Closed-loop mosquito insecticide delivery system and method
AssigneeAdapco, Inc.
InventorsAvron L. Bryan, Larry D. Heller
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Abstract
A mobile, real-time, closed-loop system and method for delivering an aerosol insecticide spray to a treatment area during a treatment period of time employs a prime mover having a spray nozzle through which an air volume is produced in order to entrain insecticide as particles in an airstream passing out of the nozzle. A particle size detector, weather centers and an electronic controller are used to regulate the amount of insecticide and particle size dependent upon speed of the prime mover and weather conditions at the treatment area.
Claims26
A spray system for mounting with a prime mover to dispense a mosquito insecticide fog, the system comprising:
- a nozzle;
- means for delivering an insecticide liquid to the nozzle;
- means for producing an air volume through the nozzle to entrain the insecticide liquid as particles in an air stream passing out of the nozzle;
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- means for controlling the air volume through the nozzle responsive to the size of the particles in the air stream.
A mobile, real-time, closed-loop system for delivering an aerosol insecticide spray to a treatment area of time, the system comprising:
- a prime mover for moving through the treatment area during the treatment period;
- means mounted on the prime mover for producing an aerosol spray of the insecticide at the treatment area during the treatment period of time;
- means mounted on the prime mover for sensing real-time weather conditions and providing and electronic output representative thereof;
- means mounted on the prime mover for measuring the real-time size of insecticide particles in the aerosol spray and providing an electronic output representative thereof;
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- an electronic controller for receiving the electronic outputs from the weather conditions sensing means and the particle size for measuring means and providing electronic control signals;
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- means mounted on the prime mover for receiving the control signals from the electronic controller to regulate one or both of the amount of insecticide or the particle size.
A spray system for mounting with a prime mover to dispense an insect spray, the system comprising:
- a nozzle;
- means for delivering an insecticide liquid to the nozzle;
- means for producing an air volume through the nozzle to entrain the insecticide liquid as particles in an air stream passing out of the nozzle for producing an aerosol spray of the insecticide liquid at a treatment area during a treatment period of time;
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- means for controlling the aerosol spray through the nozzle responsive to the size of the particles in the air stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.