| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 606117000 | Means for applying animal identification device | 17 |
| 20090270878 | QUICK-RELEASE TAG APPLICATOR - An identification tag applicator is provided, which is especially suited to applying identification tags to animals. The applicator includes a body ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100030226 | ANIMAL TAG APPLICATOR AND TAGS THEREFOR - An animal tag applicator ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100145354 | ANIMAL TAG APPLICATOR - An animal tag applicator that comprises a lever member having an attachment member, a base portion having a release member, an aperture configured to receive the attachment member when the attachment member is brought into contact with the base portion and a holding mechanism that extends between the release member and aperture. The applicator preferably further comprises an application member where the lever member and application member are pivotally coupled to the base portion at a pivot mechanism and a spring member coupled between the lever member and the base portion. When the release member is actuated, the holding mechanism detaches from the attachment member, the spring member expands and the application member is brought towards the base portion to apply an animal tag. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110077659 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DELIVER A MICROCHIP - Provided are methods and apparatus including an injector system adapted for injecting a microchip comprising: an inserter comprising a rod or tube having a proximal and distal end and having a point at the distal end that defines a skin-piercing side of the inserter; a means for engaging the microchip near the distal end of the inserter, but removed in the proximal direction from the distal tip of the inserter, which means prevents rotation of an engaged microchip in two or three axes of rotation; and means for releasing the microchip from the inserter once the inserter has been inserted into a perforatable substrate. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110130768 | IDENTIFICATION TAG LOADING MEANS - An identification tag loading means ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110270266 | EAR TAG INSTALLATION TOOL AND METHOD - An apparatus and method of installing livestock ear tags are provided. The apparatus includes handle members that control the insertion of a piercing needle that cuts an opening through an animal's ear. A slidable head assembly enables efficient manipulation of the piercing needle and reload of a new piercing needle for installing another tag. The piercing needle has attached to it a securing tab of the ear tag. The tab is stripped from the piercing needle after the needle clears the far side of the ear thereby securing the tag to the ear by placing the tab on the opposite side of the ear. The piercing needle is preferably disposable. The piercing needle has an integral tissue capturing cavity for capturing a slug of tissue from the animal's ear as the needle passes through the ear. The tissue sample can be used for subsequent animal health testing. The piercing needle is automatically captured by the tool after installation to prevent contamination of the tissue sample by release of the needle onto the ground. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110270267 | EAR TAG INSTALLATION TOOL AND METHOD - An apparatus and method of installing livestock ear tags are provided. The apparatus includes handle members that control the insertion of a piercing needle that cuts an opening through an animal's ear. A slidable head assembly enables efficient manipulation of the piercing needle and reload of a new piercing needle for installing another tag. The piercing needle has attached to it a securing tab of the ear tag. The tab is stripped from the piercing needle after the needle clears the far side of the ear thereby securing the tag to the ear by placing the tab on the opposite side of the ear. The piercing needle is preferably disposable. The piercing needle has an integral tissue capturing cavity for capturing a slug of tissue from the animal's ear as the needle passes through the ear. The tissue sample can be used for subsequent animal health testing. The piercing needle is automatically captured by the tool after installation to prevent contamination of the tissue sample by release of the needle onto the ground. Another embodiment uses a tag with an integral needle, and the tag is installed in the same manner by the tool. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120089152 | ANIMAL TAG APPLICATOR - An animal tag applicator ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120116414 | ANIMAL TAG APPLICATOR - Described are an animal tag applicator, a device for advancing a strip of animal tags, a leg bending die for bending the legs of animal tags, and methods for applying an animal tag to a body part of an animal. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130006263 | ANIMAL TAG APPLICATOR - An applicator ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130211416 | UNIT FOR MARKING AND/OR SAMPLING ANIMAL TISSUE AND CORRESPONDING MARKING AND/OR SAMPLING TOOL - The invention relates to a unit for marking and/or sampling animal tissue, including a male portion ( | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140107662 | Temporary Tattoos For Indelible Endorsement - Embodiments of the present invention provide a temporary tattoo, appliqué or decal and a method of using the tattoo on a patient to identify on that patient a selected operative site, wherein said operation is identified by name on said decal and wherein the accuracy of site selection may be endorsed by the patient and the responsible operator directly on the selected site in such a manner that the endorsement indicia remain legible after the decal is eradicated. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140163577 | ANIMAL TAG APPLICATOR - Described are an animal tag applicator, a device for advancing a strip of animal tags, a leg bending die for bending the legs of animal tags, and methods for applying an animal tag to a body part of an animal. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140214047 | Device and Method for Medical Records Storage in the Eye - A method and apparatus for the storage and retrieval of patient personal and medical information and records in the eye of an implanted or patient. Patient medical information or other personalized data in the form of indicia is imparted to an implant which is engaged into a mounted position in the eye during eye surgery or a needle insertion. The indicia may be read through the clear tissue of the eye, using an optical magnifier once implanted. Indicia is imparted to the implant using a laser or photographically or printing. Conventionally employed laser surgery equipment used for LASIK and similar surgeries can be easily adapted to both impart the indicia to the implant and form a cavity to hold the implant for subsequent viewing of the visible indicia. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140243844 | RATCHET-SLIDE HANDLE AND SYSTEM FOR FIDUCIAL DEPLOYMENT - Embodiments include a fiducial deployment system with a handle configured for actuation of same. A fiducial may include one or more protuberances configured to engage one or more slots in a needle of the system. The needle may be configured to deliver a plurality of fiducials to a target location in serial fashion, one at a time. In certain embodiments, echogenic placement of fiducials may present certain advantages. The handle includes an actuation mechanism with a toothed rack and actuation member(s) configured for incrementally or otherwise controlledly deploying one or more fiducials at a time by advancing a stylet through and/or retracting the body of a slotted needle in which fiducials are disposed with a fiducial protrusion extending into the needle slot, which also includes retaining structures that do not impede the needle lumen. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150148811 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION - Methods and device for marking animals are disclosed. An ear tag configurable for attachment to a rodent ear, e.g., a mouse ear, is presented, wherein the ear tag includes a color-coded image, an alphanumeric character string, a bar code and/or a visual signage. The tag may include the visual identifier and an RFID device. A card may be provided that redundantly displays some or all of the visual identifier. An applicator is alternately or additionally provided that removes separated elements of the tag from a tray force generated by manual compression of a pair of handles of the applicator, and additionally includes jaws that compress towards each other when the handles are initially compressed, yet splay and release the tag elements as additional compressive force is applied to the handles. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20160106064 | TAG APPLICATOR - There is provided a tag applicator ( | 04-21-2016 |
