Animal husbandry – Entomological culture device
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-11
2007-09-11
Swiatek, Rob (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Entomological culture device
C428S015000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11252178
ABSTRACT:
An ant sculpture is formed by removing a block of nutritious gel having with a network of ant tunnels from a formicarium container; placing the block in an p.v.c bag that serves as a release liner; and stuffing the bag containing the gel block back into the container. The tunnel network is then filled with a transparent epoxy resin which is permitted to harden in the tunnel network; the bag containing the gel body with set epoxy removed from the container and, the gel is then separated so that the hardened epoxy forms an ant sculpture replicating the network of ant tunnels. The epoxy resin is Bisphenol A epoxy resin.
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Written Opinion and Search Report of ISA of counterpart PCT/US05/37036 completed Dec. 22, 2006,mailed Feb. 20, 2007.
Swiatek Rob
Usher Robert W. J.
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