"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640693 | Snake fence The Snake Fence (1), especially for catching snakes. The netting is attached to upright staking material (2) which is hammered into the ground. The netting follows the staking material and is attached to the staking material (3) and then secured... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7370451 | Cage trap with easy set and release mechanism A cage-type animal trap made of wire mesh having a roof and a front end provided with an animal access opening. A door movably mounted at the front end operates in an opened position to reveal the access opening and in a closed position to block the access opening. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7313887 | Collapsible trap Traps, and more particularly collapsible traps used to capture crabs or other live animals. More particularly still, collapsible live animal traps that utilize one or more support members that are stable when assembled, yet easily collapsible. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7231738 | Mousetrap With reference to a preferred embodiment as depicted in FIG. 4, the present invention provides a mousetrap comprising a first part (5) and a second part (10) that together define an enclosure wherein the first part (5) and the s... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7051472 | Multi-sensor animal trap having a plurality of connectable trap members An apparatus for an animal trap having at least one primary trap 32 comprising a rigid grated or screened 34 housing with a front 36 and rear 38 sliding door on each end, a sensor assembly having at least one power source 40, e.g.,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6938368 | Weight adjustable rodent trap A rodent trap includes a housing having bottom and top walls and defining an interior space. A ramp extends between top and bottom walls and defines an entry opening through which a rodent may enter the housing. A bait container mounted inside the housing lures a ro... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6877270 | Pest control device A pest control device (10), and a method of suppressing a pest, which can be discretely and easily placed, serviced and removed from the proximity of areas where pests, including rodents and insects, are likely to frequent, including the area near the floor-w... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865843 | Portable electrical mouse trap A portable electrical mouse trap that has a housing in the shape of a cat to which a handle is attached. An interior cavity of the mouse trap contains a primary motion sensor near its entrance, a retractable primary gate, a reservoir of a fragrance that smells like ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6732471 | Trap Animal trap (10) comprises at least one base member (12) for contact with ground, at least one frame member (18) pivotally arranged with respect to at least one base member (12) and release mechanism (30) for holding, in use, at le... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6725597 | Pest control device A pest control device (10), and a method of suppressing a pest, which can be discretely and easily placed, serviced and removed from the proximity of areas where pests, including rodents and insects, are likely to frequent, including the area near the floor-w... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6618982 | Locking door mechanism for an animal trap A door lock mechanism for an animal trap, an animal trap, and a method of capturing animals, typically, rodents and small animals. The door locking mechanism, trap and method employ a gravity-driven door and lock used for a door having a ledge and two bar... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6543179 | Animal trap An animal trap includes a housing having a bottom wall, side walls, a top wall and a front opening in the side walls, opposing slots in the side walls adjacent the opening, and opposing channels in the side walls immediately behind the slots; a door slida... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6510647 | Animal trapping apparatus and method A live animal trap includes only two basic parts, an elongate hollow tube and a pivot support stand on which the tube is pivotally mounted. The tube has a first, closed end for holding bait and a second, open end. The tube is pivotally mounted on the stan... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6467186 | Transferring device for a vacuum processing apparatus and operating method therefor A transferring device for a semiconductor wafer which transfers a wafer storing structure to a table and/or other positions within the vicinity of a vacuum processing apparatus and removes wafers from the wafer storing structure. The transfer devices main... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6029393 | Rodent trapping device A rodent trap comprised of two members movable relative to one another such that the enclosure has an open position for permitting access into the interior of the enclosure by a rodent and a closed position for retaining the rodent. The relative movement ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5966862 | Bird catching apparatus The present invention provides a bird catching apparatus for deploying a catching net rapidly and surely, thereby catching birds surely. Each end of one side edge of the catching net is respectively connected to a pair of deploying arms of each deploying ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5926997 | Stationary vacuum trap for vermin A cockroach trap includes floor molding that is hollowed out in back to provide a passage running the length of the molding. Slits along the bottom of the molding allow a cockroach to enter the passage where it steps onto a touch-sensitive switch. The swi... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5862624 | Cage traps A cage-like animal trap has a door mechanism at a front end of the trap which closes on an animal inside of the trap when the animal steps on an internal trip pan while going for bait positioned at the rear of the trap. The door mechanism has a main body ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5809688 | Reuseable rodent trap A reusable trap capable of trapping rodents alive is self-locking. The trap comprises an elongated tube with a first terminus entry opening and a second terminus having a moveable closure door. A trapping door and latch means are mounted within the elonga... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5615515 | Device for the control of mice and other rodents A device for controlling mice and other rodents includes a tubular housing having an opened rear end, a closed front end and a spring element for selectively closing the rear end. The housing is mounted at an inclined angle relative to a supporting platfo... