Joseph Russell Johnston

US Patent:

6910446, Jun 28, 2005

Filed:

Jan 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/350557

Inventors:

Joseph H. Johnston Jr. - Gainesville GA, US

Assignee:

Merial Limited - Duluth GA

International Classification:

A01K013/00

US Classification:

119651, 119665, 239264

Abstract:

A spray delivery system and methods of use thereof, suitable for delivering a fan-shaped vaccine spray to birds or chicks held within an open-topped container, comprising a cover, an elongated guide rail mounted thereon, and a spray head may move reversibly on the guide rail. The spray head comprises a spray nozzle assembly having a spray port and optionally a fan-shaped nozzle for delivering a fan-shaped fluid spray. The cover has an elongated slot that permits the spray nozzle assembly to extend below the plane of the cover while allowing the spray nozzle assembly to freely traverse the length of an open-topped container placed beneath the cover. By reversibly moving the spray head along the guide rail, the spray delivery system can deliver a substantially uniform fluid spray to an open-topped container with minimal overspray and reduced fluid wastage.

US Patent:

20030198722, Oct 23, 2003

Filed:

Nov 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/295635

Inventors:

Joseph Johnston - Gainesville GA, US
Roger Luke - Stone Mountain GA, US
Robert Pruitt - Lithonia GA, US
Eric Lust - Grayson GA, US
David McHenry - Stone Mountain GA, US
Charles Phillippi - Monroe GA, US

International Classification:

A23L001/00

US Classification:

426/438000, 099/532000

Abstract:

The present invention provides systems for the injection delivery of at least two fluid doses to a small bird by penetrating the skin of the recipient bird with at least two injection needles. It is then possible to simultaneously inject drugs, or other fluid vaccines that do not mix well or whose mixture would be detrimental to the stability or efficacy of the active ingredients therein. The present invention provides a novel injection needle support for connecting the injection needles to dose distributors and fluid supply containers while maintaining the injection ends of the injection needles in a substantially parallel arrangement. The injection needle support typically is attached to a carrier connected to an actuator, an actuator power source and a switch mechanism wherein the actuator, when activated, can reciprocally move the carrier and injection support toward and away from an injection position. The injection delivery system may further include one or more dose distributors and fluid supply containers for delivering fluid doses to the injection needles for injection into a recipient bird held against an aperture in a retaining plate.

US Patent:

20080177223, Jul 24, 2008

Filed:

Dec 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/959400

Inventors:

Joseph H. Johnston - Gainesville GA, US
Christopher Davis Leslie - Cleveland GA, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/19
A61M 5/30
A61M 5/31

US Classification:

604 68, 604191, 604247, 604272

Abstract:

The present invention provides an injection delivery system for the injection delivery of at least two fluid doses to a small bird by penetrating the skin of the recipient bird with at least on injection needle. The present injection delivery system comprises an injection needle device and a metering device. The injection needle device can either be a stationary unit or a hand held device.

US Patent:

D4129555, Aug 17, 1999

Filed:

Feb 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

D/083419

Inventors:

Garry W. Koch - Oakwood GA
Larry W. Koch - Key Biscayne FL
James B. Barton - Atlanta GA
Joseph B. Johnston - Flowery Branch GA

Assignee:

The Hill Shot, LLC - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21717