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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2016
Applicant:
The University of Greenwich, London, GB;
Inventors:
Gabriella Gibson, London, GB;
Frances Hawkes, London, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Greenwich, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/02 (2006.01); A01M 1/14 (2006.01); A01M 1/00 (2006.01); A01M 1/20 (2006.01); E04H 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/023 (2013.01); A01M 1/00 (2013.01); A01M 1/14 (2013.01); A01M 1/2016 (2013.01); E04H 15/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An insect trap () and method for trapping and/or killing insects are disclosed. The insect trap comprises an enclosure () for receiving a human or an animal, and comprising an opening () configured to allow air to flow out of the enclosure and prevent insects from entering the enclosure, and a trapping unit () outside of the enclosure and in fluidic communication with the opening. The trapping unit comprises a heatable container () comprising either an adhesive material () for attracting and trapping an insect or a material comprising insecticide for killing an insect.