Bed bug detector system

• US 10,736,309 B1
• Filed: 11/27/2019
• Issued: 08/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas Paul Cogley
• Original Assignee: Thomas Paul Cogley
• Inventors: Cogley, Thomas Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Topolski, Magdalena
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barlow, Morgan T
• Application Number:
  US16/698,785
• Time in Patent Office: 258 Days
• Field of Search: 43107, 43112, 43113, 43114, 43123, 431321, 43138, 43139, 43140
• 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 1/04 Attracting insects by using illumination or colours A01M1/08 and A01M1/145 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/103 for crawling insects
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/145 Attracting and catching insects using combined illumination or colours and adhesive surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/223 by using electrocution
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 2200/011 Crawling insects
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/00 Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 19/00 Alarms responsive to two or more different undesired or abnormal conditions, e.g. burglary and fire, abnormal temperature and abnormal rate of flow
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/215 by non-intrusive coupling means, e.g. acoustic couplers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• 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

Abstract

A bed bug attracting assembly is positioned at an upper location. A bed bug killing assembly is positioned at an intermediate location beneath the attracting assembly. A base assembly is positioned at a lower location beneath the killing assembly for maximizing the number of bed bugs attracted and killed. A control assembly has a user visible digital UPC code, a battery power percentage indicator with an ON/OFF button and a sound activated switch, a cell phone with a macro-lens, and two light emitting diode positioned adjacent thereto to illuminate bed bugs. An electric grid triggers a camera detector. A CO2 self-emitting device includes graphite and an electrical charge. A platform with pores holds a lure over a miniature fan. A programmable computer is preprogrammed to modulate attraction modalities. A GPS transmitter is activated to sent to receives to secure the area of infestation.

Claims

1. A bed bug detector system (10) configured for attracting bed bugs, for killing attracted bed bugs, and for maximizing bed bugs attracted and killed comprising, in combination:

a base assembly (14) comprising;

a base (16) comprising;

a circular floor (18),

a cylindrical side wall (20),

an open top,

the circular floor, cylindrical side wall and open top comprising a lower chamber,

a forward region (22),

a rearward region (24),

a left side region (26), and

a right side region (28);

a fluid canister (32) containing water (34) and a yeast pill (36) and a sugar pill (38) functioning to create carbon dioxide and attract bed bugs;

a motor (42) with a fluid fan (44) adapted to evacuate carbon dioxide from the fluid canister to attract bed bugs;

a sugar jar (46) retaining a supply of sugar tablets;

a yeast jar (48) retaining a supply of yeast;

three stacks of adhesive pads (52) recessed on the circular floor of the base for receiving and retaining bed bugs, each stack including alternating adhesive and abhesive sheets;

a smoke/fire detector (54);

two battery packs (56) within the lower chamber, each battery pack being adjacent to the forward and rearward regions respectively for powering the components of the base assembly;

charging ports adapted to recharge the battery pack;

a killing assembly (100) structurally and operatively coupled to the base assembly comprising;

an upper dish (102); and

a lower dish (104),

the upper dish comprising;

parallel electrically charged wires (106) adapted to kill bed bugs coming into contact there with;

a grid (108) of un-charged wires spaced above the electrically charged wires to abate human contact with the electrically charged wires;

the lower dish comprising;

a plurality of adhesive sheets (110) supported in two stacks (112), (114) laterally spaced in the lower dish to receive and retain bed bugs killed by the electrically charged wires, the two stacks each comprising the adhesive sheets with abhesive sheets (116) between the adhesive sheets,

a plurality of heating elements (118) in the lower dish adapted to attract bed bugs,

a tube (124) in a circular configuration secured within the killing assembly, the tube having apertures along the length the tube having a free end operatively coupled to the fluid canister for creating a cloud of carbon dioxide;

olfactory patches (128) positioned within the base assembly soaked in pheromones to attract bed bugs to be killed;

an attracting assembly (200) structurally and operatively coupled to the killing assembly and adapted to attract bed bugs to be killed comprising;

a frusto-conical side wall (202) with an open top (204) and an open bottom (206);

peripheral components on the exterior surface of the attracting assembly comprising;

heating elements (118),

synthetic fur (216),

adhesive patches (218),

indicia in the form of eye balls (220) providing an appearance of a creature to the system;

square holes (226) located peripherally through the attracting assembly to create a cloud around the system and in proximity thereto for attracting bed bugs to be killed;

lower clips (230) on the base assembly coupling the killing assembly to the base assembly;

upper clips (232) on the killing assembly to couple the attracting assembly to the killing assembly;

a plurality of olfactory patches (128) positioned within the base assembly and soaked in pheromones to attract bed bugs to be killed; and

a control assembly (300) structurally and operatively coupled to the attracting assembly, the killing assembly, the base assembly, and a cell phone (314) comprising;

a user visible digital UPC code (304);

a battery power percentage indicator (306), the battery power percentage indicator comprising an ON/OFF button (310) and a hands free switch (308);

the cell phone (314) structurally and operatively coupled to the attracting assembly, the cell phone having a macro-lens (316) for wide angle photography with enlargements, the cell phone comprising;

a cable (328) for cell phone support and repositioning purposes; and

two light emitting diodes (332) positioned adjacent to the macro-lens for illuminating the bed bug to be photographed; and

an electric grid (334) having a built-in alarm (336), the electric grid being on the side of the base of the bed bug detector to trigger a camera detector system (338);

a CO₂ self-emitting device (340), the CO₂ self-emitting device including graphite and an electrical charge curved and shaped and configured to fit into the attracting assembly;

a platform (342) in the center, the platform having pores (352), the platform holding a lure (346) over a miniature fan (344);

a programmable computer chip (348) pre-programmed for use, the computer chip being in line with the electronic portion of the device to modulate the attraction modalities including CO₂, heat, and fans, to reduce resistance to such attractants by the bed bug; and

a GPS transmitter (350) to be activated alongside the camera and sent to receivers to secure an area of infestation, the GPS transmitter adapted to send an IP address.