Patents by Inventor Nicholas P. Rettedal
Nicholas P. Rettedal 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).
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Publication number: 20250221632Abstract: An animal monitoring device configured as a bolus for oral administration to reside in an animal's stomach. The bolus has a substantially inert solid body with a hollow inside space to receive the animal monitoring device. The animal monitoring device includes a radio frequency generator, an animal identification information encoder for outputting the animal identification information of the particular animal. The animal monitoring device can further include sensors to detect physiological and non-physiological animal characteristics such as temperature and a sensed animal characteristic encoder for outputting sensed animal characteristic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Billy J. Yeager, IV, Jerry A. Hornick, John B. Lienau
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Patent number: 12340885Abstract: Various examples described herein are directed to systems and methods for providing a treatment substance to an animal. A server may receive from a user computing device an indication of the animal to be treated. The server may access an indication of a treatment substance to be provided to the animal and receive from the user computing device, a first current location of the user computing device. The server may determine that the first current location of the user computing device is more than a threshold distance from an expected location of the animal and, based on the determining that the first current location of the user computing device is more than a threshold distance from the expected location of the animal, send an alert message to an administrative user device.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Matheus Dasuke
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Publication number: 20250134466Abstract: Various examples describe a livestock monitoring bolus. A sensor signal may comprise a rotational component describing a rotation of the sensor within an animal and a linear component describing a linear movement of the sensor within the animal. The rotational component may be used to identify an animal respiration signal. The animal respiration signal and the linear component may be used to generate a respiration-corrected linear component. An animal heart signal may be detected from the respiration-corrected linear component.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2025Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Joseph J. Janus, IV, Randall Bond
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Patent number: 12262987Abstract: An animal monitoring device configured as a bolus for oral administration to reside in an animal's stomach. The bolus has a substantially inert solid body with a hollow inside space to receive the animal monitoring device. The animal monitoring device includes a radio frequency generator, an animal identification information encoder for outputting the animal identification information of the particular animal. The animal monitoring device can further include sensors to detect physiological and non-physiological animal characteristics such as temperature and a sensed animal characteristic encoder for outputting sensed animal characteristic information.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: ST REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Billy J. Yaeger, Jerry A. Hornick, John B. Lienau
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Publication number: 20250057119Abstract: Generally, an animal monitoring system including a bolus administered to reside in an animal operable to sense changes in one or more physiological parameters of the animal and generate and transmit encoded bolus sensor data to a tag affixed on the outside of the animal which operates to sense changes in one or more environmental parameters surrounding the animal and to generate encoded tag sensor data and to receive encoded bolus sensor data each of which can be analyzed by the tag or a remote data processor to generate environmental parameter values and physiological parameter values to assess an environmental or physiological condition of or about the animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Joseph Janus, IV
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Patent number: 12220261Abstract: Various examples describe a livestock monitoring system and method. A sensor signal may comprise a rotational component describing a rotation of the sensor within an animal and a linear component describing a linear movement of the sensor within the animal. The rotational component may be used to identify an animal respiration signal. The animal respiration signal and the linear component may be used to generate a respiration-corrected linear component. An animal heart signal may be detected from the respiration-corrected linear component.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Joseph J. Janus, IV, Randall Bond
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Publication number: 20240385723Abstract: Various examples are directed to livestock management systems and methods. A first user computing device may display a GUI comprising a first animal visual element. The first animal visual element may correspond to the first animal and indicate a first colostrum feeding of the first animal. When a user selects the first animal visual element, the user computing device may display a first colostrum input screen for receiving first colostrum data. The user computing device may also modify the first animal visual element to indicate the time status of the first testing action for the first animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Matheus Dasuke, Randall Bond
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Patent number: 12127532Abstract: Generally, an animal monitoring system including a bolus administered to reside in an animal operable to sense changes in one or more physiological parameters of the animal and generate and transmit encoded bolus sensor data to a tag affixed on the outside of the animal which operates to sense changes in one or more environmental parameters surrounding the animal and to generate encoded tag sensor data and to receive encoded bolus sensor data each of which can be analyzed by the tag or a remote data processor to generate environmental parameter values and physiological parameter values to assess an environmental or physiological condition of or about the animal.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Joseph Janus, IV
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Patent number: 11995287Abstract: Various examples are directed to livestock management systems and methods. A first user computing device may display a GUI comprising a first animal visual element. The first animal visual element may correspond to the first animal and indicate a first colostrum feeding of the first animal. When a user selects the first animal visual element, the user computing device may display a first colostrum input screen for receiving first colostrum data. The user computing device may also modify the first animal visual element to indicate the time status of the first testing action for the first animal.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ST REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Matheus Dasuke, Randall Bond
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Publication number: 20230214080Abstract: Various examples are directed to livestock management systems and methods. A first user computing device may display a GUI comprising a first animal visual element. The first animal visual element may correspond to the first animal and indicate a first colostrum feeding of the first animal. When a user selects the first animal visual element, the user computing device may display a first colostrum input screen for receiving first colostrum data. The user computing device may also modify the first animal visual element to indicate the time status of the first testing action for the first animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Matheus Dasuke, Randall Bond
