Flying insect management system
OwnerAkhil Garlandinventor
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Abstract
An integrated system to reduce the entry of flying insects into a predefined area; the system includes a plurality of insect management devices that can act as flying insect traps or flying insect repellants that are controlled either remotely via radio signals or through wires, by a micro controller that utilizes several environmental variables such as current wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, humidity, and other variables to then control the release and/or generation of attractants and/or repellents only to selected insect management devices around the predetermined area to be protected. Insect attractant and/or repellant is pumped underground from a central source to selected insect management devices.
Claims30
A flying insect management system, comprising:
- a plurality of insect management devices placed generally around the perimeter of a predetermined area to be protected;
- at least one environmental sensor, for sensing an environmental condition;
- and
- a system controller, coupled to said plurality of insect management devices and responsive to said at least one environmental sensor, for activating one or more selected insect management devices based on a sensed environmental condition.
A flying insect management system, comprising:
- at least one insect management device, adapted to be located in or around an area to be protected against insects, said at least one insect management device including:
- a light source, coupled to a light source controller, for controlling an on and off condition of said light source, said light source, when in said on condition, for attracting insects to said insect management device and for providing a source of localized ambient light;
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- an insect management delivery element, coupled to a system controller and to a source of insect management medium, for delivering, under control of said system controller, said insect management medium;
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- a system controller, coupled to said at least one insect management device and including said light source controller, for controlling said on and off condition of said light source, and for controlling delivery of said insect management medium to said insect management delivery element of said at least one insect management device.
A method of providing a flying insect management system, comprising:
- Placing a plurality of insect management devices generally around the perimeter of a predetermined area to be protected;
- providing at least one environmental sensor, for sensing an environmental condition;
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- providing a system controller, coupled to said plurality of insect management devices and responsive to said at least one environmental sensor, for activating one or more selected insect management devices based on a sensed environmental condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.