Insect trapping apparatus
AssigneeLentek International, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Spiro, Robert W. J. Weiss
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Abstract
An insect trapping apparatus and associated method attracts insects, such as mosquitos, by emitting a carbon dioxide gas as an insect attractant and producing a heat signature from the insect trap characteristic of a warm blooded animal and a blue light of a wavelength that attracts insects into the insect trap. The carbon dioxide gas is exhausted together with moisture through a vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the carbon dioxide gas and minimize condensation of moisture while attracting insects through an inflow channel of an insect trap to trap the insects therein.
Claims21
An insect trapping apparatus comprising:
- a gas burner and vertically extending exhaust tube connected thereto, said gas burner operative for receiving a combustible gas and generating hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture through said vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the carbon dioxide gas and condensation of moisture;
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- an insect trap barrel assembly having a substantially cylindrical outer wall surface secured to and supported by the exhaust tube, said insect trap barrel assembly having an inflow channel through which an inflow of air is drawn for drawing insects therein, and wherein said insect trap barrel assembly is spaced offset from said exhaust tube to minimize any cooling effects of the inflow of air on the hot carbon dioxide gas.
An apparatus for trapping insects comprising:
- a gas burner and vertically extending exhaust tube connected thereto, said gas burner operative for receiving a combustible gas and burning the gas for producing hot carbon dioxide gas through said vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the hot carbon dioxide gas;
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- an insect trap barrel assembly that produces a heat signature characteristic of a warm blooded animal and a blue light of a wavelength that attracts insects into the insect trap barrel assembly, said insect trap barrel assembly having a substantially cylindrical outer wall surface secured to and supported by the exhaust tube, said insect trap barrel assembly having an inflow channel through which an inflow of air is drawn for drawing insects therein, and wherein said insect trap barrel assembly is spaced offset from said exhaust tube to minimize any cooling effects of the inflow of air and the hot carbon dioxide gas.
A method of attracting insects comprising the steps of:
- emitting carbon dioxide gas as an insect attractant through a vertically extending exhaust tube of a gas burner that receives a combustible gas and generates hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture through the vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the carbon dioxide g as and condensation of moisture;
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- producing a heat signature from an insect trap barrel assembly characteristic of a warm blooded animal and a blue light of a wavelength that attracts insects into the insect trap, wherein said insect trap barrel assembly has a substantially cylindrical outer wall surface secured to and supported by the exhaust tube, said insect trap barrel assembly having an inflow channel through which an inflow of air is drawn for drawing insects therein and wherein said insect trap barrel assembly is spaced offset from said exhaust tube to minimize any cooling effects of the inflow of air on the hot carbon dioxide gas.
A method of attracting insects comprising:
- exhausting hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture through a vertically extending exhaust tube of a gas burner that receives a combustible gas and generates hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture through the vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the carbon dioxide gas and condensation of moisture while attracting insects through an inflow of air passing through an inflow channel of an insect trap barrel assembly to trap the insects therein, wherein said insect trap barrel assembly has a substantially cylindrical outer wall surface secured to and supported by the exhaust tube, said insect trap barrel assembly having an inflow channel through which an inflow of air is drawn for drawing insects therein and wherein said insect trap barrel assembly is spaced offset from said exhaust tube to minimize any cooling effects of the inflow of air on the hot carbon dioxide gas.
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