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Method for tagging insects and arthropods

US10834896B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · US

Inventors

Horn-Bond Lin · Fairfax, US
Matthew Hart · Silver Spring, US
Jay D. Eversole · Salem, US
Keith W. Blount · San Antonio, US
Wesley Walker · Loveland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05B5/1691
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus and associated method for tagging insects and arthropods. According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, an electrosprayer is provided including a nozzle cartridge, a spray chamber removably attached to the nozzle cartridge and a power supply operatively connected to the nozzle cartridge and a grounding plate within the spray chamber to electrically charge droplets expelled from the nozzle which coat one or more insects contained in the spray chamber.

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