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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Verily Life Sciences Llc, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Massaro, San Carlos, CA (US);
Robert Sobecki, Brisbane, CA (US);
Tiantian Zha, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Wasson, Columbus, OH (US);
VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may include a vessel having an interior space to receive water and insect pupae. The apparatus may include a release container connected to the vessel and a sensor positioned proximate to the release container to detect an adult insect passing by the sensor and into the release container. A shutter may be positioned proximate to an entrance to the release container. The shutter may have an open position and a closed position to control access between the vessel and the release container.