Thomas Harvey Ebben
Engineers at Victoria Ct, Lafayette, CO
License number
Colorado 55460
Issued Date
Jun 23, 1992
Renew Date
Jun 23, 1992
Type
Engineer Intern
Address
Address
771 Victoria Ct, Lafayette, CO 80026
Professional information
Electronic Estrus Detection Device
US Patent:
7083575, Aug 1, 2006
Filed:
Dec 22, 1999
Appl. No.:
09/470116
Inventors:
Rodney Claycomb - Millville PA, US
Scott Clark - Denver CO, US
Thomas Ebben - Lafayette CO, US
Shawn Koch - Denver CO, US
Jake Olson - Westminster CO, US
Scott Clark - Denver CO, US
Thomas Ebben - Lafayette CO, US
Shawn Koch - Denver CO, US
Jake Olson - Westminster CO, US
Assignee:
CowChips, LLC - Denver CO
International Classification:
A61B 10/00, A61B 17/43
US Classification:
600551, 600 33
Abstract:
An electronic device for detecting estrus that may be affixed to the tail-head area of a cow is described. This device permits the accurate determination of optimal breeding time, natural or artificial, based on mounting activity. The device includes a water resistant housing, within which is contained the electronic portion of the device consisting of a controller means, a power means, an activation means, a read data means, and at least one display means; said device determining and subsequently indicating suspected and confirmed estrus based on an algorithm. The invention may be used, for example, with any non-human animal exhibiting standing heats and/or mounting behavior indicative of an estrus cycle for making mounting data determinations related to the estrus cycle and analyzing such data to determine optimal time to breed.