Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Animal euthanasia apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 动物安乐死器
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Application No.: US13772698Application Date: 2013-02-21
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Publication No.: US09125423B2Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Inventor: Clifford Broderick
- Applicant: Clifford Broderick
- Agency: Booner & O'Rourke, LLP
- Agent Thomas A. O'Rourke
- Main IPC: F26B25/00
- IPC: F26B25/00 ; A22B3/00

Abstract:
An animal euthanasia device includes a chamber with an opening through which a partitioned cage may be wheeled. A pivotally attached door seals the opening using fixed edge seals and an inflatable door threshold seal. A latch secures the door, once closed. After a sensor verifies door closure, an electro-magnetic lock prevents inadvertent door opening during the process, which may be automated using a programmable logic controller (PLC). The PLC coordinates actuation of a fan and damper within an air exhaust opening, a fan and a damper within an exhaust gas opening, and a damper within a fresh air inlet opening, and also triggers a solenoid valve that controls flow of euthanizing gas into the chamber. A keyed selector switch controls power to the device to initiate the automated process, which is monitored using oxygen sensors, and CO2 flow and pressure sensors, and is reported on a human machine interface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140230743A1 Animal Euthanasia Apparatus Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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