IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,172,667
Granted Patent B2
US 11,172,667 · App. 16/308,762 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Device for detecting insects

Inventor: Jordi Tapias Oller (Barcelona, ES)
Assignee: ANTICIMEX INNOVATION CENTER A/S
A01M1/026A01M1/023
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Patent No.
US 11,172,667
App. No.
16/308,762
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Device for detecting insects comprising as main elements an inner chamber that has a temperature higher than the temperature outside and a passive infrared sensor that emits an alarm signal when it detects a change in temperature in the inner chamber due to the presence of any animal, for example, an insect; which is very useful for the monitoring of insects in a determined area and the subsequent actuation for the eradication thereof.

Claims (11)

1. A device for detecting insects comprising:

an inner chamber provided with an opening for the entrance of insects;

an inner heating base comprising:

an electrical resistance for supplying heat; and

a thermostat for controlling the electrical resistance in order to regulate and maintain an inner temperature Ti in the inner chamber; and

a passive infrared sensor enabled to detect infrared radiation and that emits an alarm signal when the passive infrared sensor detects a change in infrared radiation in the inner chamber.

2. The device for detecting insects according to claim 1 , wherein the inner chamber has a temperature Ti from 20° C.-40° C.

3. The device for detecting insects according to claim 2 , wherein the inner chamber has a temperature of 35° C.

4. The device for detecting insects according to claim 1 , further comprising complementary means for attracting insects selected from among food, pheromones and ultraviolet light.

5. The device for detecting insects according to claim 1 wherein the inner heating base is connected to an energy source.

6. The device for detecting insects according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical resistance is located in the inner heating base.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2019
From: OLLER, JORDI TAPIAS
To: ANTICIMEX INNOVATION CENTER A/S
Reel/Frame 051153/0373 →
Priority Claims (1)
ES ES201630802 · Jun 13, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190159439A1 · May 30, 2019