Generation of gaseous product for insect attraction
OwnerJames A. Nolen, Albert Kwame Gowu-Mensahinventors
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Abstract
An improved method for providing an insect-attracting gaseous product to an insect trap is provided by using an ozone-producing unit and activated carbon so that ozone produced in the unit from air or oxygen contacts the activated carbon, producing an insect-attracting gaseous product, which insect-attracting gaseous product can be fed to an insect trap. The insect-attracting gaseous product of the invention exceeds the effectiveness of carbon dioxide alone in attracting insects. An insect trap is placed in fluid communication with the output of such a unit producing an insect-attracting gaseous product to provide an effective insect trap.
Claims21
A process for supplying an insect-attracting gaseous product to an insect trap for attracting insects, the process comprising passing at least one of air and oxygen through an ozone producing unit to produce a gaseous product containing ozone, passing the gaseous product containing ozone through activated carbon to produce a insect-attracting gaseous product, and providing the insect-attracting gaseous product to the insect trap.
Apparatus for providing an insect-attracting gaseous product to an insect trap comprising:
- an enclosed housing having an inlet for entry of at least one of air and oxygen into the housing and a discharge outlet for discharge of an insect-attracting gaseous product, said discharge outlet adapted to be placed in fluid communication with an insect trap for providing the insect-attracting gaseous product to said trap;
- an element in said housing for treating at least one of air and oxygen to produce a gaseous mixture containing ozone;
- an activated carbon element;
- a fluid pathway through said housing for providing flow of at least one of air and oxygen to the element for producing an ozone-containing gaseous product and thereafter for said ozone-containing gaseous product to contact the activated carbon element to produce an insect-attracting gaseous product, and then for said insect-attracting gaseous product to be discharged through the discharge outlet.
8 A device for trapping and optionally destroying insects comprising:
- an insect trap;
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- an ozone-producing unit provided with activated carbon for producing an insect-attracting gaseous product by contacting the activated carbon with ozone produced by the unit, said unit being in fluid communication with said insect trap for providing the insect-attracting gaseous product to the insect trap.
A device according to claim 8, wherein the insect-attracting gaseous product contains at least carbon dioxide.
A device according to claim 8 wherein the ozone-producing unit comprises a corona discharge area.
A device according to claim 8 wherein the ozone-producing unit comprises:
- an inlet for entry of at least one of air and oxygen into the unit;
- a discharge outlet for discharge of the insect-attracting gaseous product from the unit to the insect trap;
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- a fan for causing entry of at lease one of air and oxygen into the unit through the inlet and discharge of the insect-attracting gaseous product through the discharge outlet.
A process for attracting and optionally destroying insects comprising providing an insect trap of claim 8 in an area suspected to be inhabited by the insects and operating the device to produce the insect-attracting gaseous product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.