Patents by Inventor William P. Ireland

William P. Ireland 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).

  • Remote thermographic sensing of livestock
    Patent number: 5474085
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for remote sensing of livestock, using a thermographic image sensing system, in order to determine one or more of the number, weight, location, temperature, carcass pH, etc., of animals in a surveillance area. A thermographic image comprising pixels of the area is sent to a digitizing board in a microcomputer, where the image is converted into a number array. The numbers are then interpreted by software to provide the desired information in a decipherable form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: University of Prince Edward Island
    Inventors: Daniel Hurnik, William P. Ireland, Barry W. Stahlbaum, Wendell E. Dawson