ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,765, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Geissler Cos. LLC (Minneapolis).

"Veterinary thermometer and method of managing animal health considering ambient temperature and humidity conditions" was invented by Randolph K. Geissler (Hudson, Wis.), Steve A. Lewis (Bloomington, Minn.), Greg Quakenbush (Valencia, Calif.) and Gregory H. Smith (Prior Lake, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention includes a wireless multifunction veterinary thermometer device that communicates with a mobile communication device running an app for recording animal temperature data and to display animal treatment options considering the recorded data ...