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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7913650 | Containment systems and components for animal husbandry Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7882806 | Cage with micro filter top A cage and cage cover combination includes at least a cage cover having a plurality of stacking lugs. The combination also includes at least an animal cage having a lower surface, where the upper surfaces of the stacking lugs, when in contact with the lower surface ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874268 | Method for adjusting airflow in a rodent containment cage Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems. ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7703414 | Chamber device, respiratory pharmacological test system and pharmacological safety test method The invention provides a system for respiratory pharmacology test and a chamber device that enables respiratory pharmacology test on particular large animals under unanesthetized, unrestrained state, with easy acclimatization and reduced effect of stress, and a meth... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7363879 | Animal display and habitat assembly A ventilated animal habitat in the form of a frame having at least one shelf supporting an animal enclosure with a ventilation control region including an ambient air inlet and exhaust air outlet and a ducting system also supported by the frame with an exhaust air c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341023 | Rodent euthanasia machine The present invention is an apparatus and method for euthanizing animals humanely and painlessly by introducing a gas at a first flow rate to cause the animals to reach narcosis. Then, the gas is introduced at an elevated second flow rate to induce a death to the an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320294 | Cage and rack system for housing animals in cages having different widths A ventilated cage and rack system. An embodiment of the invention may comprise a ventilated rack, the rack including at least one air exhaust plenum and at least one canopy disposed within the rack, the canopy being adapted to position a cage assembly below the cano... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293529 | Kennel system A kennel system having a floor assembly including at least one floor unit having a floor pan and a grate. The floor pan has a drain, an integral water receptacle and a trough for guiding fluid to the drain. The grate is positioned over the floor pan. The grate has a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261059 | Cage for transporting and stunning livestock A cage is provided for holding and transporting livestock. The cage includes a door with a horizontal top rod that slides along a top member of a side grate when opening and closing the door. The cage also includes four lifting lugs to assist in the moving of the ca... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252050 | Substance inhalation system A substance inhalation system includes a mixing flask that is in fluid communication with plural inhalation chambers. A test vapor can be selectively and individually provided to the inhalation chambers. Moreover, individual inhalation chambers can be selectively re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7146931 | Animal enrichment system An animal enrichment device for use in an animal cage having a cage bottom, the cage bottom having a peripheral lip with recesses defined therein. The enrichment device can comprise a floor on which the animal may perch, a first set of opposing walls extending up fr... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131398 | Air flow sensing and control for animal confinement system An environmental monitoring and controlling system for a ventilated cage and rack system that monitors and measures air flow in the rack at either the rack or cage level. At the rack level, two pressure sensors are provided in a supply air system to accurately monit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7086350 | Animal cage behavior system A behavioral monitoring system useful for the analysis of complex behaviors in a number of animal species. The monitoring systems of this invention allow continuous monitoring of feeding, drinking and movement of animals with high temporal and spatial resolution. In... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7044082 | Environmental enrichment of caged animals A cage or an item of cage furniture for use by a caged rodent comprises a coloured material which is transparent or translucent to a human observer, but is perceived as being substantially darkened or opaque by the caged rodent. The cage or item of cage furniture ty... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036457 | Rodent housing rack The invention provides a rodent housing rack that effectively draws the air inside the cages out through exhaust vents. The rodent housing rack comprises: a rack with multiple shelves 2 in which a plurality of cages 3 are arranged and stored, an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6912973 | Automatic cage lock An automatic cage lock for securing various cages in a ventilated cage and rack system. The automatic cage lock facilitates the securing of a cage within the cage and rack system when a user slides the cage into the cage and rack system until the cage fully passes t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912971 | Valve arrangement and assembly for dispensing a liquid from a container to an animal An assembly (2) for dispensing a liquid (4) from a container (6, 54, 58) to the mouth (8) of an animal, on demand of the animal. The assembly comprises a sealed container at least partially filled with the liquid and a valve arrangement (... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910445 | System and method for containment and testing of extremely toxic substances A containment and test system for extremely toxic substances includes a fume hood, a containment compartment such as glove bag or box, positioned within the fume hood, a source of a non-reactive gas to provide a stable environment within the containment compartment,... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6776158 | System for anesthetizing laboratory animals A method and apparatus for anesthetizing one or more laboratory animals is provided. An anesthetic component is introduced into a pressurized gas stream for delivery to laboratory animals. In one embodiment of the invention, a solo apparatus is used to administer an... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6612260 | Flex-air ventilated rack system The present invention is an animal cage adapted for providing supply air to the cage by either static or forced ventilation, comprising, a cage receptacle and ventilation distribution means integral to said cage receptacle for distributing supply air to a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6449896 | Crop weighing A method of determining the weight of animals and the development of plants in a controlled environment. The method includes measuring the increase in CO2 production over a test period. CO2 production is a measure of the metabolic ra... