Pest control
OwnerOle-Einar Hagen, Vidar Henrichsinventors
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Abstract
Various aspects comprise controlling and/or euthanizing vermin or pests for preventing such vermin or pests from entering into a geographical area or into a building, wherein the device comprises at least one completely or partially uninsulated electrically conducting wire or conductor connected to an electrical current source, providing controlled electrical pulses to said conductor or wire in the form of pulses or pulse trains. The device may be used in a method for controlling the access of pests/vermin to a geographical location, building or property wherein the electrically conducting wire(s) lead(s) an electrical current with an amperage of not less than 0.0001 A. The device and method may be particularly suited for removing/controlling pests/vermin on land.
Claims19
A pest control system configured to prevent pests from entering a building, the system comprising:
- a first conductor that is electrically conductive, at least partially uninsulated, and attached to a foundation of the building at a first distance above a ground level of the building;
- and:
- a second conductor that is electrically conductive, at least partially uninsulated, and attached the foundation of the building at a second distance above the ground level of the building;
- the system configured to discharge a plurality of pulse trains to the first conductor, the pulse trains configured to be not lethal to the pests, each pulse train comprising a plurality of electrical pulses, the pulses having a voltage between 400 and 50,000 volts as measured between the first and second conductors, the pulses separated by a duration of time between each pulse;
- the plurality of pulse trains including:
- a resting period between sequential pulse trains;
- a number of pulses per minute that does not exceed 10,000;
- and
- a current that does not exceed 100 mA.
A method for preventing the access of pests to a building, the method comprising:
- attaching a first electrical conductor around a foundation of the building at a first distance above a ground level of the building;
- attaching a second electrical conductor around the foundation of the building at a second distance above the ground level of the building;
- and
- applying a plurality of pulse trains of non-lethal electrical pulses to the first electrical conductor, wherein:
- a voltage between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor is between 400 and 50,000 volts;
- an electrical current of the pulses is under 100 mA;
- and
- a number of pulses per minute of the electrical pulses does not exceed 10,0000.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.