US Patent Issued to Argenta Innovation, Argenta Manufacturing on Jan. 13 for "Intra-ruminal device" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,221, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Argenta Innovation Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand) and Argenta Manufacturing Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Intra-ruminal device" was invented by David Anthony Gill (Auckland, New Zealand), Desmond Ian John Morrow (Auckland, New Zealand), Brendon Shane Rout (Auckland, New Zealand) and Michael Sean Venning (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intra-ruminal device including a cap, with outlet, that overlaps a portion of a barrel to define an attachment zone. Located within the attachment zone is at least one protrusion providing a localised point of contact between the barrel wal...