Marking apparatus for nucleic acid marking of items
US8783194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/68
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A marking apparatus (1) for marking an item (12). The apparatus comprises: means to receive the item; a nucleic acid marker; means to release a marking fluid (8); and a distribution mechanism (11) coupled to the nucleic acid marker and the means to release the marking fluid. The means to release the marking fluid can be activated to release the marking fluid such that the distribution mechanism disperses a mixture of the nucleic acid marker and the marking fluid onto the item.
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