Patents by Inventor Abel Jacobus Rautenbach

Abel Jacobus Rautenbach has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Immobilization device
    Patent number: 7111587
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for use in partially or fully immobilizing animals such as cattle, sheep and the like. The device includes a probe for insertion in the anal canal of the animal the probe comprising a pair of spaced electrodes connected by way of electrical conductors to a power source. The power source providing a pulsed electrical current having a voltage of between 2 and 10 Volts and a frequency of between 20 and 50 Hz to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Inventor: Abel Jacobus Rautenbach
  • Immobilization device
    Patent number: 6901884
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for use in partially or fully immobilizing animals such as cattle, sheep and the like. The device includes a probe for insertion in the anal canal of the animal the probe comprising a pair of spaced electrodes connected by way of electrical conductors to a power source. The power source providing a pulsed electrical current having a voltage of between 2 and 10 Volts and a frequency of between 20 and 50 Hz to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Inventor: Abel Jacobus Rautenbach