Portion of armadilha for insects

Description

INSECT TRAP PORTION Field of technique

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to an insect trap, more particularly to a removable insect trap having a minimum projection area and an aesthetically pleasing design. Cross-reference to related requests

[0002] This application relates to provisional patent application No. U.S. 61 / 771,774, entitled “Insect Trap Device and Method of Using”, filed March 1, 2013, and to provisional patent application No. U.S. 61 / 787,629, entitled “Insect Trap Device and Method of Using”, filed March 15, 2013, which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. This application relates to application PCT / US2014 / 019175, entitled “Insect Trap Device and Method of Using”, filed February 28, 2014, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

[0003] This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. U.S. 61 / 910,023, entitled “Insect Trap Device and Method of Using”, filed November 27, 2013, and provisional patent application No. U.S. 61 / 916,257, entitled “Insect Trap Device and Method of Using”, filed December 15, 2013, which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. Background

[0004] Plagues of flying insects have long been a nuisance and a health hazard. Since ancient times, insect traps have been used to eliminate flying insects, and hundreds of different traps have been proposed and developed over the centuries. There has always been a need to eliminate flies and mosquitoes that inevitably enter homes. Recent outbreaks in the U.S. of Petition 870210041962, dated 07 / 05 / 2021, page 10 / 14 2 / 283 Eastern equine encephalitis, West Nile virus, and dangerous E. coli infections—threats to public health that can be spread by flying insects—have only increased this need. Because insects can see and be attracted to a combination of ultraviolet (UV) and visible light, an indoor insect trap can have its own UV and visible light sources. Insect traps typically have a fluorescent tube that emits both UV and visible light to attract insects and a glue board to capture them. However, insect traps incorporating fluorescent tubes and the transformers that power them can be too large to fit wherever they are needed and too expensive to provide one for every room in the house.Furthermore, insects can come into contact with the fluorescent tube, and over time, dust and insect debris can accumulate, blocking the light and reducing the trap's effectiveness. Additionally, it can be difficult to remove and replace the glue board without touching the captured insects and the adhesive. Summary of the invention

[0005] An insect trap device and methods for using the device are described herein. The insect trap can effectively attract and capture insects indoors and can be manufactured and sold at a lower cost than commercially available traps. The insect trap device can be smaller than competing indoor insect traps and can be conveniently moved from one location to another. The insect trap device can be easier to clean and maintain without coming into contact with the captured insects.

[0006] In a first aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion including a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, the adhesive surface being at least partially contained within the casing and is Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 11 / 373 3 / 283 configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion including a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion in a primary direction and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to engage removablely with the base portion and receive light from the base portion when engaged therewith; and wherein the casing comprises: a front casing portion having a first inner surface; a rear casing portion having a second inner surface; and a divider portion disposed at least partially between the front casing portion and the rear casing portion, the divider portion configured to be at an acute angle to the primary direction of light.In one embodiment, the acute angle is from about 0 degrees to 45 degrees from a plane in the primary direction of light. In one embodiment of the first aspect, the divider portion includes a back surface comprising translucent material and includes a front surface comprising an adhesive surface. In one embodiment of the first aspect, the back surface of the divider portion is configured to receive light from the second inner surface of the back housing portion or directly from the lighting element. In one embodiment of the first aspect, the divider portion is configured to receive light at an oblique angle and spread it along the divider portion. In one embodiment of the first aspect, the divider portion is configured to manipulate light.In one embodiment of the first aspect, the second inner surface of the posterior carcass portion comprises a concave surface, wherein the concave surface is configured to reflect light onto the posterior surface of the divider portion. In one embodiment of the first aspect, light is transmitted through the adhesive surface, illuminating the adhesive surface to attract an insect to the surface. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 12 / 373 4 / 283 adhesive. In one embodiment of the first aspect, the divider portion comprises a flat or curvilinear shape, wherein the shape of the divider portion is configured to optimize light distribution.

