Patents
US 9237743 B2: Systems and methods for trapping animals
- Granted
- 2016-01-19
- Filed
- 2014-04-18 application 14256614
- Type
- Utility · 7 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and methods for trapping animals including an enclosure adapted to be suspended above a trap area. The enclosure may be movable from the suspended position to a lowered position to enclose a trap area. The system further includes a user-directed control system to remotely control the position of the enclosure in order to trap animals within the enclosure.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160119.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. 28 patents | US company or organization | Ardmore, OK | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Gaskamp | Marietta, OK | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth L. Gee | Ardmore, OK | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven P. Rhines | Ardmore, OK | 2 | 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 | A01M23/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B19/19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V40/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/60 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-02 | Name change Change of name | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. signed 2017-05-01 | NOBLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC ARDMORE, OK | 46054/855 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-06-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GEE, KENNETH L. signed 2014-04-30 RHINES, STEVEN P. signed 2014-05-02 GASKAMP, JOSHUA signed 2014-05-05 | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. ARDMORE, OK | 33197/963 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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