# US 2023/0263147 A1 · Pest Trap

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- Number: US 2023/0263147 A1
- Document ID: US20230263147A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/310,287
- Filed: 2023-05-01
- Published: 2023-08-24
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-18
- Assignees: Pelsis Limited
- Applicants: Pelsis Limited
- Inventors: John Fish
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230263147A1

## CPC

- A01M 1/14: Catching by adhesive surfaces
- A01M 1/145: {Attracting and catching insects using combined illumination or colours and adhesive surfaces}
- A01M 2200/012: Flying insects
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS

## Abstract

A flying pest trap (10) comprises a plurality of LEDs (38) and an immobilisation element retaining means (46) for retaining an immobilisation element (12) in a non-planar configuration.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An immobilisation element for a flying pest trap, the immobilisation element comprising a plurality of openings therein for passage of light from a rear side of the immobilisation element to a front side of the immobilisation element, and the immobilisation element being adapted to be retained in a flying pest trap in a non-planar configuration, wherein the immobilisation element is flexible.

### Claim 2 (depends on 2)

The immobilisation element according to claim 2, wherein the immobilisation element is adapted to be retained in a curved configuration.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The immobilisation element according to claim 2, wherein the immobilisation element is biased in a curved configuration.

### Claim 4

A kit of parts comprising a flying pest trap and an immobilisation element, the flying pest trap comprising a plurality of LEDs and an immobilisation element retaining means,
wherein the immobilisation retaining means is configured to retain the immobilisation element in the trap in a non-planar configuration.

### Claim 5

A method of operating a flying pest trap comprising inserting an immobilisation element into the flying pest trap and retaining the immobilisation element in the flying pest trap, wherein the immobilisation element is retained in a non-planar configuration.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5, wherein the flying pest trap comprises a plurality of LEDs and the immobilisation element comprises a plurality of openings, wherein inserting the immobilisation element into the flying pest trap comprises aligning the openings in the immobilisation element with the LEDs in the flying pest trap.