[0007] In a second aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to engage removablely with the base portion and receive light from the base portion when engaged therewith; wherein the base portion comprises a pressure protrusion and wherein the trap portion comprises a pressure recess to receive the pressure protrusion,Whereas when the pressure protrusion is received by the trap portion, the base portion and the trap portion are engaged in a pressure fitting, wherein the pressure fitting is configured to provide a positive tactile or audible indication to a user that the trap is correctly engaged. In one embodiment of the second aspect, the pressure fitting is engageable and disengageable by a force less than about 50 Newtons. In one embodiment of the second aspect, the pressure fitting allows a user to engage or disengage the trap portion from the base portion using a single hand. In one embodiment of the second aspect, the base portion is configured to remain upright when placed on a horizontal surface. In one embodiment of the second aspect, the base portion comprises a flat lower surface or legs to enable the base portion to remain upright. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 13 / 373 5 / 283

[0008] In a third aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to engage removablely with the base portion and receive light from the base portion when engaged therewith; wherein the casing comprises: a front housing portion having a first inner surface;and a rear housing portion having a second inner surface, wherein the second inner surface comprises a transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive coating. In one embodiment of the third aspect, the second inner surface further comprises a reflective coating beneath the adhesive coating. In one embodiment of the third aspect, the illuminating element comprises an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) or blue LED, and wherein the illuminating element transmits light directly onto the adhesive coating of the rear housing portion.

[0009] In a fourth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, the adhesive surface being at least partially contained within the casing and configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, the lighting element being configured to at least partially project into the trap portion of the base portion and provide light to the trap portion. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 14 / 373 6 / 283 when engaged to the trap portion, wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to engage in a removable manner to the base portion. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the lighting element comprises a fluorescent source, incandescent source, light-emitting diode (LED), or combinations thereof. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the trap portion further comprises a sleeve configured to receive the lighting element that projects into the trap portion. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the sleeve comprises a transparent, translucent, or opaque sleeve. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the sleeve comprises an opening and a conical section, the opening located adjacent to the base portion from which the lighting element projects.In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the conical section of the sleeve is configured to guide the lighting element into the sleeve. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the sleeve is constructed from a semi-rigid material sufficient to provide a protective covering for the lighting element. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the sleeve further comprises an opaque coating, the opaque coating configured to prevent light from being directly transmitted from the lighting element to the trap portion. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the trap portion further comprises an opaque sleeve configured to receive the lighting element projecting into the trap portion.In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the trap portion further comprises a semi-rigid sleeve configured to receive the lighting element projecting into the trap portion and configured to guide the lighting element into the sleeve. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the sleeve comprises a screen of metallic or plastic wire. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the sleeve is configured to prevent the lighting element from... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 15 / 373 7 / 283 illumination comes into contact with the adhesive surface. In one embodiment of the fourth aspect, the illumination element is configured to emit light, and the sleeve is configured to transmit the emitted light into the housing and onto the adhesive surface. In another embodiment of the fourth aspect, the sleeve is further configured to diffuse light from the illumination element.

[0010] In a fifth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to attach removablely to the base portion and receive light from the base portion when attached thereto; and wherein the trap is configured to be placed on a flat surface and to receive crawling insects through the first opening in the casing.In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the mounting portion comprises an electrical cable communicating with an electrical plug having rigid conductors that project substantially perpendicularly and directly from the plug, the conductors being insertable into an electrical outlet. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the trap portion comprises a lower plate having an upper surface and a lower surface. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the upper surface of the lower plate comprises a transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive coating. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the lower surface of the lower plate is configured to prevent insects from crawling under the trap when the trap is placed on a flat surface. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, a. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 16 / 373 8 / 283 The lower surface is flat or planar around its perimeter. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the casing comprises: an upper casing portion having a first inner surface; a lower casing portion having a second inner surface; and a divider portion disposed at least partially between the upper casing portion and the lower casing portion, wherein the upper casing portion and the lower casing portion engage with each other in a corresponding manner to form the casing; and wherein the divider portion divides the casing into an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the second inner surface comprises a portion of a lower plate and comprises a reflective coating.In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the divider portion comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface is at least partially coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the first opening in the trap portion is located in the upper casing portion, and insects become trapped by the adhesive in the divider portion. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the illumination element emits light, which is received within the upper casing on the first inner surface of the carcass and an upper surface of the divider portion. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the divider portion comprises a divider opening that corresponds to the first opening in the carcass portion. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the second inner surface comprises a portion of a lower plate and comprises an adhesive coating.In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, insects become trapped by the adhesive coating on the lower plate after crawling through the first opening and divider opening. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the trap further includes a light-diffusing member situated within the upper casing portion, the light-diffusing member having light-diffusing characteristics. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the light-diffusing member... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 17 / 373 9 / 283 comprises a transparent or translucent material. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the light-diffusing member comprises surface features that aid in light diffusion. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the light-diffusing member comprises a flexible sheet configured to adapt to the internal surfaces of the upper housing portion. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the light-diffusing member is configured to be received by a recess in the divider portion. In one embodiment of the fifth aspect, the light-diffusing member is configured to transmit light uniformly through the divider portion and into the lower housing portion.

