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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540110 | System for delivery of insecticide The system for delivery of insecticide provides a portable enclosure for delivering insecticide to an infested tree trunk. The system includes an annular shell disposed around with the trunk of the tree that defines an annular tank. An annular base supports the wall... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7024826 | Device for impeding a route of travel of crawling arthropods A barrier implement intended for obstructing a route of travel of crawling arthropods along a passageway comprises a sheet configured to circumscribe a passageway along which arthropods crawl. A dimension of the sheet is sized or molded relative to said passageway. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020995 | Deterrent strip for repelling birds and other pests A deterrent strip for repelling birds and other pests includes two electrical wire support members separated by spaces extending across the strip to allow bending. Connectors are attached to the wire support members to resist lengthwise stretching of the strip, the ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976334 | Outdoor planter system An outdoor planter system with a central opening through which a plant may grow. The planter portion surrounding the central opening is inwardly and downwardly sloped, generally impervious to liquid and light, and thereby directs liquid to the central opening while ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6912815 | Methods and devices for impeding crawling arthropods from entering enclosed and semi-enclosed spaces Gasket devices having a crawling arthropod deterring substance for fitting adjacent to connection points to permanent fixture objects on walls, ceilings and floors to interior spaces. The novel gasket devices can be used for protecting gaps and spaces between perman... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907690 | Environmentally friendly insect eradication method and apparatus An environmentally friendly insect eradication method and apparatus for removing invasive insects from tunnels bored through and within trees and other similarly composed structures by providing a canister containing a pressurized, non-flammable, non-ozone depleting... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6349500 | Mound-like tree skirt A mound-like tree skirt has a generally dome-shaped body and is designed for placement around a tree. The body has an apex with an approximately centered opening to accommodate the tree's trunk. It also has a peripheral edge with a substantially horizonta... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6230435 | Tree trunk barrier for pest control An apparatus and method for controlling tree pests are disclosed. The apparatus includes a band of compressible material and a barrier ring. The barrier ring is wrapped around the band of compressible material, which, in turn, is wrapped around the trunk ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223463 | Insect barrier system for prevention of the passage of crawling insects The system and method for preventing the passage of crawling insects upon the exterior surface of an object includes a member having an inner surface, adapted to be disposed adjacent to the exterior surface of the object, an opposed outer surface that has... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6108968 | Device for exterminating garden pests A device for exterminating pests includes a belt consisted of the first side plate and the second side plate which is connected to the first side plate on the two respective first sides thereof so that an opening is defined between the two respective seco... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5596834 | Rodent exclusion device A flexible strip of material having sharp protruding crowns which, once installed on wire, rope, cable, poles, or other similar objects in which rodents are utilizing as runways, will repel such rodents by inaccessibility and therefore cause them to turn ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5566500 | Surfaces coated with fluorocarbon resins upon which insects cannot climb or alight and methods and means for their establishment There is disclosed a dispersion comprising fluorocarbon resin having a particle size between about 0.05 and 0.5 micron and a viscosity less than about 15 centipoise. The dispersion may contain a freeze/thaw additive, and is suitable for coating surfaces t... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5561941 | Surfaces upon which insects can not climb or alight and methods and means for their establishment A coating (17) and a method for its preparation are disclosed which will restrict the movement of insects over a skewed surface (15) to which the coating is applied. The coating (17) is an adherent thin film comprised of particles of less than 5 microns. ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5414954 | Selective control of the movement of crawling insects Crawling insects are caused to abandon sites they have infested or prevented from infesting other sites by preparing dispersions from selected minus 10 micron particles and forming a film on the surface to be protected. Different insects can selectively b... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5394641 | Animal blockage device An animal blockage device having a series of casings movably surrounding a support member to prevent squirrels or other animals from traveling up the support member.... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5392559 | Surfaces coated with fluorocarbon resins upon which insects cannot climb or alight and methods and means for their establishment A dispersion of a polytetrafluoroethylene resin having a particle size between about 0.05 and 0.5 microns, a suspending agent and a viscosity less than 15 centipoise. The dispersion has long shelf life, a reduced tendency to fibrillate and is comparativel... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5359805 | Rat guard method A rat guard method consists of covering an article to be protected with a sheet made of a flexible material such as a synthetic resin sheet, and covering the sheet with a freely bendable net which is formed by connecting links made of a rigid material suc... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5353556 | Method and apparatus for preventing crawling insects or other crawling pests from gaining access to plants An insect or pest preventer for preventing crawling insects or pests from reaching plants, trees or attractant supporting structures such as plant tables, picnic tables, etc. A combination of -tactic, ultraviolet light and other barriers are positioned wi... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5337513 | Snail and slug deterrent barrier The invention comprises a physical barrier which deters the entrance of snails and slugs into an enclosed area. In preferred embodiments, the barrier is a treated rigid edging (such as fencing, or benderboard of wood or plastic) or a treated flexible edgi... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5287648 | Electrical support structure and method and apparatus for preventing crawling insects or other crawling pests from entering electrical devices mounted on support structures above ground A pest preventer for placement between the ground and an electrical device mounted above ground in such a way that crawling insects or pests are prevented from entering the electrical device. A combination of -tactic, ultraviolet light and other barriers ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5162052 | Device for the release of systemic active substances to plants and the use thereof The present invention relates to a device for the release of systemic active substances to plants consisting of a backing layer and an active substance reservoir, which device is characterized in that the active substance reservoir is deformable and adapt... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4800671 | Insect trapping band An insect trapping band comprises an elongate strip of flexible material having a generally centrally located longitudinally extending reduced thickness area or groove in one surface thereof. A quantity of insect trapping adhesives is deposited in the gro... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800676 | Tree protector An improved tree protector of the type adapted to prevent insects from crawling up the trunk of a tree is described in which a continuous corrugated trough-like member is provided for extending about a tree trunk and for receiving an insecticide. The ends... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4756116 | Snail barrier A pair of strips formed of dissimilar materials, such as copper and zinc for example, are disposed along a surface to define a zone which inhibits the entry of snails, slugs or the like. The dissimilar materials are ones which exhibit different electrode ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4471562 | Snail protective device A snail protective barrier device. A band is provided of relatively thin foil material. Spaced slits are formed in its edges and flaps or webs are bent out horizontally from the strip of material to be in spaced relation relative to each other. The band w... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4471561 | Insect eradicator An insect exterminator having a base sheet of electrical insulating material, a source of electrical power, a first electrical contact extending along the length of the sheet, and a second electrical contact spaced from the first contact and also extendin... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4457102 | Method of growing grapevines Open ended tubes which are impervious to water and having a length of at least two feet are placed in holes in the ground. The tubes are filled with a sterile growing medium. The vines are planted in said growing medium. The exposed portion of the medium ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4400909 | Plant protector with heat sink and pesticide packet A method and device for applying pesticides to growing plants or portions of plants is described in which an area to be protected is enclosed and a small amount of pesticide contained in a packet is placed within the enclosure. The packet protects the pes... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4098018 | Insect trap attachable to a tree A trap of conic section attached along an upper edge by a spring around the tree trunk can be closed around the tree trunk by a zipper attached along a vertical side of the trap to the trap, the trap forms a trough along an inner edge of the bottom of the... | 07/04/1978 |
