Patents
US 10264777 B2: Ant bait stations with attractant vector compartment and easy opening
- Granted
- 2019-04-23
- Filed
- 2017-02-27 application 15443896
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An ant bait station is formed as a stick pack having multiple compartments, wherein each of the compartments contain a bait for a target ant species, and includes a plurality of apertures to the respective compartments. Some or all of the baits may contain a pesticide, for example a borate. In at least one of the compartments containing a pesticide, the apertures are large enough to permit the target ants to enter and exit. In some embodiment a compartment contains a bait without a pesticide. This may improve performance if the non-pesticidal bait attracts ants to the trap, and the lack of pesticidal component extends the life of the attractant. The compartment containing the bait without a pesticide may have apertures that are too small to permit the ants from entering and exiting.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190423.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling International, Inc. 61 patents | US company or organization | Spokane, WA | STERLING INTERNATIONAL,INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qing-He Zhang | Liberty Lake, WA | 53 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rodney G. Schneidmiller | Liberty Lake, WA | 61 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01M | Catching, trapping or scaring of animals ; apparatus for the destruction of noxious animals or noxious plants | A01M1/2011 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23K | Fodder | A23K20/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SCHNEIDMILLER, RODNEY G. signed 2017-03-22 ZHANG, QING-HE signed 2017-03-22 | STERLING INTERNATIONAL INC. SPOKANE, WA | 41772/122 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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