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US 7,165,357 · App. 10/464,200 · Granted Jan 23, 2007

Japanese knotweed injector system

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Patent No.
US 7,165,357
App. No.
10/464,200
Granted
Jan 23, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Japanese knotweed injector system for injecting a dose of weed-killing fluid into the stem of a Japanese knotweed, including a fluid dispenser system with a fluid passage, a collared needle with a fluid delivery aperture in communication with the fluid dispenser system, and an actuator connected to the fluid dispenser system for actuating the transmission of fluid from the fluid dispenser system to the fluid delivery aperture.

Claims (9)

1. A method of controlling the spread of Japanese knotweed, comprising:

storing fluid in an apparatus, wherein said apparatus has a fluid dispenser system with a fluid passage, a collared needle with a fluid delivery aperture in communication with the fluid dispenser system, and an actuator connected to the fluid dispenser system for actuating the transmission of fluid from the fluid dispenser system to the fluid delivery aperture;

impaling both sides of the Japanese knotweed stem completely with said collared needle apparatus up to the collar to leave said fluid delivery aperture within a hollow core of the Japanese knotweed stem, wherein the fluid delivery aperture is disposed in the range of 0.3500 inches (8.88 mm) to 0.4500 inches (11.43 mm) from the collar along a distal length of the needle; and

injecting the fluid through said fluid dispenser system and into and through said needle and out said fluid delivery aperture into the hollow core of said Japanese knotweed stem.

2. The method of claims 1 , wherein the fluid delivery aperture is disposed 0.400 inches (10.16 mm) from the collar along the distal length of the needle.

3. The method of claims 1 or 2 , wherein the fluid delivery aperture is 0.030 inches (0.762 mm) in diameter.

4. The method of claims 1 or 2 , wherein the fluid dispenser holds 5 mL of fluid.

5. The method of claims 1 or 2 , wherein the collar is substantially annular to prevent the needle from impaling the Japanese knotweed stem beyond the location of the collar.

6. The method of claims 1 or 2 , wherein the fluid dispenser, the actuator and at least a portion of the fluid passage are housed in a pneumatic pistol.

Continuity (1)
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