Animal husbandry – Entomological culture device – Egg treatment – production – or storage
Patent
1992-02-24
1993-06-29
Mancene, Gene
Animal husbandry
Entomological culture device
Egg treatment, production, or storage
434297, A01K 6300
Patent
active
052224589
ABSTRACT:
High contrast silhouette images of moving aquatic organisms against a brightly lit background are provided with an apparatus which comprises a tunnel with transparent top and front walls for confining the motion of aquatic organisms, retroreflective surfaces associated with the rear and bottom wall of the tunnel, a mirror, a camera, a light source and a camera support. Tunnel edges are provided with retroreflective surfaces to provide brightly lit borders to facilitate machine vision. Arrangements are described for determining organism size.
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Bitner Ronald G.
Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by the
Manahan Todd #E.
Mancene Gene
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