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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Horn-Bond Lin, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Matthew B. Hart, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Jay D. Eversole, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Keith W. Blount, Brooks City-Base, TX (US);
Wesley Walker, Brooks City-Base, TX (US);
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.