IP Library Granted Patent US 12,336,501
Granted Patent B2
US 12,336,501 · App. 17/809,880 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Solar-powered GPS SIM card device for tracking and monitoring animals and assets

Inventor: Andy Doyle Jones (Edmond, OK)
A01K11/008A01K29/005H04W4/029
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Patent No.
US 12,336,501
App. No.
17/809,880
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a solar-powered GPS Sim card tracking and monitoring features device for animals and assets.

Claims (13)

1. A solar-powered GPS Sim card device for tracking and monitoring animals and assets, comprising:

an electronic ear tag;

a subscriber identity module (SIM) chip;

a solar panel/cell system;

an energy storage mechanism;

a camera;

a non-contact infrared thermometer sensor for body temperature monitoring:

an accelerometer;

a stethoscope;

a radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanning chip;

a two-way communication speaker system;

an animal-movement monitoring system; and

the SIM chip, the solar panel/cell system, the energy storage mechanism, the camera, the body temperature monitoring non-contact infrared thermometer sensor, the accelerometer, the stethoscope, the RFID scanning chip, the two-way communication speaker system, and the animal-movement monitoring system being operatively integrated into the electronic ear tag.

Continuity (8)
Continuation In Part 17196993 · Mar 9, 2021
Continuation In Part 16815280 · Mar 11, 2020
Continuation In Part 16727736 · Dec 26, 2019
Continuation In Part 17196987 · Mar 9, 2021
Continuation In Part 16727736 · Dec 26, 2019
Provisional Application 63216122 · Jun 29, 2021
Provisional Application 62896985 · Sep 6, 2019
Related Publication 20220400651A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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