IP Library Granted Patent US 12677817
Granted Patent B2
US 12677817 · App. 18/641,046 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Insect trap device

Inventors: Paul E. Furner (Racine, WI); Julie Palm (Racine, WI); Kamran Faterioun (New Berlin, WI); David R. Carlson (Cedarburg, WI); Noah I. Tracy (Franksville, WI); Murthy S. Munagavalasa (Racine, WI)
Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
A01M1/14A01M1/02A01M1/04A01M1/145
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12677817
App. No.
18/641,046
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A removable substrate for an insect attractant device includes a body having front and rear faces. The body includes a grip portion and a lower portion disposed below the grip portion. The lower portion includes a retention aperture, a first lateral portion having a first lateral edge, and a second lateral portion having a second lateral edge, with a gap extending between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion. The first lateral edge and the second lateral edge comprise outer edges of the body. An adhesive is applied to the front face, the adhesive being positioned between the grip portion and the lower portion.

Claims (35)

1 . A removable substrate for an insect attractant device, comprising:

a planar body having front and rear faces, the body defining a total height in an elongate direction, the body further including:

a top region, a medial region, and a bottom region, each of the top, medial, and bottom regions comprising one third of the total height, and the medial region positioned between the top region and the bottom region;

a grip portion positioned within the top region; and

a lower portion positioned in the bottom region, the lower portion including a retention aperture, a first lateral portion having a first lateral edge, and a second lateral portion having a second lateral edge, wherein a gap extends between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion, wherein the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge comprise outer edges of the body, and wherein the retention aperture, the first lateral edge, and the second lateral edge are coplanar,

wherein an adhesive is applied to the front face, the adhesive being positioned between the grip portion and the lower portion, and

wherein the retention aperture is positioned above the gap and below the adhesive.

2 . The removable substrate of claim 1 , wherein the grip portion includes a slot, wherein the slot extends from the front face to the rear face and defines a curved profile.

3 . The removable substrate of claim 1 , wherein the first lateral portion is a mirror image of the second lateral portion.

4 . The removable substrate of claim 1 , wherein the retention aperture is positioned at a lateral center of the lower portion.

5 . The removable substrate of claim 1 further comprising a peel-off film that is applied to the front face.

6 . The removable substrate of claim 5 , wherein the peel-off film does not extend over the retention aperture.

7 . The removable substrate of claim 1 wherein the body, the first lateral portion, and the second lateral portion are substantially planar with respect to one another.

8 . The removable substrate of claim 1 wherein an adhesive is applied to the rear face.

9 . The removable substrate of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is surrounded by an adhesive-free border on the front face.

10 . The removable substrate of claim 1 , wherein the first lateral portion includes a first internal lateral edge and the second lateral portion includes a second internal lateral edge, wherein the gap is defined between the first internal lateral edge and the second internal lateral edge.

11 . A removable substrate for an insect attractant device, comprising:

a body having front and rear faces, the body further including:

a grip portion; and

a lower portion disposed below the grip portion, the lower portion including a bottom edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, and a retention aperture coplanar with one another, the retention aperture positioned at a lateral center of the lower portion between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge, and the retention aperture being positioned between the bottom edge and the grip portion, wherein the lower portion is adhesive-free,

wherein an adhesive is applied to the front face and the rear face, the adhesive being positioned between the grip portion and the lower portion, and being surrounded by an adhesive-free border on the front face and the rear face.

12 . The removable substrate of claim 11 , wherein the retention aperture is generally rectangular.

13 . The removable substrate of claim 11 , wherein the lower portion includes a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion extending in a direction away from the grip portion.

14 . The removable substrate of claim 13 , wherein the bottom edge, the first lateral portion, and the second lateral portion define a gap, the gap extending between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion.

15 . The removable substrate of claim 14 , wherein the first lateral portion includes a first internal lateral edge and the second lateral portion includes a second internal lateral edge, wherein the gap is defined between the first internal lateral edge and the second internal lateral edge.

16 . The removable substrate of claim 13 , wherein the first lateral portion is a mirror image of the second lateral portion.

17 . A removable substrate for an insect attractant device, comprising:

a planar body having front and rear faces, the body defining an upper third, a lower third, and a medial third, wherein a height of each of the upper third, the medial third, and the lower third is one-third of a height of the body, the body further including:

a grip portion positioned in the upper third; and

a lower portion positioned in the lower third, the lower portion being coplanar with and including a retention aperture, a first lateral portion, and a second lateral portion, wherein a gap extends between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion,

wherein an adhesive is applied to the front face and the rear face, the adhesive being positioned between the grip portion and the retention aperture, and

wherein the retention aperture is positioned above the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion and below the adhesive, along a direction coplanar with the planar body.

18 . The removable substrate of claim 17 , wherein the lower portion is free of adhesive.

19 . The removable substrate of claim 17 , wherein the body has a blue color.

20 . The removable substrate of claim 17 , wherein the adhesive is surrounded by an adhesive-free border on the front face.