Bison Instruments Inc.

• Public
• US

Dow Jones Description

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota on January 18, 1968. The Company has not been subject to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings. The Company was engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronic instrumentation. The Company sold substantially all of its operating assets during the two fiscal years of 1998 and 1999 and in the fiscal year 2000 made sales of residual seismic product inventory on hand and interest income. In the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, the business was commercially inactive. In June 1998, Bison sold its seismic product lines, and in November 1998, Bison sold its Airport Runway Friction Measurement System (the ?Mu-Meter?). The sales included the intellectual property and inventory of the product lines. The Company pays a director to administer its corporate affairs and monitor residual business matters. During the year the Company paid $4,650 to this director for these services. An affiliate of Andus Inc., the majority shareholder, provides management and accounting services at no charge to the Company.

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NAICS Code Miscellaneous Intermediation: 523910