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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Kaz Usa, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Singleton, Warwick, RI (US);
Assignee:
Helen of Troy Limited, Belleville, St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/22 (2006.01); A01M 1/04 (2006.01); A01M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/223 (2013.01); A01M 1/02 (2013.01); A01M 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An insect elimination device has an outer grid with an inner grid disposed within the outer grid. A voltage source powers the inner grid, the outer grid or both. A warming tube is disposed within the inner grid and provides a thermal lure. A UV light source is disposed within the warming tube to provide a first optical lure. A control circuit controls the duty cycle, which is greater than 0% and less than 100%, of the UV light source while the voltage source is powering the elimination zone of the inner grid and the outer grid to keep the thermal lure within a predetermined temperature range.