Patents
US 11297818 B2: Bait station for deploying plural insect baits
- Granted
- 2022-04-12
- Filed
- 2020-03-31 application 16836654
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An insect bait station, for example an ant bait station, for deploying a toxicant includes a housing with a body portion covered by a cover. The body portion includes first and second reservoirs. Entryways having a converging outer portion and an upright tubular portion provide insect access into the housing. The upright tubular portion extends from the converging outer portion, through a bait in the second reservoir. An entry port is provided in the tubular portion above the bait. A first bait is disposed in the first reservoir and a second bait is disposed in the second reservoir. For example, the first bait may include a protein-based food and a pesticide, and the second bait may include a sugar- or lipid-based food with or without a pesticide.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220412.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Chapin | Spokane, WA | 47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| 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 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHAPIN, MARC signed 2020-03-23 SCHNEIDMILLER, RODNEY G. signed 2020-03-23 ZHANG, QING-HE signed 2020-03-23 | STERLING INTERNATIONAL INC. SPOKANE, WA | 52278/122 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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