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Title: Methods for attaching transmitters to animals

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1859922

Methods for attaching a radio frequency (RF) transmitter to an animal are provided. The methods can include providing an RF transmitter and providing an injection device having a needle of gauge of 9 or smaller; providing the RF transmitter into the injection device; and providing the RF transmitter through the 9 gauge or smaller needle and into the animal.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
11,139,840
Application Number:
16/193,968
OSTI ID:
1859922
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/16/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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