High reliability pest detection
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1. A method comprising:
- inserting a pest detection device at least partially in the ground such that an electrically conductive ink trace of the pest detection device extends downwardly from two spaced apart electrical contacts to a downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip, the pest detection device including a bait member positioned proximate to the trace,performing an interrogation of the pest detection device with a signal to determine an electrical conductivity state of the trace, anddetermining a presence of a pest based on the interrogation,wherein inserting the pest detection device further includes;
inserting a bottom end of a housing of the pest detection device into the ground, andinserting the bait member and the electrically conductive ink trace into the housing such that the downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip is pointed toward the bottom end of the housing.
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Abstract
A pest detection device includes a housing with a sensor and one or more bait members. The sensor includes one or more of a chisel-shaped electrically conductive trace carried on a substrate, a low resistance electrically conductive ink defining an electrical pathway on a substrate with a pointed profile, and/or a substrate including a directional grain structure oriented in a predefined manner relative to an electrically conductive pathway.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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inserting a pest detection device at least partially in the ground such that an electrically conductive ink trace of the pest detection device extends downwardly from two spaced apart electrical contacts to a downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip, the pest detection device including a bait member positioned proximate to the trace, performing an interrogation of the pest detection device with a signal to determine an electrical conductivity state of the trace, and determining a presence of a pest based on the interrogation, wherein inserting the pest detection device further includes; inserting a bottom end of a housing of the pest detection device into the ground, and inserting the bait member and the electrically conductive ink trace into the housing such that the downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip is pointed toward the bottom end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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4. A method comprising:
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inserting a pest detection device at least partially in the ground such that an electrically conductive ink trace of the pest detection device extends downwardly from two spaced apart electrical contacts to a downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip, the pest detection device including a bait member positioned proximate to the trace, performing an interrogation of the pest detection device with a signal to determine an electrical conductivity state of the trace, and determining a presence of a pest based on the interrogation, wherein, when the pest detection device is inserted at least partially in the ground; the pest detection device includes a substrate that carries the trace and defines a vertically-extending longitudinal axis, the trace includes a first elongate segment extending downwardly from a first contact of the spaced apart electrical contacts to a lower end, a second elongate segment extending downwardly from a second contact of the two spaced apart contacts to a lower end, and a third elongate segment extending between the lower end of the first elongate segment and the lower end of the second elongate segment, and the downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip is defined by the first elongate segment and the third elongate segment. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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11. A pest detection device comprising:
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a bait member structured for consumption or displacement by one or more pests; and a sensor positioned proximate to the bait member, the sensor including a substrate, and an electrically conductive ink trace carried on the substrate, the trace extending downwardly from a pair of spaced apart electrical contacts to a downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip, wherein the trace includes; a first elongate segment extending downwardly from a first electrical contact of the spaced apart electrical contacts to a lower end, a second elongate segment extending downwardly from a second electrical contact of the two spaced apart electrical contacts to a lower end, a third elongate segment extending between the lower end of the first elongate segment and the lower end of the second elongate segment, the third elongate segment being angled relative to the first elongate segment and the second elongate segment, and wherein the downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip is defined by the first elongate segment and the third elongate segment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. A pest detection device comprising:
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a bait member structured for consumption or displacement by one or more pests; a sensor positioned proximate to the bait member, the sensor including a substrate, and an electrically conductive ink trace carried on the substrate, the trace extending downwardly from a pair of spaced apart electrical contacts to a downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip; and a housing having a chamber defined therein, wherein the sensor is positioned in the housing such that the downwardly-pointed, chisel-shaped tip is pointed toward a bottom end of the chamber.
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