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6408794 | Device for displaying an air flow condition in a rack for animal cages The present invention relates to a device for displaying a condition of air flow to or from a ventilated rack of animal cages in which a damper is coupled between the ventilated rack and an air inlet or exhaust outlet. Air pressure is measured within the ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6138610 | Small animal breeding apparatus A small animal breeding apparatus has a frame structure in which a number of breeding spaces are defined. Each breeding space is provided with a pair of parallel guide rails fixed to the opposite inner sides of the breeding space and extending from the fr... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6041741 | Multispecies rodent cage A rodent cage including a cage bottom having a plurality of integral side walls, a floor and an open top end. A peripheral lip extends continuously around the top end. A pair of recesses are disposed on the peripheral lip. A feeder assembly has a frame an... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5797349 | Filter top change station for an animal cage A filter change station is provided having a base board. A first guide support and a second guide support are mounted on the base board in facing relationship. A separator is mounted on at least the first guide support along a slide path of a cage top for... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5429800 | Micro-isolator steam sterilization cycle and apparatus A particularly useful method is disclosed for sterilizing micro-isolators in which a sipper bottle is contained. In the present invention, sterilization is effected by using a microprocessor control to regulate the pressure within a sterilization chamber ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5385118 | Assembly for animals with positive disconnect from a watering system A water quick disconnect assembly for improving removal of cages from an outside water supply. The assembly automatically turns off a water supply and disconnects a cage from a cage rack system. A water line connector attaches to an outside water supply. ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5349923 | Ventilated cage and open rack system The ventilated cage and rack system is provided having a plurality of shelves. An exhaust plenum is removably affixed to each shelf for providing air to predetermined air positions along each shelf. At least one cage is provided for housing at least one a... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5331920 | Combination cage and watering device permitting automatic removal of bedding therefrom A watering apparatus for supplying water from an outside system to an animal confined in a cage maintains an isolation barrier and has an outlet through which animal bedding and excess water escapes when the animal stuffs bedding in the area surrounding t... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5307757 | Ventilated rack and animal cage system An animal cage rack includes a forced air system for removing air from the periphery of the animal cages. The rack includes "U" shape guides for positioning and aligning each cage with respect to a positive ventilating probe and an automatic watering devi... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5190879 | Controlled environment animal isolation systems Containers utilizing economical gas-permeable, ultra-thin dense skin polydimethylsiloxane membranes incorporating porous substrates as passive contaminant barriers in containment systems for research, breeding, housing, and shipping of animals, including ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5163380 | Method and apparatus for assessing metabolic behavioral and physiological status of animals Laboratory animals having known genetic, metabolic, and physiologic characteristics are maintained in sterile containment cells with known quantities of food, water, and oxygen provided to the animals and the rate of consumption monitored on a real- or ne... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5148766 | Ventilated rack and animal cage system An animal cage rack includes a forced air system for removing air from the periphery of the animal cages. The rack includes "U" shape guides for positioning and aligning each cage with respect to a positive ventilating probe and an automatic watering devi... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5048459 | Apparatus for raising experimental animals In an apparatus for raising experimental animals, a cage for confining animals is placed in a received position within a cage rack. The cage includes a casing and a lid separate from the casing, for closing an open top of the casing. Slide rails are mount... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5003922 | Cage for small experimental animals A cage well suited for confining and rearing mice, rats and like relatively small animals in a germ free, hygienic atmosphere for experimentation purposes. Included is a boxlike casing with its open top closed by a horizontal lid. There are provided an ai... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4940017 | Cage, especially for small experimental animals A cage well suited for confining and rearing mice, rats and like relatively small animals in a germ free, hygienic atmosphere for experimentation purposes. Included is a boxlike casing with its open top closed by a wirework inner lid and further hermetica... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4528941 | Free-standing environmental chambers supported by plenum An improved environmental chamber assembly, such as for caging animals, has a plurality of chambers or cages which are entirely supported by a free-standing plenum, which plenum supplies and/or exhausts air or a controlled atmosphere to and/or from the ch... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4402280 | Animal caging system An improved animal caging system of the type having a plurality of hollow boxes suspended on flanges from a plurality of ducted shelves is provided. The ducting for the ventilation system is entirely enclosed and is formed integrally with the caging syste... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4365590 | Ventilated animal cage rack A ventilated animal cage rack has a hollow housing divided into a plurality of horizontally-disposed shelf compartments separated from each other by partition walls and having front open ends normally closed off by transparent doors which isolate the inte... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4343261 | Animal caging system An improved animal caging system of the type having a plurality of ventilated cages suspended on flanges from a plurality of shelves is provided. The ventilation duct system is entirely enclosed and forms an integral part of the caging system rack. Valves... | 08/10/1982 |
