# US 11,432,540 B1 · Mosquito trap

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- Number: US 11,432,540 B1
- Document ID: US11432540B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 17/169,847
- Filed: 2021-02-08
- Granted: 2022-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2020-02-25
- Assignees: Dalen Products, Inc.
- Applicants: Dalen Products, Inc.
- Inventors: William M. Draeger
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11432540B1

## CPC

- A01M 1/106: {for flying insects}
- A01M 1/04: {Attracting insects by} using illumination {or colours (A01M1/08 and A01M1/145 take precedence)}
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS

## Abstract

A trap for flying insects includes a housing having a plurality of housing apertures and a tank located interior of the housing. The tank has an insect killing agent within an interior of the tank and a plurality of tank apertures adjacent an upper portion of the tank in communication with the interior of the tank for access of flying insects into the interior of the tank. The tank apertures are located proximate the housing apertures to provide a path for flying insects to travel from locations exterior of the housing to the tank apertures and into the tank. The trap also includes an insect attractive illumination located proximate the tank apertures.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A trap for flying insects, comprising:
a housing having an interior shelf in an interior of the housing and a top removably positionable onto an upper end of the housing, the upper end of the housing including a plurality of housing apertures;
a tank supported in the interior of the housing by the interior shelf and located below the top, the tank having an insect killing agent within an interior of the tank and a plurality of tank apertures adjacent an upper portion of the tank in communication with the interior of the tank for access of flying insects into the interior of the tank, the tank apertures being located proximate the housing apertures to provide a path for flying insects to travel from locations exterior of the housing to the tank apertures and into the tank; and
an insect attractive illumination located proximate an underside of the top above the tank.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The trap of claim 1, wherein the trap is configured to attract and kill mosquitos.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The trap of claim 1, wherein the killing agent is a liquid killing agent.

### Claim 4

A trap for flying insects, comprising: a housing having an interior shelf in an interior of the housing and a plurality of housing apertures; a tank located in an interior of the housing and supported by the interior shelf, the tank having an insect killing agent within an interior of the tank and a plurality of tank apertures in communication with the interior of the tank for access of flying insects into the interior of the tank, the tank apertures being located proximate the housing apertures to provide a path for flying insects to travel from locations exterior of the housing to the tank apertures and into the tank; and an insect attractive illumination located proximate the tank apertures.