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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Woodstream Corporation, Lititz, PA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Wanninger, Springfield, PA (US);
Kevin Murphy, Media, PA (US);
Assignee:
Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/38 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/38 (2013.01); G11C 5/145 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit and method for boosting the voltage input to the gate of a MOSFET switch used in an electronic rodent trap is provided. By boosting the voltage to the gate, the MOSFET can be fully turned on to activate an effective killing cycle in the electronic rodent trap even when the trap's battery voltage has dropped to a level that would otherwise be insufficient to fully activate the MOSFET.