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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas D Hahn, Austin, MN (US);
Dennis E Epley, Austin, MN (US);
Kenneth I Granle, Austin, MN (US);
Assignee:
Geo. A. Hormel & Company, Austin, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128316 ; 81-922 ;
Abstract
A marking device for marking animals, such as hogs, prior to slaughter includes a handle having a housing at one end which is provided with a plurality of hollow needles arranged to define identification numbers. A pump on the housing causes ink to be dispensed through the needles as the needles penetrate the animal's skin so that the identification numbers are formed in the subcutaneous fat layer of the animal.