operator that birth of piglets is in progress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Conception Ro-Main Inc.
    Inventor: Marjolaine Henry