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US 4,541,199 AGranted
Method and automated device for applying measured amounts of control liquids to the dorsal fur of rodent pests
AssigneeMonell Chemical Senses Center
InventorRussell F. Reidinger, Jr.
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A system for applying liquidous rodent population control materials such as poisons, to the fur of rodents, comprising:
- (a) a housing suspendible over a suspected rodent trail;
- (b) a reservoir mounted on said housing containing said materials;
- (c) liquidous rodent population control materials disposed in said reservoir;
- (d) rodent sensing means disposed generally above said trail for detecting the presence of a rodent in a target region located along said trail;
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- (e) material dispensing means responsive to said rodent sensing means for dispensing a predetermined amount of said material from said reservoir onto a dorsal fur region of said rodent while said rodent is within said target area.
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A method for applying rodent control materials such as poisons to the fur of rodents comprising:
- (a) providing an apparatus comprising
- (i) a housing;
- (ii) a reservoir mounted on said housing;
- (iii) rodent sensing means mounted on said housing for detecting the presence of a rodent in a target region located along said trail;
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- (iv) material dispensing means connected to said reservoir responsive to said rodent sensing means for dispensing a predetermined amount of said material from said reservoir onto a dorsal fur region of said rodent;
- (b) disposing rodent control materials in said reservoir;
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- (c) suspending said housing over a target area along a suspected rodent trail such that said apparatus will apply a predetermined amount of said material from said reservoir to the dorsal fur region of said rodent while said rodent is within said target area.
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