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Sensor International, LLC

Pautzke Bait Co., Inc.

Dion Arledge Rivera

Gregory Lee Heacock

Casey Robert Kelley

A nontoxic liquid dye formulation for color staining the skin of live angling bait species comprises a dye substance suitable for application, and thereby for imparting color, to skin of angling bait species. The dye substance has a pH of between about 5.8 and about 8.2 and has a dye molecular structure carrying a net charge of no more than two negative charges or a net charge of no more than one positive charge. A dye carrier for the dye substance includes a water-soluble polyether compound mixed in an aqueous solution. The polyether compound has a weight average molecular weight of between about 2,000 and about 6,000 to function as a phase transfer agent that promotes partitioning of components of the dye substance into the skin of the bait species. The water soluble dye remains in the skin of the bait species, even though it is in an oily environment.

Dye color staining the exterior of live angling bait species

According to embodiments of the present application, a color changeable dye can comprise a redox indicator, a reduction reaction initiator, an electron donor, an oxygen scavenger, an indicator barrier agent, a thickening agent and an agent to facilitate mixing. The color changeable dye is a first color in the presence of oxygen, capable of changing to a second color upon reduction in a substantially oxygen free environment, and capable of changing back to the first color after exposure to oxygen for a period of time corresponding to the intended use time of a disposable or limited use product. Methods of making and using the color changeable dye and apparatuses incorporating such dye are also disclosed.

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Ellensburg, WA, United States of America

Dion Arledge Rivera