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5502918 | Mousetrap for catching mice live A "Y" shaped mousetrap lures a mouse into an open end of the "Y" by means of smelly bait located at a closed end of the bottom of the "Y". The "Y" is pivotally supported horizontally by a stand. As the mouse walks past the pivot point, a ping pong ball ro... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5367820 | Animal trap An animal trap is provided which facilitates the humane capture of animals, especially rodents such as mice. The main components of the trap include a valve and latch located within a housing. The latch moves in response to movement of a plate within the ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5245784 | Rodent and small animal trap A disposable rodent trap for use with a spring for biasing the trap to a closed position. The trap has a ramp as a trigger, and trigger posts with hinges which when set in collinear alignment, cause the trap to spring close at a movement of the triggering... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5094027 | Rodent trap A trap (10) for rodents and the like having a triangular chamber (12) with triangular inwardly projecting flaps (14) on each end which normally close the ends of the chamber (12) and converge and form a point inside the chamber. The flaps are resiliently ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5067271 | Imprisoning trap A trap intended for capturing mice, rats, snakes or the like alive consists of a receptacle, preferably a household jar (6) and a cover (2,115). The cover (2,115) has an opening which is closed by a pivotally arranged grating (113). In order to manufactur... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5058311 | Method for destroying burrowing animals A method is described for destroying moles, voles, gophers and other underground tunnelling animals. The point of joinder of an exit passageway from a tunnel is located. The soil overlying an adjacent portion of tunnel is removed. Netting, preferably plas... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4912872 | Live animal trap The animal trap of the present invention includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a closed rear end, and a door opening at the forward end. A door is hinged at the upper edge of the door opening and is adapted to swing downwardly by gravity fr... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4872282 | Ant trap A trap for capturing crawling insects is provided. The trap includes a cylindrical outer housing, a container slidably inserted within the outer housing and a conical entrant lid is detachably secured to the upper end of the container. The outer housing i... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4831766 | Animal trap An animal trap in the form of a closed container having side walls, a bottom wall, and a top wall wherein the side wall has a door opening and a mating inwardly opening door hingedly mounted to the side wall with a bias spring urging the door to a normall... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4706406 | Animal trap A humane animal trap is provided in the form of a cage having two end openings which can be closed by flexible drop gates when an animal has entered. Each of the drop gates comprises a series of horizontal bars slidable on vertical guide rods, with spacer... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4612723 | Wild animal trap In a humane wild animal trap elongated wall structure forms a passageway longitudinally disposed in the pathway normally used by an animal to be trapped. One end of the passageway is closed and a hinged door, normally maintained open by trigger released l... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4590703 | Animal trap A trap for animals in which an inlet door is adapted to close when the animal enters the trap enclosure. The trap will confine and restrain the animal within the enclosure until an exit door or barrier is opened by the captor. A time release is provided b... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4590704 | Trapping apparatus Trapping apparatus including a cage portion, a door portion, a door actuating portion and a door locking portion; the cage portion having a generally box shaped configuration with bottom, top, sidewall, and end sections and an end opening; the door portio... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4578892 | Rodent trap An animal trap especially suited for trapping rodents such as mice and other small animals, comprising a disposable, elongated container having two contiguous bottom surfaces forming an obtuse angle therebetween and a hinged door for selectively enclosing... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4566218 | Apparatus for automatically trapping and processing rats or the like An apparatus for automatically trapping and processing rats includes a tube for delivering under suction a trapped rat together with a ball-shaped carrier into a collection tube spaced from a rat entry opening in the tube. The trapped rat is killed by a c... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4563835 | Bird house trap A bird house trap is disclosed which comprises an enclosed bait compartment or house, a bird containment compartment, and a dividing wall between the bait compartment and the containment compartment. An entrance opening is provided in the bait compartment... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4557066 | Animal trap A trapping device is disclosed for animals such as rats, mice and other types of animals. One particular design disclosed herein entails a tomb type trap especially designed for rats and mice which is disposable and of a simple and inexpensive monolithic ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4538375 | Animal trap for ground moles and the like An elongate hollow body of frusto conical tubular formation having a plurality of internal prongs resiliently projecting obliquely into the hollow of the body obliquely away from the larger body end, and a closure on the smaller body end, the body being c... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4393616 | Trap apparatus, and methods of fabricating and utilizing same A device for live trapping of rodent and other small animals including a ramp up which the animal walks to reach a food pellet. Upon doing so the animal traps himself and cannot get out until released.... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4035946 | Trap for slugs and snails An inner container is loosely mounted in an outer container so that it will float on water that may collect in the outer container. A cover mounted on and spaced above the outer container sheds rain water and provides an access for snails and slugs over t... | 07/19/1977 |