Integrated EID Ear Tag With Color Vaccination Indicator

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cattle identification systems require multiple tags for electronic identification and visual indication of brucellosis vaccination, which is inefficient and cumbersome.

Innovation Solution

A combined EID button tag with a vaccination identification button that provides both electronic identification and visual indication of brucellosis vaccination, using a shell, transponder, male punch, and vaccination identification button with distinct colors to eliminate the need for separate tags.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If separate EID button tag and vaccination identification tag are used, then electronic identification and visual indication functions are provided, but device complexity and tagging process complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentification and visual indicationVSAvoidtagging process

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the EID button tag and vaccination identification tag into a single integrated tag. The shell of the EID button tag incorporates a vaccination identification button with distinct color coding, allowing both electronic identification and visual vaccination status indication to be achieved through one tag rather than two separate tags.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated tag serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides electronic identification through the transponder in the shell, visual identification of vaccination status through the color-coded vaccination identification button, and maintains the structural integrity of a standard EID button tag. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate tagging operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If multiple tags are used for electronic identification and visual indication, then comprehensive identification is achieved, but time and efficiency are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentification completenessVSAvoidtagging efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the functionality of multiple tags into a single integrated unit. The EID button tag shell incorporates the vaccination identification button during manufacturing, so that one tagging operation simultaneously provides both electronic and visual identification, eliminating the time required to apply separate tags.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The vaccination identification button is pre-integrated into the EID button tag shell during manufacturing. This preliminary integration ensures that when the tag is applied to the cattle, both identification functions are already combined and ready for immediate use, eliminating the need for subsequent separate tagging operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If separate tags are used, then distinct visual identification is provided, but ease of operation is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisual identificationVSAvoidtagging process

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP4078563B1Vaccination identification button for electronic identification button tags to identify cattle as being inoculated against brucellosis, and kits and methods related thereto

Publication Date: 2025.11.12 ALLFLEX USA LLC

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AI summary

In one aspect, an EID button tag is provided herein for tagging and identifying cattle as being inoculated against brucellosis, the EID button tag including: a shell having a central opening; a transponder located in the shell; a male punch having a disc-shaped punch body and a stem extending distally therefrom, the stem having a head configured for irreversible insertion into the central opening, wherein a mounting opening is formed through the punch body with a mounting channel extending distally from the mounting opening and coaxially along the stem; and, a vaccination identification button having a disc-shaped visual identification body and a mounting stem extending distally therefrom, wherein the mounting stem is configured for irreversible insertion into the mounting channel. The punch body and the visual identification body are primarily tinted with different colors to provide visual identification of a head of cattle being inoculated against brucellosis.