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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Daly, Jr., Lititz, PA (US);
Assignee:
Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/38 (2006.01); A01M 31/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/38 (2013.01); A01M 31/002 (2013.01); A01M 2200/00 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rodent trap having a remote arming capability and a method of deploying a rodent trap in an unarmed state and then arming the trap after a wait period without the user having to again physically access the trap. The trap, preferably embodied as an electronic rodent trap, may be configured with wireless remote arming capability, timed arming functionality, activity based arming and the like. When in the unarmed state, the trap operates in a monitoring mode in which the trap can monitor and evaluate activity and/or interactions with the trap and can send and receive wireless communication signals.