Patents by Inventor Jock McDonald Roberts

Jock McDonald Roberts 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).

  • Oestrus detector
    Patent number: 9913703
    Abstract: An oestrus detector includes a reservoir portion which contains a coloured liquid. The detector further includes a generally planar portion that is attached to and sealed from the reservoir portion, except for an open or closed passage in a seal line separating the reservoir portion and the generally planar portion. In use the liquid is squeezed from the reservoir portion, through the passage, and into the generally planar portion, when the reservoir portion receives pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: BEACON AUTOMATION PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jock McDonald Roberts
  • Oestrus Detector
    Publication number: 20160354190
    Abstract: An oestrus detector includes a reservoir portion which contains a coloured liquid. The detector further includes a generally planar portion that is attached to and sealed from the reservoir portion, except for an open or closed passage in a seal line separating the reservoir portion and the generally planar portion. In use the liquid is squeezed from the reservoir portion, through the passage, and into the generally planar portion, when the reservoir portion receives pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Beacon Automation Pty Limited
    Inventor: Jock McDonald Roberts
  • Oestrus Detector
    Publication number: 20150209778
    Abstract: An oestrus detector includes a reservoir portion which contains a coloured liquid. The detector further includes a generally planar portion that is attached to and sealed from the reservoir portion, except for an open or closed passage in a seal line separating the reservoir portion and the generally planar portion. In use the liquid is squeezed from the reservoir portion, through the passage, and into the generally planar portion, when the reservoir portion receives pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Jock McDonald Roberts
  • Oestrus detector
    Patent number: 9034276
    Abstract: An oestrus detector 100 includes a reservoir portion 135 which contains a colored liquid. The detector 100 further includes a generally planar portion 110 that is attached to and sealed from the reservoir portion 135, except for an open or closed passage 111 in a seal line separating the reservoir portion 135 and the generally planar portion 110. In use the liquid is squeezed from the reservoir portion 135, through the passage 111, and into the generally planar portion 110, when the reservoir portion 135 receives pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Inventor: Jock McDonald Roberts
  • OESTRUS DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20120244039
    Abstract: An oestrus detector 100 includes a reservoir portion 135 which contains a coloured liquid. The detector 100 further includes a generally planar portion 110 that is attached to and sealed from the reservoir portion 135, except for an open or closed passage 111 in a seal line separating the reservoir portion 135 and the generally planar portion 110. In use the liquid is squeezed from the reservoir portion 135, through the passage 111, and into the generally planar portion 110, when the reservoir portion 135 receives pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Jock McDonald Roberts