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US 12,593,829 B2Granted
Arthropod blood warming apparatus, system and method
AssigneeLee County Mosquito Control District
InventorTravis J. Edwards
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Abstract
An arthropod blood warming apparatus, system and method includes a control unit, at least one thermal cell, at least one container for holding human or animal blood, and a thin layer of film capable of being punctured by the proboscis of an arthropod over each container. Arthropods such as mosquitoes are attracted to the warm blood and thereby encouraged to consume such blood that is necessary for egg production.
Claims7
An arthropod blood warming apparatus comprising:
- a control unit;
- thermal cell comprising a heating coil electrically connected to the control unit and in thermal communication with a container;
- the container being configured to hold blood;
- a temperature probe co-located with the heating coil, wherein the temperature probe provides a temperature reading to the control unit;
- and
- a thin layer of film over the container, said film capable of being punctured by the proboscis of an arthropod;
- and
- wherein the temperature reading is utilized by the control unit to modulate a current delivered to the heating coil.
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An arthropod blood warming apparatus comprising:
- a control unit;
- a plurality of thermal cells wherein each of the plurality of thermal cells comprises:
- a heating coil electrically connected to the control unit and in thermal communication with one of a plurality of containers;
- wherein each of the plurality of containers is configured to hold blood;
- a temperature probe co-located with one of the plurality of heating coils, wherein the temperature probe provides a temperature reading to the control unit;
- and
- a plurality of thin layers of film, wherein one of the plurality of thin layers of film is positioned over each of the plurality of containers, wherein each of the plurality of thin layers of film is capable of being punctured by the proboscis of an arthropod;
- and
- wherein the temperature reading is utilized by the control unit to modulate a plurality of currents, wherein each of the plurality of currents is delivered to one of the plurality of heating coils.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.