Patents by Inventor Samuel D. Sheppard

Samuel D. Sheppard 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 and apparatus for measuring body fat in animals
    Publication number: 20040068379
    Abstract: A method for measuring a body composition measure of an animal includes steps of measuring a first electrical impedance between a front foot pad of the animal and a rear foot pad of the animal; measuring a second electrical impedance between two front foot pads of the animal in parallel with one another and two rear foot pads of the animal in parallel with one another; and utilizing the first electrical impedance, the second electrical impedance, and a regression relationship to determine the body composition measure of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Blair P. Morgan, Nathan Trone, Benjamin T. Richardson, Carl D. Sorensen, Jason T. Smith, James A. LeFevre, Jeremy B. Clark, Tyson J. Baker, Samuel D. Sheppard