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US 2003/0193805 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for dispersing different genera of birds
OwnerMichael R. Matheson, Ronald A. Mathesoninventors
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Abstract
A method is provided for dispersing birds. The method utilizes a horizontally oriented light beam. The light beam is positioned two to eight inches above the surface on which the birds sit. The beam, when it is normal to a birds' eye and strikes the eye, causes the bird discomfort and makes it fly away from the building structure.
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A method for dispersing a group of pigeons from a building structure in which the pigeons roost, said method comprising the steps of
- (a) identifying a roosting surface in the building on which the pigeons roost at night;
- (b) providing a light source which, when activated, generates a beam that, on entering the eye of a pigeon normal to the eye, causes discomfort to the pigeon and causes the pigeon to fly away from the building structure;
- (c) positioning said light source in the building structure such that when said light source is activated, said beam is generally horizontally oriented and travels over said roosting surface a distance above said surface in the range of two to six inches;
- (d) activating at night said light source to produce said beam;
- and,
- (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) during the night time on at least three consecutive days.
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A method for dispersing a group of birds from an agricultural field, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a light source which, when activated, generates a beam of light;
- (b) preparing the field to be planted with seed;
- (c) planting the seed in the field;
- (d) positioning said light source such that when said light source is activated said beam of light travels over at least a portion of said field along a generally horizontal path of travel a distance above the field in the range of one to eight inches;
- (e) waiting for a flock of birds to land on the field to feed on the seed;
- and,
- (f) activating said light source to generate said beam of light.
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A method for dispersing from a body of water a group of birds comprising web-footed swimmers in Anseres, a suborder of Anseriforms, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a light source which, when activated, generates a moving beam of light;
- (b) positioning said light source such that when said light source is activated said beam of light travels over at least a portion of said body of water along a generally horizontal path of travel a distance above the water in the range of two to twelve inches;
- (c) waiting for a flock of birds of the suborder Anseres to land on the body of water;
- and,
- (f) activating said light source to generate said moving beam of light such that said beam of light strikes the body of at least one of said flock and forms a visible image on the body of said one of said flock.
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A method for dispersing a bird having a body and a head, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a light source which, when activated, generates a beam of light;
- (b) activating said light source to produce said beam of light in an orientation generally parallel to the ground;
- (c) aiming said beam of light to impinge on the body of the bird to form a visible image on the body of the bird;
- (d) moving said beam of light such that
- (i) said beam of light remains generally parallel to the ground, and p2 (ii) said image moves on the body of the bird.
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A method for dispersing a bird having a body and a head, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a light source which, when activated, generates a beam of light;
- (b) activating said light source to produce said beam of light in an orientation generally parallel to the ground;
- (c) aiming said beam of light to impinge on the head of the bird to form a visible image on the head of the bird;
- (d) moving said beam of light such that
- (i) said beam of light remains generally parallel to the ground, and
- (ii) said image moves on the head of the bird.
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A method for dispersing a bird having a body and a head, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a light source which, when activated, generates a beam of light;
- (b) activating said light source to produce said beam of light in an orientation generally parallel to the ground;
- (c) aiming said beam of light to impinge on the body of the bird to form a visible image on the body of the bird;
- (d) moving said beam of light such that
- (i) said beam of light remains generally parallel to the ground, and
- (ii) said image moves on the body of the bird;
- and,
- (e) moving said beam of light such that
- (i) said beam of light remains generally parallel to the ground, and
- (ii) said image moves from the body of the bird to the head of the bird.
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A method for dispersing from a tree a group of birds of the family Sturnidae, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a light source which, when activated, generates a moving beam of light;
- (b) mounting said light source in the tree such that when said light source is activated said beam of light travels along a path generally parallel to the ground;
- (c) waiting for a flock of birds of the family Sturnidae to land in the tree such that when said light source is activated
- (i) at least one of the flock of birds will be impinged by said moving light beam,
- (ii) a visible image will be formed by said light beam on said one of the flock of birds, and
- (iii) said visible image will move on said one of the flock of birds;
- and,
- (d) activating the light source to produce said moving beam.
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Apparatus for dispersing birds including
- (a) a housing;
- (b) means mounted on said housing to produce a light beam
- (i) traveling along a path generally parallel to the ground, and
- (ii) having an intensity sufficient to form a visible image on a bird that is a selected distance from the apparatus;
- (c) means mounted on said housing to vary at least one of a group consisting of
- (i) the intensity of said light beam,
- (ii) the position of said light beam, and
- (iii) the continuity of said light beam.
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A method for dispersing a group of birds, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing apparatus including
- (i) a housing,
- (ii) means mounted on said housing to produce when said apparatus is activated a light beam
- traveling along a path generally parallel to the ground, and
- having an intensity sufficient to form a visible image on a bird that is a selected distance from the apparatus, and
- (iii) control means mounted on said housing to vary when said apparatus is activated at least one of a group consisting of
- the intensity of said light beam,
- the position of said light beam, and
- the continuity of said light beam;
- (b) positioning said apparatus at a selected location where birds gather;
- (c) waiting for a flock of birds to gather;
- (d) activating said apparatus to produce said light beam;
- and,
- (e) varying with said control means at least one of said group.
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A method for dispersing a group of birds, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing apparatus including
- (i) a housing,
- (ii) means mounted on said housing to produce when said apparatus is activated a light beam
- traveling along a path generally parallel to the ground, and
- having an intensity sufficient to form a visible image on a bird that is a selected distance from the apparatus, and
- (iii) control means mounted on said housing operable to cause said beam to intermittently cycle on and off;
- (b) positioning said apparatus at a selected location where birds gather;
- (c) waiting for a flock of birds to gather;
- (d) activating said apparatus to produce said light beam;
- and,
- (e) operating said control means to cause said beam to intermittently cycle on and off.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.