Granted Patent B2

US 12,414,556 · App. 18/386,670 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventors: Michael Sawalski (Racine, WI); Jessica Lindquist (Hartland, WI); Jason Tilk (Cleveland, OH); Jim Szpak (Cleveland, OH); Michael Bilinski (Cleveland, OH); Gary Stephan (Cleveland, OH); Jeffrey Crull (McFarland, WI); William Mathias (Middleton, WI); Evan Sparks (Cottage Grove, WI)

Assignee: Lamplight Farms Incorporated

A01M29/12F21S4/10F21V23/001F21V33/0092

Abstract

Claims (13)

1. A repellent assembly comprising:

a receiver housing with a light socket connector;

a heating receptacle electrically connected to the receiver housing, the heating receptacle having an internal electric heater and a fitting for selectively receiving a repellent pod assembly in a position proximate the electric heater to heat the repellent pod assembly to disperse repellent; and

a remote-controlled switch in the receiver housing that switches power from the light socket connector to the heating receptacle.

2. The repellent assembly of claim 1 , wherein the heating receptacle further comprises:

a body defining a sleeve; and

a collar rotatably fitted into the sleeve and defining the fitting for selectively receiving the repellent pod assembly in the position proximate the electric heater to heat the repellent pod assembly to disperse repellent.

3. The repellent assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a window defined in the sleeve allowing user contact with the collar.

4. The repellent assembly of claim 3 , wherein the collar has a textured outer circumferential surface contactable through the window.

5. The repellent assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a length of power cord connecting the heating receptacle to the receiver housing.

6. The repellent assembly of claim 1 , wherein the remote-controlled switch comprises a solid state switch.

7. The repellent assembly of claim 6 , wherein the solid-state switch comprises a wireless communications capable microcontroller.

8. The repellent assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a remote control provide communication to the microcontroller to power on and power off the heating receptacle.

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Continuity (5)

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