公开(公告)号：US10897887B1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16659379

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Bell Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： James R. Walsh ,  Patrick J. Lynch

IPC分类号： A01M31/00 ,  A01M23/16 ,  H01Q9/16 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G01V3/08 ,  A01M25/00

摘要： A rodent bait station has an electronic sensor module protected within a sealed receptacle beneath a tray bottom wall. A threshold is defined by walls on the upper side of the tray. A rodent must pass over the threshold to reading a feeding portion of the tray which supports rodent bait. The sensor module has a capacitance sensor urged against the bottom wall of the tray and which detects the passing of a rodent into the feeding area. The incidence of the rodent is logged and made available to a device exterior of the tray.

公开(公告)号：US11864548B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US16659298

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Bell Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： James R. Walsh ,  Patrick J. Lynch

IPC分类号： A01M23/38 ,  A01M23/08 ,  G01D5/24

CPC分类号： A01M23/38 ,  A01M23/08 ,  G01D5/24

摘要： A rodent trap has a base with a rodent inlet opening and interior walls which define a rodent runway which communicates with a trap interior compartment. A downwardly opening compartment with a cover defines a case which receives a sensor module mounted beneath a threshold at the entry of the rodent runway to the trap interior compartment. The module has a capacitance sensor which detects the passage of a rodent into the interior compartment, and has a programmable controller which logs each rodent entry. The module has a Bluetooth transmitter which allows the module to communicate with a pest control operator to exchange the logged information. The case encloses the sensor module and protects it from exposure to moisture, dirt, and rodent waste within the trap interior.

公开(公告)号：US11337416B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16659254

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Bell Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： James R. Walsh ,  Patrick J. Lynch

IPC分类号： A01M23/38 ,  G01R33/07 ,  A01M23/30 ,  A01M23/24

摘要： A mechanical rodent trap has a jaw mounted to a base, with a trigger therebetween which is activated by the incidence of a rodent. An acceleration sensor is mounted in a case in the base in a sensor module that logs and transmit a signal indicating activation of the trap. Alternatively a magnet holder secures a magnet to the trigger, and a Hall effect sensor is used in the sensor module. The sensor modules are sealed within a compartment formed with the base beneath the trigger and closed by a cover.