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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2007
Applicant:
Emma Amelia Durand, Jamestown, RI (US);
Inventor:
Emma Amelia Durand, Jamestown, RI (US);
Assignee:
Woodstream Corporation, Lititz, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/02 (2006.01); A01M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/06 (2013.01); A01M 1/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for trapping flying insects and a system of such devices are disclosed. The device includes a supporting frame with an associated combustible fuel supply connected to a combustion device with a fan which is operated to generate an exhaust gas having carbon dioxide to attract flying insects. The insects are drawn into a trap chamber on the frame by suction where they are collected and/or killed. The device may further include various sensors to regulate fuel flow and fan speed in accordance with insect activity as influenced by environmental and other factors.