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US 2020/0214267 A1Published application
Apparatus and method of using a simulated skin substrate for testing insect repellants
AssigneeS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsThomas Michael Mascari, Richard W. Wadleigh
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing having an aperture extending through a wall of the housing, a carbon dioxide delivery device coupled to the housing through the aperture, a non-biological skin substitute substrate, and a heater coupled to the substrate.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing comprising an aperture extending through a wall of the housing;
- a carbon dioxide delivery device coupled to the housing through the aperture;
- a non-biological skin substitute substrate;
- and
- a heater coupled to the non-biological skin substitute substrate.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a portable housing with a cavity;
- a heater disposed within the cavity of the housing;
- a temperature buffering device coupled to the heater and disposed within the cavity of the housing;
- a non-biological skin substitute substrate coupled to the temperature buffering device and disposed within the cavity of the housing;
- and
- a carbon dioxide delivery device coupled to the housing.
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A method for measuring mosquito landing pressure, comprising the steps of:
- providing a non-biological skin substitute substrate;
- exposing a plurality of mosquitoes to the skin substitute substrate;
- and
- recording a number of mosquitoes landing on the skin substitute substrate during a period of time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.