Global Patent Index - EP 4081024 A1

EP 4081024 A1 20221102 - APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING AND DISTRIBUTING LIVING ORGANISMS, SUCH AS ARTHROPODS AND NEMATODES

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING AND DISTRIBUTING LIVING ORGANISMS, SUCH AS ARTHROPODS AND NEMATODES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM VERTEILEN UND VERTEILEN VON LEBENDEN ORGANISMEN, WIE ARTHROPODEN UND NEMATODEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE DISTRIBUTION ET DE RÉPARTITION D'ORGANISMES VIVANTS, TELS QUE DES ARTHROPODES ET DES NÉMATODES

Publication

EP 4081024 A1 20221102 (EN)

Application

EP 20838390 A 20201216

Priority

  • DK PA201970834 A 20191223
  • EP 2020086463 W 20201216

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021130079A1] The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) configured to dispense living organisms, such as arthropods and nematodes, and comprises a container (20) having an outlet passage (30) at a bottom portion of the container (20), and an agitator device (40, 70). The agitator device comprises i) a plunger (40) arranged inside the container (20) and having a head (41) with a first side (42) oriented towards the outlet passage (30), and an opposite second side (43), a drive (90) configured for reciprocating the plunger head (41) between a first position (P1) wherein the outlet passage (30) is open and a second position (P2) wherein the outlet passage (30) is open, and/or ii) vibrator device (70), such as a motor with an unbalanced mass, mounted to a portion (21) of the container (20) surrounding the outlet passage (30), and configured to vibrate the portion (21).

IPC 8 full level

A01M 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01M 9/0007 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021130079A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021130079 A1 20210701; EP 4081024 A1 20221102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2020086463 W 20201216; EP 20838390 A 20201216