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US 2020/0015459 A1Published application
Cultured bivalve mollusk pearls and methods of preparation therefor
AssigneeMercenaria LLC
InventorBrendan Michael Breen
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cultured bivalve mollusk (particularly quahog) pearl and a method of preparation thereof. The method includes implanting a nucleus material and a donor bivalve mollusk mantle tissue in the gonad or gut area of an anesthetized bivalve mollusk. An ideal bivalve mollusk or a quahog is four-years old or younger for rapid pearl production. The cultured pearl is harvested after a period ranging from six months to three years. Such cultured bivalve mollusk pearl is identical in appearance to the natural pearls.
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A method of producing a cultured bivalve mollusk pearl, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a nucleus bead material;
- b) providing a bivalve mollusk mantle donor tissue;
- c) anesthetizing a bivalve mollusk to provide an anesthetized bivalve mollusk;
- d) creating an opening in a shell of the anesthetized bivalve mollusk;
- e) implanting the nucleus bead material and the bivalve mollusk mantle donor tissue in the anesthetized bivalve mollusk;
- f) allowing growth of the cultured bivalve mollusk pearl for a pre-determined period of time;
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- g) harvesting the cultured bivalve mollusk pearl from the bivalve mollusk.
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