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US3567818A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pellets for supplying copper to ruminants

Assignee: University of Dundee
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Filing: 1966-12-12
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Granted: 1971-03-02
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Expires: 1986-12-12
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Abstract

Abstract COPPER NECESSARY FOR THE NUTRITION OF RUMINANTS MAY BE SUPPLIED BY ADMINISTERING THERETO A PALLET OR BULLET COMPRISING AN ALLOY CONTAINING BETWEEN 40% AND 70% BY WEIGHT COPPER, FROM 0 TO 15% BY WEIGHT OF ALUMINIUM AND A TOTAL OF FROM 0 TO 5% BY WEIGHT OF ONE OR MORE OF A TRACE ELEMENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COBALT, ZINC AND MANGANESE, THE BALANCE BEING MAGNESIUM. IT HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND THAT THE RATE OF RELEASE OF COPPER FROM THE PELLET IN THE RUMINAL JUICES CAN BE CONTROLLED BY VARYING THE PROPORTION OF ALUMINIUM.

Inventors

  • 👤 Reginald Gordon Hemingway
  • 👤 Norman S Ritchie

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0053; A61K9/0068; A23; A23K; A23K20/00; A23K20/20; A23K20/30; A23K40/00; A23K40/20

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-03-01 1974-08-31 1975-03-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-03-01 1978-08-31 1979-03-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-03-01 1982-08-31 1983-03-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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