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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:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Thomas D. Nelson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventor:
Thomas D. Nelson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Several embodiments of an insect trap using attractant light displayed on a projection surface are disclosed. The insect trap can be mounted on a vertical surface such as a wall or on a horizontal surface such as a ceiling. The trap has a light source configured to direct substantially all light from the source to the projection surface. Insects attracted by the light pattern on the projection surface are immobilized on an adhesive surface. A method of trapping insects is also disclosed.