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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5167090 | Flying insect killer apparatus A housing is provided with a fan directed through a forward wall of the housing in communication with a rear wall of the housing through a central connecting conduit, with the connecting conduit including a diverting conduit directed through a diverting f... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5117578 | Plant field vacuuming apparatus A vacuuming apparatus simultaneously vacuums a plurality of parallel rows of plants for removing of insects. A plurality of side-by-side vacuum units are mounted on a mobile support including a tractor-mounted lift to be releasably attached to the front o... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5116219 | Insect collection apparatus An apparatus including a transportable housing, including a blower motor therewithin, the housing including fluid mounted within the housing positioned below the blower motor to effect drowning of insects directed into the housing. The housing includes a ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5115765 | Flea blower vacuum for pets The invention is directed to a self-contained blower/vacuum unit for pets. A disposal bag housing is mounted within an exterior housing. The disposal bag housing defines a central passage and a perimeter opening between the disposal bag housing and the ex... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5052147 | Apparatus for the collection and disposal of insects Apparatus, especially hand-held, battery-powered apparatus, for the collection and disposal of insects through an open end thereof. In one embodiment, which may be in the form of an attachment for a conventional battery-powered vacuum cleaner, the insect ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5040326 | System for detecting and capturing pests by suction A system for the registration and combating of pests, such as mice and rats, for example, in which an electronic registration unit is connectable with one or more luring boxes selectively disposed in areas to be covered by the system. Each luring box is p... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5004446 | Device and method for collecting bee venom by attracting and electrocuting injurious bees Substances are blown out along the natural wind toward the injurious bees, or group of other insects, for attracting them to an electric grid where a low voltage causes them to deposit venom on the bare wires of the grid and collected on receiving plates.... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4979330 | Suction insect trap device An electric insect trapping device having a vacuum pump in a hollow body and a removable nozzle, and an insect receiving cage, or container, for trapped insects. The nozzle, when attached to the hollow body, has a rearwardly extending part that penetrates... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4918857 | Pest collection and disposal device A pest collection-disposal device includes a means for establishing an air stream in an air duct forming at least a segment of a housing for the device. Positioned in the duct is a disposable pest collection cartridge. The cartridge comprises an elongated... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4858376 | Insect trap apparatus An insect trap apparatus is set forth wherein a reversing motor is positioned rearwardly of a forwardly directed conduit to selectively create a vacuum or a pressure between the conduit to secure and subsequently eject a trapped insect therewithin. The ap... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4825582 | Suction insect eradicator A vacuum apparatus is disclosed for mechanically removing and destroying insects and related pests from low growing crops. In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus is affixed to a three-point hitch and power takeoff of a standard farm tractor and compri... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4819370 | Flying insect eliminator A fan blows air and insects in the direction of the screen. A flexible monofilament rotates adjacent the screen on the opposite side of the fan. Lights within a box attract insects, and the fan draws the insects onto the screen. The rotating monofilament ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817330 | Insect capturing device A hand-held, manually-operable, portable device is described for capturing insects. The device includes (a) a bellows for creating a vacuum when squeezed, (b) a trap chamber having a nozzle opening to the atmosphere, the trap chamber including an adhesive... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4794725 | Insect trap An electrical motorized fan creates an airstream in a hollow housing to draw insects past a pivotal closure member at one end of the housing into a trap receptacle removably mounted within the housing. The fan is driven by an electric motor powered by a b... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4780986 | Apparatus for the collection and disposal of insects Apparatus, especially hand-held, battery-powered apparatus, for the collection and disposal of insects through an open end thereof. In one embodiment, which may be in the form of an attachment for a conventional battery-powered vacuum cleaner, the insect ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4733495 | Flying insect exterminator A flying insect exterminator wherein a tube is moved by actuation of a trigger from a retracted position to an extended position. The forward end of the tube is to surround the insect and a vacuum is to be drawn into the tube which will cause the insect t... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4683673 | Apparatus for destroying fire ants An apparatus for eliminating fire ants in mounds utilizes a high capacity fan to set up a confined airflow adjacent a fire ant mound such that a substantial portion of the mound and its contents are entrained by the airflow. The mound and ants therein are... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4631858 | Bug catcher A tube having an open front end and a piston therein. The piston is moved manually to a forward cocked position adjacent the open end of the tube, against the action of a tension spring. A closure flapper is hinged in the tube adjacent the open end of the... