Patents
US 10980224 B2: Pillar device for adhesive insect capture with bird guards
- Granted
- 2021-04-20
- Filed
- 2018-04-02 application 15943649
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An insect trap with bird guards prevents or deters small animals from becoming stuck to the trap, and includes a pillar mounted between a base member and a cap member. The pillar is located radially inwardly from the outer perimeter of the base and cap members, and has an outer surface having a coating of an adhesive selected for ensnaring target insects. A number of bird guards have end portions attachable to the base member and the cap member, and include a plurality of elongate members extending between the end portions, and are spaced away from the pillar. A spacing member, for example, a crossbeam, connects the elongate members for each guard, and is positioned radially inwardly from the elongate members, and at an intermediate longitudinal position, such that the elongate members will not engage the adhesive surface. The base and cap may further include spike members that extend away from the pillar.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210420.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 | |
| Marc Chapin | Spokane, WA | 47 | 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 | A01M1/14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHAPIN, MARC signed 2019-04-02 SCHNEIDMILLER, RODNEY G. signed 2019-04-02 ZHANG, QING-HE signed 2019-04-02 | STERLING INTERNATIONAL INC. SPOKANE, WA | 50267/836 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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