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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:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Daniel Barber, Coarsegold, CA (US);
James King, Carmel, IN (US);
Sterett Robertson, Thorntown, IN (US);
Scott Ray, Carmel, IN (US);
Malcolm Warren, Midland, MI (US);
Anton Arnoldy, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Mick A. Trompen, Westfield, IN (US);
Stanley M. Gorgacz, Carmel, IN (US);
Dennis Wujek, Zionsville, IN (US);
Daniel Barber, Coarsegold, CA (US);
James King, Carmel, IN (US);
Sterett Robertson, Thorntown, IN (US);
Scott Ray, Carmel, IN (US);
Malcolm Warren, Midland, MI (US);
Anton Arnoldy, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Mick A. Trompen, Westfield, IN (US);
Stanley M. Gorgacz, Carmel, IN (US);
Dennis Wujek, Zionsville, IN (US);
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A pest control system () includes pest control devices () installed about an area or building (). These devices () each include a bait member and a communication circuit. The communication circuit may be in the form of a passive RF tag that transmits information indicative of bait status and an identifier unique to each pest control device (). A hand held interrogator () is provided to locate and communicate with the pest control devices () via the communication circuit. A data collection unit () to accumulate data gathered from the pest control devices () may alternatively or additionally be utilized. The bait member may be configured with a magnetic component to provide a magnetic signature indicative of the bait consumption behavior of targeted varieties of pest. The devices optionally include one or more environmental sensors to evaluate and predict pest behavior.