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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Junji Hoshiba, Okayama-shi, Okayama, JP;
Masako Yajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Junji Hoshiba, Okayama-shi, Okayama, JP;
Masako Yajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignees:
Meiji Dairies Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An artificial nipple for an experimental animal can include a replaceable duct in a nipple and a structure that prevents liquid from accumulating in the nipple except in the nipple tip and the duct. The artificial nipple can be configured to prevent liquid from accumulating by filling the nipple with an elastic member or by forming the nipple with an elastic member integrally with an outer wall of the nipple.