Patents by Inventor Joseph Raymond Caplette

Joseph Raymond Caplette 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).

  • Patent number: 7549397
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for euthanizing animals humanely and painlessly by introducing a gas at a first flow rate to cause the animals to reach narcosis. Then, the gas is introduced at an elevated second flow rate to induce a death to the animal that substantially meets or exceeds national and international standards for euthanasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph Raymond Caplette
  • Patent number: 7341023
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for euthanizing animals humanely and painlessly by introducing a gas at a first flow rate to cause the animals to reach narcosis. Then, the gas is introduced at an elevated second flow rate to induce a death to the animal that substantially meets or exceeds national and international standards for euthanasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph Raymond Caplette