Patents by Inventor Lancelot H. Lines

Lancelot H. Lines 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).

  • Method and apparatus for handling animals
    Patent number: 5531773
    Abstract: Pain in an animal during animal husbandry procedures is blocked and tetany of the muscles caused by the application of spaced pulses of electrical current. The pulses are of minimum or zero width on initial application to the animal, and a gradual increase of pulse width cuases gradual increases in pain blockings until tetany occurs without distress to the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Australian Meriono Wool Harvesting, LTD.
    Inventor: Lancelot H. Lines
  • Immobilizing animals
    Patent number: 4237896
    Abstract: An animal can be immobilized by passing a pulsed electric current through the animal's muscles to cause a state of tetany in the muscles while leaving the organs in a relaxed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Assignees: Senil Nominees Pty. Ltd, Australian Merino Wool Harvesting Limited
    Inventor: Lancelot H. Lines
  • Automatic shearing device
    Patent number: 4070938
    Abstract: An automatic shearing device including programmed means having in its memory banks information relating to a measured sheep size, and extending the information to control links carrying a cutter, the control controlling the angular position of the links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignees: Senil Nominnees Pty. Ltd., The Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Merino Wool Harvesting Limited
    Inventor: Lancelot H. Lines
  • Immobilizing animals
    Patent number: RE31866
    Abstract: An animal can be immobilized by passing a pulsed electric current through the animal's muscles to cause a state of tetany in the muscles while leaving the organs in a relaxed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Assignees: Senil Nominees Pty. Ltd., Australian Merino Wool Harvesting Ltd.
    Inventors: Lancelot H. Lines, John R. Baxter