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Patent number: 11614847Abstract: Various examples are directed to livestock management systems and methods. A first user computing device may display a GUI comprising a first animal visual element. The first animal visual element may correspond to the first animal and indicate a first colostrum feeding of the first animal. When a user selects the first animal visual element, the user computing device may display a first colostrum input screen for receiving first colostrum data. The user computing device may also modify the first animal visual element to indicate the time status of the first testing action for the first animal.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Matheus Dasuke, Randall Bond
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Publication number: 20230027278Abstract: Various examples describe a livestock monitoring system and method. A sensor signal may comprise a rotational component describing a rotation of the sensor within an animal and a linear component describing a linear movement of the sensor within the animal. The rotational component may be used to identify an animal respiration signal. The animal respiration signal and the linear component may be used to generate a respiration-corrected linear component. An animal heart signal may be detected from the respiration-corrected linear component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Joseph J. Janus, IV, Randall Bond
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Publication number: 20220342515Abstract: Various examples are directed to livestock management systems and methods. A first user computing device may display a GUI comprising a first animal visual element. The first animal visual element may correspond to the first animal and indicate a first colostrum feeding of the first animal. When a user selects the first animal visual element, the user computing device may display a first colostrum input screen for receiving first colostrum data. The user computing device may also modify the first animal visual element to indicate the time status of the first testing action for the first animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Matheus Dasuke, Randall Bond
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Patent number: 11307728Abstract: Various examples are directed to livestock management systems and methods. A first user computing device may display a GUI comprising a first animal visual element. The first animal visual element may correspond to the first animal and indicate a first colostrum feeding of the first animal. When a user selects the first animal visual element, the user computing device may display a first colostrum input screen for receiving first colostrum data. The user computing device may also modify the first animal visual element to indicate the time status of the first testing action for the first animal.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Inguran, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Matheus Dasuke, Randall Bond
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Patent number: 11206811Abstract: Generally, an animal monitoring system including a bolus administered to reside in an animal operable to sense changes in one or more physiological parameters of the animal and generate and transmit encoded bolus sensor data to a tag affixed on the outside of the animal which operates to sense changes in one or more environmental parameters surrounding the animal and to generate encoded tag sensor data and to receive encoded bolus sensor data each of which can be analyzed by the tag or a remote data processor to generate environmental parameter values and physiological parameter values to assess an environmental or physiological condition of or about the animal.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Joseph Janus, IV
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Publication number: 20210223278Abstract: A reusable estrus detection system includes disposable components and reusable components that interlock during operation. Following use, the disposable components can be disengaged and replaced by interlocking a new set of disposable components with the reusable components.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau
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Publication number: 20210204515Abstract: Generally, an animal monitoring system including a bolus administered to reside in an animal operable to sense changes in one or more physiological parameters of the animal and generate and transmit encoded bolus sensor data to a tag affixed on the outside of the animal which operates to sense changes in one or more environmental parameters surrounding the animal and to generate encoded tag sensor data and to receive encoded bolus sensor data each of which can be analyzed by the tag or a remote data processor to generate environmental parameter values and physiological parameter values to assess an environmental or physiological condition of or about the animal..Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Joseph Janus, IV
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Publication number: 20200113481Abstract: An animal monitoring device configured as a bolus for oral administration to reside in an animal's stomach. The bolus has a substantially inert solid body with a hollow inside space to receive the animal monitoring device. The animal monitoring device includes a radio frequency generator, an animal identification information encoder for outputting the animal identification information of the particular animal. The animal monitoring device can further include sensors to detect physiological and non-physiological animal characteristics such as temperature and a sensed animal characteristic encoder for outputting sensed animal characteristic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Billy J. Yaeger, Jerry A. Hornick, John B. Lienau
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Patent number: 10548509Abstract: An animal monitoring device configured as a bolus for oral administration to reside in an animal's stomach. The bolus has a substantially inert solid body with a hollow inside space to receive the animal monitoring device. The animal monitoring device includes a radio frequency generator, an animal identification information encoder for outputting the animal identification information of the particular animal. The animal monitoring device can further include sensors to detect physiological and non-physiological animal characteristics such as temperature and a sensed animal characteristic encoder for outputting sensed animal characteristic information.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Billy J. Yeager, Jerry A. Hornick, John B. Lienau
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Publication number: 20190289820Abstract: Generally, an animal monitoring system including a bolus administered to reside in an animal operable to sense changes in one or more physiological parameters of the animal and generate and transmit encoded bolus sensor data to a tag affixed on the outside of the animal which operates to sense changes in one or more environmental parameters surrounding the animal and to generate encoded tag sensor data and to receive encoded bolus sensor data each of which can be analyzed by the tag or a remote data processor to generate environmental parameter values and physiological parameter values to assess an environmental or physiological condition of or about the animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: ST Reproductive Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Rettedal, Stephen M. Weilnau, Scott R. Cockroft, Joseph Janus, IV