CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

• US 20070181074A1
• Filed: 04/02/2007
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Inventors: Perazzo, Thomas, Conger, Dee
• Application Number:
  US11/695,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20070181074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/417
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/031 Cages for laboratory animals; Cages for measuring metabolism of animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0356 Feeding or drinking devices associated with cages for poultry A01K31/005, A01K31/17, A01K39/00; for birds A01K31/06

Abstract

Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.

Claims

1. A rodent containment system blower assembly comprising two or more fans, a fan motor driving each fan, a fan speed controller in connection with each fan motor, and one or more air pressure and/or air flow sensors in connection with the fan speed controller.

2. The rodent containment system blower assembly of claim 1, wherein the controller increases or decreases the speed of one or more fan motors and adjusts the air pressure to a set level and/or the airflow to a set level based upon one or more signals from the one or more sensors corresponding to air pressure or airflow.

3. The rodent containment system blower assembly of claim 1, wherein the fans are in series.

4. A rodent containment system blower assembly comprising two or more fans in series, wherein the blower delivers an air pressure of three inches of water or more.

5. The rodent containment system blower assembly of claim 4, which comprises three of more fans in series.

6. The rodent containment system blower assembly of claim 4, which comprises a fan speed controller in connection with each fan and one or more air pressure or airflow sensors in connection with the fan speed controller.