| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 043123000 | Bedbug type | 20 |
| 20090145020 | TRAP FOR BED BUGS AND THE LIKE - A climb-up pitfall trap for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like comprises a rough exterior surface, a precipice, a smooth interior surface and sensory lures. The sensory lures include heat, carbon dioxide and/or a lure composition. The lure composition comprises a combination of (a) L-lactic acid, and (b) a fatty acid from the group consisting of (1) propionic acid, (2) butyric acid, and (3) valeric acid. The lure composition may also comprise (c) octenol. A method for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like uses the climb-up pitfall trap in a bed bug infested environment. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100212213 | DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BED BUG INFESTATION - A detection device and method for monitoring infestation by insects such as bed bugs is provided. A suitable device comprises a pair of plates separated by an internal spacing sized to permit entry into the detection device by one or more insects. Also disclosed is a method for readily detecting insects such as bed bugs in a multiple areas such as in multiple hotel rooms, areas where animals are housed, or the like. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100223837 | Bedbug detection, monitoring and control techniques - One nonlimiting variation of a detection arrangement includes one or more sensors each structured to detect at least one biochemical substance indicative of biochemistry of one or more target insect species and provide a corresponding sensor signal, a controller responsive to the sensor signal of each of the one or more sensors to determine if the one or more insect species are present and generate a corresponding output signal, and an indicator responsive to the output signal to indicate the presence of the one or more insect species. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110041385 | Bedbug Trap - An device for attracting and capturing an insect is provided. The device includes a housing which defines an interior space and a plurality of entrances in open communication with the interior space, a downwardly sloping panel coupled to and disposed within the housing, and an adhesive attached to at least a portion of the bottom surface of the downwardly sloping panel. The downwardly sloping panel and the housing together define a tapering passageway which leads to a crevice opposite at least one of the plurality of entrances, and the adhesive attached to the bottom surface of the panel is adapted to capture the insect. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047860 | BED BUG CAPTURING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a bed bug capturing device comprising: (a) a bed bug attractant element; and (b) a deadfall capturing element comprising at least one pathway comprising: (i) an upwardly sloped segment; (ii) a downwardly sloped segment having an outer portion; and (iii) a deadfall trap area: characterized in that the upwardly sloped segment and at least the outer portion of the downwardly sloped segment possesses an average surface roughness of at least about 2.5 micrometers. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110072711 | AMPOULE FOR THE STORAGE AND DISPERSION OF VOLATILE LIQUIDS - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an ampoule for the storage and dispersion of a volatile liquid comprised of (a) an outer shell composed of an impermeable material and defining at least one opening; (b) a porous diffusion member defining an internal reservoir positioned inside said outer shell; (c) a volatile liquid contained within such internal reservoir; and (d) a film member adhered to said outer shell and covering said at least one opening; wherein said film member is disposed such that an air space is present between said porous diffusion member and said film member; and wherein said porous diffusion member is configured such that molecules of the volatile liquid can only enter into said air space via diffusion through said porous diffusion member. Such ampoules are particularly suited for the storage and dispersion of organic chemicals useful as bed bug attractants, especially where such attractants are formulated in a highly volatile liquid, such as a C | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110072712 | BED BUG CAPTURING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a bed bug capturing device comprising: (a) a bed bug attractant element comprising (i) a heavier than air organic chemical which attracts bed bugs; and (ii) a means for producing air flow such that the air movement from the device has a face velocity of between about 5 and about 50 ml/cm | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110203159 | CHEMICAL LURE COMPOSITION, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR TRAPPING BED BUGS - A method for attracting bed bugs includes placing a climb-up pitfall trap apparatus that includes a chemical lure composition. The lure composition includes a combination of (a) L-lactic acid, and (b) at least one fatty acid or salt selected from the group consisting of (1) propionic acid, (2) butyric acid, and (3) valeric acid, and (c) 1-octen-3-ol, and (d) a suitable ketone, and (e) a suitable aliphatic sulfide. The trap may also include in conjunction with the lure composition a carbon dioxide source and/or a heat source to compose a lure arrangement. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110225873 | Crawling arthropod intercepting device and method - An intercepting device (e.g. a furniture coaster device) is placed under furniture (bed, sofa, chair. etc.), other climable object, or the floor adjacent an object to intercept crawling arthropods and other crawling pests. The intercepting device can be used to monitor the presence of crawling arthropods and other crawling pests (such as bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, etc.), reduce pest numbers, and monitor efficacy of pest control procedures. The intercepting device includes pitfall trap surfaces that form multiple pitfall traps. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120060406 | BEDBUG TRAP - A bedbug trap having a base with an outer wall that may be formed as an angled ramp having a relatively shallow angle that leads to an entryway, and an inner wall extending from the outer wall that may be formed as an angled chute having a relatively steep angle. The ramp may be textured or otherwise skid-resistant, and the chute is smooth. A catch container attaches underneath the base and has a floor spaced away from the chute. A source of attractant, for example, an insulated container containing dry ice, rests on the base such that at least a portion of attractant from the container will flow toward the top of the ramp. A cover may attach to the base, enclosing the insulated container. