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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
James P. Gardner, Jr., Stillwater, MN (US);
Stephen X. Skaff, Owatonna, MN (US);
Kraig S. Lund, Longmont, CO (US);
David N. Demattia, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Louis Mark Holzman, Saint Paul, MN (US);
James P. Gardner, Jr., Stillwater, MN (US);
Stephen X. Skaff, Owatonna, MN (US);
Kraig S. Lund, Longmont, CO (US);
David N. Demattia, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Louis Mark Holzman, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A reporting system collects, communicates and analyzes information from a plurality of pest monitoring locations. The monitored locations include activity sensing pest devices. These devices can include traps and/or passive and active monitoring devices not having a trapping or killing functionality. The system includes automatic reporting from the plurality of activity sensing pest devices and also includes physical inspection data. Preferably an automatic real-time communication system is used, with the preferred communication system being a radio-frequency (RF) or other over-the-air system. However, hardwired systems, use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) as an interim data carrier, and other technologies may also be employed. Manual input devices for providing the additional physical inspection data on the activity sensing pest device parameters and a computer based report generator (of the resulting combined data) provide for a robust and efficient pest monitoring and/or trapping tool.