ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,169, issued on May 5, was assigned to 701x Inc. (Fargo, N.D.).
"Livestock ear tag system" was invented by Kevin N. Biffert (Horace, N.D.), Maximillion K. Cossette (Fargo, N.D.), Steven J. Berlinger (Dilworth, Minn.), Peter S. Crowley (Fargo, N.D.), Cole L. Mehring (Fargo, N.D.), Keith D. Alsleben (Fargo, N.D.) and Braydon W. Love (Fergus Falls, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A livestock ear tag system is disclosed herein. An example tag includes a flexible substrate having a first end and a second end, a solar panel coupled to the first end on a first surface, a rigid housing associated with the second end, an electronics assembl...