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120110894 | Bed Bug Monitor Device for Vertical Surfaces - A bed bug monitor and/or capture device includes a housing defining a substantially enclosed interior space and a deadfall trap; a harborage element mounted adjacent the deadfall trap that defines at least one pathway through which bed bugs can travel; at least one bed bug attractant element positioned within the interior space of the housing; and at least one opening defined in at least one wall of the housing at a location either on or adjacent the deadfall trap and/or the harborage element, wherein fumes emanating from the bed bug attractant element can escape through the at least one opening to a location outside of the device in order to lure bed bugs toward the deadfall trap and the harborage element. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120151823 | Bed Bug Detector - Various embodiments of bed bugs detectors are shown having a housing with a first sloped surface and a second sloped surface. The first sloped surface can be disposed about at least part of an exterior of the housing, and the second sloped surface can be disposed to define a perimeter of a trap. The detector can include one or more lures that are configured to attract bed bugs. The first slope surface can have one or more channels configured to direct a flow of carbon dioxide to an exterior of the detector. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120198754 | System and Method for a Barrier Installation to Control Bed Bugs - The present invention provides for a bed bug control system comprised of a map apparatus and bed bug control barrier apparatus. The map apparatus provides a method to design, engineer and install bed bug control barrier apparatus targeting locations where bed bugs either travel or locate. Installation of the bed bug control barrier apparatus will intersect multiple paths a bed bug moving naturally with free locomotion could take in an uninterrupted pathway to or from a feeding opportunity. Bed bugs contacting the bed bug control barrier apparatus will either be caught or killed. The system and method of this invention provides for bed bug eradication, detection and monitoring of bed bugs and other pests, a durable and sustainable installation, replaceable cartridges allowing for a multitude of ingredients, seamless and scalable incorporation into either new or existing interior environments, and custom designs and visual appearances for a multitude of interior environments. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120285076 | BED BUG ATTRACTANTS AND METHODS FOR TRAPPING BED BUGS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for attracting bed bugs with novel attractants and new and improved methods to enable their use to attract, monitor or trap bed bugs for surveying, monitoring, mitigation and management purposes. Known mammal pheromones were discovered to be useful as bed bug kairomone attractants. A method of delivering non-volatile attractants by using the attractive heat source to heat and volatilize the attractants was discovered to be the optimal method to disseminate the kairomones. A new method of generating low levels of carbon dioxide is disclosed, and the combination of kairomones, carbon dioxide and heat is shown to attract bed bugs. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120324781 | Bed bug and roach trap - The present invention relates generally to traps for bed bugs and roaches. Bed bug infestations have taken a dramatic upturn in the last several years and roaches are among the oldest surviving creatures on earth. This trap takes a novel approach to luring bed bugs and/or roaches out of their hiding places, using a live warm blooded animal to entice them into the trap and killing them once they enter the trap by cutting their legs off with a rotating cutter blade, shearing off any protrusion through the perforations in an interior wall. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130180162 | BED BUG TRAP, CARBON DIOXIDE GENERATOR, AND TRAVEL KIT - The bed bug trap has a base, and a lid sealable against the base but leaving a gap in at least a portion around the periphery between the base and the lid. The base has a recess therein containing a glue pad, preferably on a removable and replaceable tray. The outer portion of the base is sufficiently textured for a bed bug to be able to climb into and enter the trap through the gap. A carbon dioxide generator is connectable to the trap. A heat pad may be clipped to the trap. A travel kit includes the bed bug trap and other items which may include the carbon dioxide generator, the heat pack, and other accessories. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130318861 | BED BUG TRAP DEVICE - A trap device for the capture of bed bugs is provided. The device may be used under, or in association with, furniture or other objects in which crawling arthropods or pests may infest. The device includes a base with an exterior side wall extending upward from its perimeter. The base of the device forms the floor of the confinement area of the device and the upper edge of the exterior side wall includes an arcuate lip that is connected to a protruding cantilevered ledge spaced above the floor of the confinement area. The device also includes a platform for accepting furniture legs and the like. The platform includes another arcuate lip that connects with another protruding cantilevered ledge that is also spaced above the floor of the confinement area. The cantilevered ledges preclude the bugs from escaping the confinement area of the trap device. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140090290 | PORTABLE BED BUG DETERRENT SYSTEM OF EXPANDABLE AND COLLAPSIBLE LEGS FOR LUGGAGE - There is disclosed in the present invention a bed bug device comprising a conventional bed bug repellent material formed into an extendable leg which is attached to said bed bug repellent support disk and means for attaching said system to travel luggage, backpacks, etc. as removeably attachable or as a permanent system that comes with said luggage or backpack. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140311016 | Beg Bug Lures - Various embodiments of the present invention provide a lure composition, lure arrangement, and/or method for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like. In some embodiments, the present invention combines a collection structure with a chemical lure composition that has improved efficacy due to a synergistic combination of elements. The present invention reduces the need for sprayed or broadcast attractants. In one aspect of the invention, a lure composition for attracting bed bugs and the like is provided. The 5-chemical lure mixture comprises a combination of Nonanal, 1-octen-3-ol, L-lactic acid, spearmint oil, and coriander Egyptian oil. In another embodiment of the invention, the mixture comprises a 4-chemical lure mixture Nonanal, 1-octen-3-ol, spear mint oil, and coriander Egyptian oil. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150075060 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF INSECTS - An apparatus and method for the detection of insects. The apparatus includes a chamber that includes an attractant to lure the bed bug to the chamber, a detector to detect the presences of an insect in the chamber, an indicator to alert the user that an insect has been detected, and a control circuit to process the signal from the detector to the indicator. | 03-19-2015 |
