Apparatus for remotely controlling the environment of multiple animal cages

• US 20070114294A1
• Filed: 11/18/2005
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ralph Ashton
• Original Assignee: Ralph Ashton
• Inventors: Ashton, Ralph
• Application Number:
  US11/283,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20070114294A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 236/51
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/031 Cages for laboratory animals; Cages for measuring metabolism of animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 31/005 Battery breeding cages, with or without auxiliary features, e.g. feeding, watering, demanuring, heating, ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1905 associated with tele control

Abstract

A novel apparatus for remotely controlling the local environment of an animal cage at least includes: a housing unit; a display carried by the housing unit adapted to display animal cage environment information; an input device carried by the housing unit adapted to receive user input signals; a plurality of sensor inputs for receiving environment condition sensor information from environmental condition sensors; a power input carried by the housing unit; a controller subsumed by the housing unit; and a plurality of power receptacles carried by the housing, the power receptacles adapted to supply power to remotely located environment altering devices in a manner dictated by user input. The apparatus is adapted to control the local animal cage environment of a plurality of animal cages.

Claims

1. An apparatus for remotely controlling the local environment of an animal cage, said apparatus comprising:

a housing unit;

a display carried by said housing unit adapted to display animal cage environment information;

an input device carried by said housing unit adapted to receive user input signals;

a plurality of sensor inputs for receiving environment condition sensor information from environmental condition sensors;

a power input carried by said housing unit;

a controller subsumed by said housing unit; and

a plurality of power receptacles carried by said housing, said power receptacles adapted to supply power to remotely located environment altering devices in a manner dictated by user input;

wherein said apparatus is adapted to control the local animal cage environment of a plurality of animal cages.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to temperature.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to humidity.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to light.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to heating devices.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to humidity increasing devices.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to lighting devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to cooling devices.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to humidity decreasing devices.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to temperature, humidity and light, and wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to heating devices, humidity increasing devices, and lighting devices.

11. An apparatus for remotely controlling the local environment of an animal cage, said apparatus consisting of:

a housing unit;

a display carried by said housing unit adapted to display animal cage environment information;

an input device carried by said housing unit adapted to receive user input signals;

a plurality of sensor inputs for receiving environment condition sensor information from environmental condition sensors;

a power input carried by said housing unit;

a controller subsumed by said housing unit; and

a plurality of power receptacles carried by said housing, said power receptacles adapted to supply power to remotely located environment altering devices in a manner dictated by user input;

wherein said apparatus is adapted to control the local animal cage environment of a plurality of animal cages.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to temperature.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to humidity.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to light.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to heating devices.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to humidity increasing devices.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to lighting devices.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to cooling devices.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to humidity decreasing devices.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said environmental sensor information relates to temperature, humidity and light, and wherein said power receptacles are adapted to control the power to heating devices, humidity increasing devices, and lighting devices.