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4630329 | Vacuum assisted flea combing device Fleas and flea eggs are removed from an animal's coat by combing the fleas and flea eggs from the coat and into a vacuum cleaner-created air stream flowing through an insecticide-treated filter bag. A flea comb carried in a vacuuming device is adjustable ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4625453 | Apparatus for capturing insects The present invention provides a clean, sanitary, and safe apparatus for capturing flies, and flying insects from the air. Specifically, the method and apparatus of the present invention entails a timed vacuum source for generating a system of moving air ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4607451 | Insect trap A vacuum operated insect trap is disclosed. The instrument is made up of a suction device adapted to be held in the hand of a person and connected to a funnel like applicator by means of a hollow wand. The user holds the instrument by its handle and holds... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4488331 | Pest vacuum device This invention relates to an insect and the like pest disposal device designed to attach to the suction extension hose of a suction cleaning machine and to a disposable filter bag that receives and retains such pests for disposal without the necessity of ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4485583 | Flea-vacuum A hand held self-contained vacuum which is equipped with interchangeable detachable combs. Within the handle of the Aspirator is a disposable paper container for the entrapment and disposal of fleas. The Aspirator being attached to a small portable electr... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4449319 | Fly exterminator Fly-exterminating apparatus including a housing defining a ring-like columnar passage having an inlet at one end and an outlet on another end, a suction-creating device for drawing a stream of air through the inlet opening, the columnar passage and the ou... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4443965 | Mosquito killer An insect killer having a housing containing a motorized suction fan for drawing insects into the housing and securing them to a screen member covering a rear opening of the housing, and a scraping bar mounted on a rotating shaft in sliding contact with t... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4332100 | Flying insect trap An attractive, compact, insect trapping appliance which uses a horizontal ultraviolet light to attract insects and a cylindrical air flow pattern forcing the insects into a water filled tray where they are trapped. The water trap permits easy, sanitary di... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4288880 | Bee vacuum device and method of handling bees A bee handling device and method for removing worker, drone and queen bees from a comb includes a chamber having an entrance opening of a size to pass a comb frame and attendant bees. The chamber is subjected to vacuum drawing in air currents flowing acro... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4282673 | Flying insect trap A device for trapping live flying insects, such as mosquitoes including an electric light reflected by a parabolic reflector horizontally in all directions to attract the mosquitoes, and electric fan to blow the mosquitoes downwardly into a collection bag... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4279095 | Flea vacuum system An attachment is provided for a vacuum cleaner hose and is equipped with a canister having a handle and a nozzle having a pointed suction head. Within the nozzle a vacuum plenum is bounded by a partition having an array of firm pliable fingers about its p... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4175352 | Spring powered, portable, hand held suction and blower apparatus A portable, hand held, air suction and blower unit comprising an air inlet assembly with sequentially arranged nozzle, flexible inlet tube, and diffuser, all detachably connected to the front end of the unit body. The diffuser cooperates with the front en... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4141173 | Fly catcher A device for catching and exterminating flying insects is disclosed, which is suitable for commercial use in dairy barns, horse barns, and the like. The device includes a housing which encloses an exhaust-type fan in its lower portion, and a disposable me... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4141174 | Quantitative apparatus for sampling athropods associated with field crops An apparatus for sampling insect populations in an agricultural crop environment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber to entrap insects thus allowing collecting said insects through the use of a vacuum by an operator and collecting said insects... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4127961 | Apparatus for entrapping insects A clean and simple trap for insects. The apparatus includes an ultraviolet lamp mounted in an intermediate portion of a frame, the lamp being disposed behind a clear lens which is transparent to ultraviolet light. A blower or fan is mounted above the lens... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4106438 | Method of handling Drosophila An improved method and apparatus for handling Drosophila including a simplified nozzle adapter designed to cooperate with the porous cellular obstruction plug in the end of a culture container to permit the passage of carbon dioxide gas therethrough to an... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4074458 | Fly gun A motorized vacuum unit fitted with an intake nozzle that may be readily pointed towards a fly or other flying insect to catch and draw the flying insect into a mesh cage inside the unit. The nozzle is pivotably mounted to the body of the unit so that rot... | 02/21/1978 |
| 3987578 | Device for the destruction of flying insects, especially in closed rooms A flying insect eradicator includes a motor 11 centrally mounted in an open-ended cylindrical housing 10 and turning a fan blade 32 at one end and a rack 24 having upstanding teeth 23 at the other end. The rotating teeth 23 are interleaved with stationary... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3965608 | Manually operated suction device for capturing small objects A manually operated, manually-powered, hand held suction device for capturing insects, solder, or other small objects by creating and then discharging a stored vacuum. A suction pulse is produced by initially creating a vacuum in an internal storage chamb... | 06/29/1976 |
