Granted Patent B2

US 12,290,060 · App. 17/837,110 · Granted May 6, 2025

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

Abstract

Claims (38)

1. An insect attractant device, comprising:

a base having a top face, a right face, and a left face; and

a plug extending from a rear portion of the base;

at least one LED disposed within the base;

a lens extending from the base and having a lower end, the lower end of the lens being in direct optical communication with the at least one LED; and

a slot in the base between the lens and the plug, including openings in the top face, the left face, and the right face, the slot being defined by parallel planar opposing surfaces having a width therebetween and being configured to receive a planar substrate,

wherein at least one of the parallel opposing surfaces includes a tab that at least partially extends into the slot, the tab configured to be received into the planar substrate.

2. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the lens includes a perimeter defining a chamfered surface, and

wherein the chamfered surface refracts light emitted by the at least one LED toward the substrate.

3. The insect attractant device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one LED comprises an ultraviolet LED.

4. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the planar substrate includes a lower portion, the lower portion being at least partially received into the slot in the base.

5. The insect attractant device of claim 4 , wherein the planar substrate includes

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

a grip portion; and

the lower portion, wherein the lower portion is disposed below the grip portion, and 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, 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,

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 being surrounded by an adhesive-free border on the front face and the rear face.

6. The insect attractant device of claim 5 , wherein the grip portion includes an elongate slot, wherein the elongate slot extends from the front face to the rear face and defines a curved profile.

7. The insect attractant device of claim 5 , wherein the first lateral portion is a mirror image of the second lateral portion.

8. The insect attractant device of claim 5 , wherein the retention aperture is positioned at a lateral center of the lower portion.

9. The insect attractant device of claim 5 , wherein the front face defines a surface area, and the adhesive is applied to more than 50% of the surface area.

10. The insect attractant device of claim 5 further comprising a peel-off film that is applied to the front face.

11. The insect attractant device of claim 10 , wherein the peel-off film does not extend over the retention aperture.

12. The insect attractant device of claim 5 wherein the body, the first lateral portion, and the second lateral portion are substantially planar with respect to one another.

13. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the parallel opposing surfaces include a plurality of protruding ribs that protrude into the slot.

14. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes a retention aperture at least partially defined by a retention edge, and an engagement between the retention edge and the tab provides a force opposing a removal of the substrate from the slot.

15. An insect attractant device, comprising:

a housing defining a front face and a rear face, wherein the housing includes:

an electronics assembly comprising an electrical plug, a first resistor, and at least one LED;

a lens;

a pair of parallel opposing surfaces defining a slot including an opening in at least a first side of the housing; and

a retention tab extending from one of the parallel opposing surfaces into the slot; and

a substrate disposed between the lens and the electrical plug, the substrate including first and second lateral portions that are configured to straddle the housing, and a retention aperture at least partially defined by a retention edge that is configured to latchably engage the retention tab, the substrate configured to be inserted into the opening in an insertion direction, wherein an engagement between the retention edge and the retention tab provides a force in the insertion direction,

wherein the first and second lateral portions are substantially planar.

16. The insect attractant device of claim 15 , wherein heat dispersed by the first resistor causes a temperature between the substrate and the lens to be approximately 10 degrees Celsius greater than a highest temperature between the substrate and the rear face.

17. The insect attractant device of claim 15 further comprising a second resistor.

18. The insect attractant device of claim 15 , wherein the retention aperture and the first and second lateral portions are disposed on a lower portion of the substrate, and wherein the housing further includes a plurality of protruding ribs that engage the lower portion to secure the substrate to the housing.

19. The insect attractant device of claim 15 , wherein the lens includes a chamfered edge that directs light outwardly from the at least one LED in a direction of the substrate.

20. The insect attractant device of claim 15 , wherein the substrate includes an adhesive applied to a first face and a second face, the adhesive being surrounded by an adhesive-free border on the first face and the second face.

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