Injectable acoustic transmission devices and process for making and using same

• Main Authors: Cartmell, Samuel S, Deng, Z. Daniel, Eppard, M. Bradford, Carlson, Thomas J, Chen, Honghao, Xiao, Jie, Myjak, Mitchell J, Li, Huidong, Lu, Jun, Gross, Mark E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.07.2018
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; FISHING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL; FORESTRY; GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; MINING; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TESTING; TRANSMISSION; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING

Injectable acoustic tags and a process of making are described for tracking host animals in up to three dimensions. The injectable acoustic tags reduce adverse biological effects and have a reduced cost of manufacture compared with conventional surgically implanted tags. The injectable tags are powered by a single power source with a lifetime of greater than 30 days. The injectable tags have an enhanced acoustic signal transmission range that enhances detection probability for tracking of host animals.