US3313301A
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Instrument to implant tags in macro-organisms
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-16
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Granted: 1967-04-11
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Expires: 1984-01-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith B Jefferts
- 👤 Peter K Bergman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:21
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K61/00; A01K61/90; A01K11/00; A01K11/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
AN INSTRUMENT TO IMPLANT A TAG AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION IN A MACRO-ORGANISM, COMPRISING AN INJECTOR DEVICE HAVING ELONGATED MEANS DISPLACEABLE IN A LONGITUDINAL PATH TO PIERCE AND ENTER THE BODY SUBSTANCE OF THE MACROORGANISM AND EJECT A TAG SO AS TO LODGE SAID TAG IN SAID BODY SUBSTANCE CLOSE BY SAID MEANS, A GUIDING ENCLOSURE CONSTITUTED BY A HOOD-LIKE HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, SPREAD ACROSS TWO ANGULARLY DISPOSED SIDES THEREOF, CONSTITUTING AN ENTRANCE TO A RELATIVELY LARGER CAVITY IN SAID HOUSING, SAID CAVITY BEING INTERNALLY CONTOURED TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN CLOSELY FITTED THEREIN A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID BODY SUBSTANCE IN A POSITION WHEREBY SAID DESIGNATED LOCATION IS IN THE LONGITUDINAL PATH OF SAID MEANS TO PIERCE AND ENTER, AND FURTHER MEANS FIXED TO SAID ENCLOSURE AND SLIDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID INJECTOR DEVICE ADAPTING SAID DEVICE TO BE OPERATIVE WITH RESPECT TO SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID FURTHER MEANS COMPRISING A CONNECTOR ELEMENT HAVING A PART DEFINING A HOLLOW PASSAGE OPENED AT ONE END AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID ENCLOSURE CAVITY THROUGH A CONDUIT IN SAID CONNECTOR ELEMENT WHICH EXTENDS BETWEEN SAID CAVITY AND ANOTHER END OF
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
AN INSTRUMENT TO IMPLANT A TAG AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION IN A MACRO-ORGANISM, COMPRISING AN INJECTOR DEVICE HAVING ELONGATED MEANS DISPLACEABLE IN A LONGITUDINAL PATH TO PIERCE AND ENTER THE BODY SUBSTANCE OF THE MACROORGANISM AND EJECT A TAG SO AS TO LODGE SAID TAG IN SAID BODY SUBSTANCE CLOSE BY SAID MEANS, A GUIDING ENCLOSURE CONSTITUTED BY A HOOD-LIKE HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, SPREAD ACROSS TWO ANGULARLY DISPOSED SIDES THEREOF, CONSTITUTING AN ENTRANCE TO A RELATIVELY LARGER CAVITY IN SAID HOUSING, SAID CAVITY BEING INTERNALLY CONTOURED TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN CLOSELY FITTED THEREIN A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID BODY SUBSTANCE IN A POSITION WHEREBY SAID DESIGNATED LOCATION IS IN THE LONGITUDINAL PATH OF SAID MEANS TO PIERCE AND ENTER, AND FURTHER MEANS FIXED TO SAID ENCLOSURE AND SLIDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID INJECTOR DEVICE ADAPTING SAID DEVICE TO BE OPERATIVE WITH RESPECT TO SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID FURTHER MEANS COMPRISING A CONNECTOR ELEMENT HAVING A PART DEFINING A HOLLOW PASSAGE OPENED AT ONE END AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID ENCLOSURE CAVITY THROUGH A CONDUIT IN SAID CONNECTOR ELEMENT WHICH EXTENDS BETWEEN SAID CAVITY AND ANOTHER END OF
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2907327A
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