ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,815, issued on April 7, was assigned to KENNEL AUTOMATION LLC (Greenfield, Ind.).
"Animal management system" was invented by Dan W. Gray (Greenfield, Ind.) and John Wolken (Greenfield, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal management system includes a facility having an interior shelter, an enclosed exterior, and automated controls. The interior shelter includes multiple kennels all having access to an aisle through which animals are introduced to the kennels. The enclosed exterior includes a run accessible from each kennel via a motorized interior door, and a segmented yard accessible from each run via a motorized external d...