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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:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James L Oschman, Dover, NH (US);
Nora H Oschman, Dover, NH (US);
Keith E Sommer, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Nature's Own Research Association, Dover, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ; A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43 171 ; 43-4 ; 43-92 ;
Abstract
Tuna are separated from dolphins who often travel together by temporarily stunning the tuna and allowing the dolphins to continue on course. The tuna stunning is accomplished by creating underwater sounds of a selected frequency range which has a maximum impact on the tuna and a minimum impact on the dolphins.