Global Patent Index - EP 1996026 A1

EP 1996026 A1 20081203 - ANIMAL ASPHYXIATION DEVICE

Title (en)

ANIMAL ASPHYXIATION DEVICE

Title (de)

GERÄT ZUM VERGASEN VON TIEREN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR ASPHYXIER UN ANIMAL

Publication

EP 1996026 A1 20081203 (EN)

Application

EP 07712928 A 20070316

Priority

  • GB 2007000943 W 20070316
  • GB 0605679 A 20060321

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2436431A] An animal asphyxiation device 5 comprising a housing 10 for containing an animal and a gas distribution means 28 arranged inside the housing to allow even distribution of gas throughout the housing. The device can contain a single animal or a module containing more than one animal. The device can be used to humanly cull large numbers of poultry in the event of a bird flu epidemic.

IPC 8 full level

A22B 3/00 (2006.01); A61D 7/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

A22B 3/00 (2013.01 - EP); A22B 3/005 (2013.01 - EP); A22B 3/08 (2013.01 - GB); A22B 3/086 (2013.01 - EP); A61D 7/04 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 0605679 D0 20060503; GB 2436431 A 20070926; AU 2007228602 A1 20070927; EP 1996026 A1 20081203; WO 2007107718 A1 20070927

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0605679 A 20060321; AU 2007228602 A 20070316; EP 07712928 A 20070316; GB 2007000943 W 20070316