Smart mosquito trap

• US 10,271,533 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2017
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation (Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation (Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P.)
• Inventors: Maxik, Fredric S., Scone, Theodore, Bartine, David E., Widjaja, Addy S., Crawford, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Topolski, Magdalena
• Application Number:
  US15/412,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20180206472A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/023 Attracting insects by the simulation of a living being, i.e. emission of carbon dioxide, heat, sound waves or vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/026 combined with devices for monitoring insect presence, e.g. termites bait stations A01M1/2005; detecting other animals in a given area A01M31/002
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/06 Catching insects by using a suction effect A01M3/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/08 Attracting and catching insects by using combined illumination or colours and suction effects
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/106 for flying insects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/30 Against vector-borne diseases, e.g. mosquito-borne, fly-borne, tick-borne or waterborne diseases whose impact is exacerbated by climate change
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A system for luring pests including a pest detector and a pest lure. The pest detector may be adapted to generate a type detection signal having a value indicative of a type of a pest in proximity to the pest detector. The pest lure may be in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to activate responsive to the type detection signal.

Claims

1. A system for luring pests comprising:

a pest detector adapted to generate a type detection signal having a value indicative of a type of a pest in proximity to the pest detector and further adapted to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the pest within a target zone; and

a pest lure in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to activate responsive to the type detection signal, comprising a light emitter in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to emit infrared light and configured to simulate different surface temperatures of various animals based on the value of the type detection signal;

a pest disabler in electronic communication with the pest detector, the pest disabler comprising;

at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to emit electromagnetic energy, and

at least one positioning device in electrical communication with the pest detector, wherein the at least one positioning device is adapted to carry the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device and to dynamically position the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device responsive to the location signal to direct the electromagnetic energy emitted by the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device toward the location of the pest.

2. The system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a solar panel; and

a battery in electrical communication with the solar panel, the pest detector, and the pest lure.

3. The system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a processor in electrical communication with the pest detector and the pest lure, the processor being adapted to control the pest lure responsive to an input received from the pest detector.

4. The system according to claim 3

wherein the processor is adapted to quantify a number of pests targeted by the pest disabler.

5. The system according to claim 4 wherein the processor is further adapted to quantify power consumed by the system.

6. The system according to claim 3 further comprising:

a thermal pipe adapted to provide an electrical signal indicative of ambient temperature of a surrounding area.

7. The system according to claim 1 wherein the pest disabler comprises a vacuum device.

8. The system according to claim 1 wherein:

the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting devices comprises a plurality of electromagnetic energy emitting devices;

the at least one positioning device comprises a plurality of positioning devices;

wherein each of the plurality of positioning devices is adapted to carry one of the plurality of electromagnetic energy emitting devices; and

wherein each of the plurality of positioning devices are cooperatively adapted to direct at least one emission of electromagnetic energy from at least one of the plurality of electromagnetic energy emitting devices along a continuous perimeter of the target zone.

9. The system according to claim 1 wherein the pest lure comprises a frequency generator in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to emit a frequency associated with the type of pest.

10. The system according to claim 1 wherein the pest lure comprises an attractant release in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to release an amount of carbon dioxide adapted to attract the type of pest.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein the pest detector is further adapted to generate a direction signal indicative of a position of the pest relative to the pest detector;

and wherein the attractant release is adapted to direct the release of the amount of carbon dioxide toward the position.

12. The system according to claim 10 wherein the attractant release is further adapted to periodically release the amount of carbon dioxide at a release frequency associated with the type of pest.

13. The system according to claim 10 wherein the attractant release comprises:

a titanium dioxide element; and

a second light emitter in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to irradiate the titanium dioxide element.

14. The system according to claim 13 wherein the second light emitter is adapted to emit infrared light.

15. A system for luring pests comprising:

a frequency detector adapted to detect a frequency of a pest wingbeat and to generate a type detection signal having a value indicative of a type of a pest in proximity to the frequency detector and further adapted to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the pest within a target zone; and

a pest lure in electrical communication with the frequency detector and adapted to activate responsive to the type detection signal, comprising a light emitter in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to emit infrared light to simulate different surface temperatures of various animals based on the value of the type detection signal; and

a pest disabler in electronic communication with the pest detector, the pest disabler comprising;

at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to emit electromagnetic energy, and

at least one positioning device in electrical communication with the pest detector, wherein the at least one positioning device is adapted to carry the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device and to dynamically position the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device responsive to the location signal to direct the electromagnetic energy emitted by the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device toward the location of the pest;

wherein the value of the type detection signal is determined based on the detected frequency.

16. The system according to claim 15 wherein the frequency detector comprises a plurality of frequency detectors;

and wherein each of the plurality of frequency detectors comprises a microphone.

17. A system for luring pests comprising:

an upper housing member;

a lower housing member;

a pest detector adapted to generate a type detection signal having a value indicative of a type of a pest in proximity to the pest detector and further adapted to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the pest within a target zone; and

a pest lure in electrical communication with the pest detector, adapted to activate responsive to the type detection signal, the pest lure comprising;

an attractant release located in the upper housing member in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to release an amount of carbon dioxide adapted to attract the type of pest into an open space between the upper housing member and the lower housing member; and

a light emitter adapted to generate infrared light and a temperature associated with an animal;

a pest disabler in electronic communication with the pest detector, the pest disabler comprising;

at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to emit electromagnetic energy to irradiate the pest,

at least one positioning device in electrical communication with the pest detector, and

wherein the at least one positioning device is adapted to carry the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device, and to dynamically position the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device responsive to the location signal to direct the electromagnetic energy emitted by the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device toward the location of the pest;

wherein the at least one electromagnetic energy emitting device is positioned on the lower housing and configured to emit energy upward toward the upper housing;

a second light emitter in electrical communication with the pest detector and adapted to irradiate the pest previously irradiated by the electromagnetic energy emitted by the at least on electromagnetic energy emitting device;

wherein the pest disabler is further adapted to activate in response to the location signal.