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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2675841
(54) English Title: TRACEABILITY OF SHELLFISH USING RFID TECHNOLOGY
(54) French Title: TRACABILITE DE MOLLUSQUES ET CRUSTACES PAR LA TECHNOLOGIE IRF
Status: Dead
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • G01V 3/12 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • GALLANT, LUC O. (Canada)
  • NANGALAMA, MARTHA L. (Canada)
(73) Owners :
  • GALLANT, LUC O. (Canada)
  • NANGALAMA, MARTHA L. (Canada)
(71) Applicants :
  • GALLANT, LUC O. (Canada)
  • NANGALAMA, MARTHA L. (Canada)
(74) Agent: NA
(74) Associate agent: NA
(45) Issued:
(22) Filed Date: 2009-09-01
(41) Open to Public Inspection: 2011-03-01
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract




Traceability of shellfish is a much needed service for the seafood industry.
Current
ways of tracing seafood are minimal while tracing of shellfish is nearly
nonexistent.
Tracing shellfish is necessary for indicating where the shellfish was fished
from,
farmed and packed from. Traceability of shellfish involves monitoring the
shellfish
from harvesting all the way to the end buyer.

Using RFDI and GPS technology, we will capture the exact fishing area of each
shellfish by using modern technology in the rubber bands which are used by the

fishermen on the claws of the lobster, snow crab, Jonah crab, etc. We will
capture
and store this data in an accessible database to assist the Department of
Fisheries
and Ocean as well as our fishermen and consumers. This information will also
help
the conversation savvy end buyer to know exactly where the products were
caught;
country and fishing area.

If there are any diseases reported on some shellfish, it will be easy to
pinpoint the
exact location where that shellfish came from and it's fishing vessel. This
makes it
easier for the authorities to concentrate on that area for investigating
diseases
while limiting the exclusion of that shellfish to only the affected area.
Furthermore, this type of tracing will assist in evaluating small size
shellfish (most
especially lobster) catch areas versus large size catch areas. This
information can be
used by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to limit fishing to the areas
where
the catch sizes are an acceptable size. It will also be able to determine
where the
low and high volume catches are and address the situation accordingly.


Claims

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CLAIMS
The Embodiments Of The Invention In Which An Exclusive Property Or
Privilege Is Claimed Are Defined As Follows:

1. Implanting a computer chip into the rubber bands which are used on
shellfish
like lobster and snow crabs. This is for the purpose of capturing information
about each shellfish for the purpose of identifying the geographical catch
area and fishing vessel.

2. Use of bar coding on the crates or containers into which the shellfish is
stored while the vessel is fishing. These bar codes on the crates or
containers are used for identifying the source of the shellfish as it is
brought
into the processing plants for packing or meat processing.

3. Using RFDI technology to read the information gathered via the computer
chip implanted in the rubber bands in item 1 above and the reading of the
crates or container information.

4. Using software to assign the fishing vessel to the crates and the shellfish
for
each fishing trip for the purposes of storing such information in a database.
This information is fundamental for the purpose of further analysis and
reporting.

5. Using existing GPS technology to identify the exact location where the
shellfish is being fished and hence correlating this location with the
shellfish
for the purposes of tracing it from the catch area, vessel, processing plant
right to the end buyer.

6. Use of software to implement the total traceability based on the items in 1
-
and generation of reports for the necessary authorities and for the
customers who need such reports to assure them of the original source of
the shellfish.

Description

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CA 02675841 2009-09-01
Traceability of Shellfish using RFID technology.

Our company Shediac Fresh Seafood Inc. is applying for a patent to protect our
invention of the
combined technology of using RFID and computer software to trace Shellfish
from Harvest to
consumer. We will be using software that feeds from RFID information to trace
seafood from the
fishing boat and fishing area to the destination or end customer. We will use
our invention for
the traceability of all shellfish including Lobster, Oysters, Scallops,
Mussels, Crab, Clams,
Quahaugs and whelk (sea snails).

Thank you,

Luc GallanQ and Martha Nangalama

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Administrative Status

Title Date
Forecasted Issue Date Unavailable
(22) Filed 2009-09-01
(41) Open to Public Inspection 2011-03-01
Dead Application 2013-09-04

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
2012-09-04 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE

Payment History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Amount Paid Paid Date
Application Fee $200.00 2009-09-01
Expired 2019 - The completion of the application $200.00 2011-06-08
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 2 2011-09-01 $50.00 2011-07-04
Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
GALLANT, LUC O.
NANGALAMA, MARTHA L.
Past Owners on Record
None
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Abstract 2011-06-08 1 41
Claims 2011-06-08 1 35
Description 2009-09-01 1 19
Cover Page 2011-02-02 1 17
Assignment 2009-09-01 10 188
Fees 2011-07-04 1 94
Correspondence 2009-09-11 2 46
Correspondence 2009-09-11 1 23
Assignment 2009-09-01 8 132
Correspondence 2011-03-15 1 31
Correspondence 2011-06-08 6 393
Prosecution-Amendment 2011-11-24 1 13