IP Library Granted Patent US 10,939,668
Granted Patent B1
US 10,939,668 · App. 15/268,678 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Systems and methods for a mosquito fitness tester

Inventors: Timothy Prachar (Menlo Park, CA); Robert Sobecki (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
A01K29/005A01K1/031A01K67/033G01S15/88H04R1/028
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,939,668
App. No.
15/268,678
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for a mosquito fitness tester are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: a rotatable enclosure comprising an enclosed cavity; a powertrain to rotate the rotatable enclosure in one or more axes; and one or more sensors to monitor one or more insects in the enclosed cavity.

Claims (24)

1. A system comprising:

a rotatable enclosure comprising an enclosed cavity;

a powertrain to rotate the rotatable enclosure in one or more axes;

one or more sensors to monitor one or more insects in the enclosed cavity; and

a processor coupled to the powertrain and the one or more sensors and configured to:

control the powertrain to rotate the enclosure in a first direction, wherein the powertrain is configured to rotate the enclosure in both the X axis and the Y axis;

detect that one or more insects have lofted based on data received from the one or more sensors; and

control the powertrain to rotate the enclosure in a second direction based in part on whether the one or more insects have lofted.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable enclosure comprises the shape of: a sphere or a tube.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more insects comprise mosquitos.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are sensors that monitor whether the one or more insects are flying.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more of:

a camera, a microphone, an ultrasonic Doppler sensor, or a light sensor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the powertrain comprises one or more electric motors.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the powertrain further comprises one or more wheels, and wherein the rotatable enclosure is positioned on the one or more wheels and configured to rotate based on rotation of the one or more wheels.

8. A method comprising:

stimulating an enclosure comprising one or more mosquitos;

receiving a sensor signal comprising data associated with whether the one or more mosquitos are flying;

determining information regarding the one or more mosquitos from the sensor signal; and

determining a change to a stimulus to the enclosure based in part on the information, wherein the stimulus comprises rotating the enclosure in a substantially random direction in both the X and Y axis.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein changing the stimulus to the enclosure comprises one or more of: stopping the rotating, starting the rotation, changing a direction of rotation, or changing a speed of rotation.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein stimulating an enclosure further comprises outputting sounds associated with mosquitos.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change to the stimulus comprises changing a speaker that outputs the sounds.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the sounds are sounds associated with mosquitos of a sex opposite that of the one or more mosquitos.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2026
From: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 074612/0400 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 19, 2024
From: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069390/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2016
From: PRACHAR, TIMOTHY; SOBECKI, ROBERT
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 039775/0373 →