Acoustic lethal ovitrap
OwnerHerbert Joseph Nyberginventor
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Abstract
An acoustic lethal ovitrap, comprising a tray defining an inner space and having a floor which slopes downwardly toward a center point, and also having a side wall defining a curved internal radius; a housing mounted within the tray; a transducer and power/control unit mounted within the housing for generating acoustic energy at a desired wavelength; a solar panel mounted on the housing and producing power for the transducer and power/control unit of the apparatus; wherein the tray captures water and attracts mosquitos to the water within the tray, and the transducer within the housing generates acoustic energy sufficient to kill mosquitos as they are attracted to the device.
Claims9
An acoustic lethal ovitrap, comprising:
- a tray defining an inner space and having a floor which slopes downwardly toward a center point, and also having a side wall defining a curved internal radius;
- a housing mounted within the tray;
- a transducer and power/control unit mounted within the housing for generating acoustic energy at a desired wavelength;
- a solar panel mounted on the housing and producing power for the transducer and power/control unit of the apparatus;
- wherein the tray captures water and attracts mosquitos to the water within the tray, and the transducer within the housing generates acoustic energy sufficient to kill mosquitos as they are attracted to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.