Patents by Inventor Michael W. Swan

Michael W. Swan 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: 20170311574
    Abstract: An animal movement prediction method including the steps of establishing, obtaining, processing, receiving and predicting. The establishing step establishes a wireless mesh network of a plurality of remote imaging sensors. Each sensor is established in the wireless mesh network by installing the sensor on an object to detect the animal in a detection zone; and activating the sensor. The obtaining step obtains an image by way of the first imaging sensor. The processing step process the image by removing image information that is not part of an animal in the image thereby creating an animal image and compiling animal detection information of the animal. The receiving step receives animal detection information from the sensors by way of the mesh network. The animal detection information includes a time of detection. The predicting step predicts the future movements of animals dependent upon the animal detection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Michael W. Swan
  • Patent number: 9706756
    Abstract: An animal movement prediction method including the steps of establishing, receiving and predicting. The establishing step establishes a wireless mesh network of a plurality of remote sensors. Each sensor is established in the wireless mesh network by installing said sensor on an object to detect the animal in a detection zone; activating the sensor; and capturing a geographic coordinate in a mobile device for at least a portion of the detection zone apart from the sensor. The receiving step receives animal detection information from the sensors by way of the mesh network. The animal detection information includes a time of detection. The predicting step predicts the future movements of animals dependent upon the animal detection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Michael W. Swan
  • Publication number: 20160262355
    Abstract: An animal movement prediction method including the steps of establishing, receiving and predicting. The establishing step establishes a wireless mesh network of a plurality of remote sensors. Each sensor is established in the wireless mesh network by installing said sensor on an object to detect the animal in a detection zone; activating the sensor; and capturing a geographic coordinate in a mobile device for at least a portion of the detection zone apart from the sensor. The receiving step receives animal detection information from the sensors by way of the mesh network. The animal detection information includes a time of detection. The predicting step predicts the future movements of animals dependent upon the animal detection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Michael W. Swan