[0011] In a sixth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to attach removablely to the base portion and receive light from the base portion when attached thereto, and wherein the trap portion comprises an insect attraction module having a removable cover.In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the removable cover comprises a pull tab and blanket, and the housing comprises a tab slot to receive the removable pull tab. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the insect attraction module comprises a disposable container, wherein the disposable container is covered by the blanket until the pull tab is engaged. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, engaging the pull tab comprises pulling the pull tab into the tab slot until the blanket is engaged. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 18 / 373 10 / 283 separate from the container. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the removable lid provides an airtight seal to the insect attractant module while it is intact. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the insect attractant module comprises a carrier material and one or more insect attractants. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the carrier material and the insect attractant are configured to release an insect-attracting aroma for a predetermined period of time. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the predetermined period of time comprises one week, one month, or up to three months. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the predetermined period of time comprises the lifespan of the trap. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the insect-attracting aroma released changes over time.In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, a first insect-attracting aroma is released for an initial period of time, followed by a second insect-attracting aroma released for a subsequent period of time. In another embodiment of the sixth aspect, a first insect-attracting aroma is released for an initial period of time at a first concentration, followed by a second insect-attracting aroma released for a subsequent period of time at a second concentration. In another embodiment of the sixth aspect, the carrier material is configured to release one or more masking aromas, wherein the masking aromas are configured to mask the insect attractants from humans and / or animals to whom they are not intended. In another embodiment of the sixth aspect, the trap further includes a heating element, the heating element configured to heat the insect attractant module and assist in the release of the insect attractants.In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the heating element comprises a circuit board situated within the base portion of the trap. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the casing includes: a front housing portion having a first inner surface; a... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 19 / 373 11 / 283 rear casing portion having a second internal surface; and a divider portion disposed at least partially between the front casing portion and the rear casing portion, wherein the divider portion divides the casing into a front casing portion and a rear casing portion, and wherein the insect attractant module is situated in the rear casing portion. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the removable lid comprises a pull tab and blanket, wherein the divider portion comprises a slit and the front casing comprises a tab slit to receive the removable pull tab, the pull tab extending through the slit of the divider portion and the tab slit of the front casing. In one embodiment of the sixth aspect, the divider portion and the front casing portion comprise a plurality of openings that allow the insect attractant from the insect attractant module to be emitted by the trap.

[0012] In a seventh aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to attach removablely to the base portion and receive light from the base portion when attached thereto and wherein the trap portion comprises an insect attractant module configured to automatically release an insect attractant when the trap portion is attached to the base portion.In one embodiment of the seventh aspect, the insect attraction module comprises a disposable container, which is covered by a lid. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 20 / 373 12 / 283 penetrable. In one embodiment of the seventh aspect, the base portion comprises a perforator configured to perforate the penetrable cap and / or disposable container.

[0013] In an eighth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to attach removablely to the base portion and receive light from the base portion when attached thereto, and wherein the trap portion comprises a transmitter configured to emit sounds or vibrations to attract insects.In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the base portion comprises a second opening, the second opening providing a mounting surface for the transmitter. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the transmitter comprises an electromechanical actuator or a piezoelectric loudspeaker. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the transmitter is configured to cause the trap to vibrate and amplify the sounds or vibrations to attract insects.In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the enclosure includes: a front housing portion having a first inner surface; a rear housing portion having a second inner surface; and a divider portion disposed at least partially between the front housing portion and the rear housing portion, the divider portion having a front surface adjacent to the front housing portion and a rear surface adjacent to the rear housing portion; wherein the divider portion divides the enclosure into a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, and wherein the transmitter is... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 21 / 373 13 / 283 connected to the rear surface of the divider portion. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the trap further includes a circuit board located within the base portion of the trap, the circuit board being in electrical communication with the transmitter when the trap portion and the base portion are engaged. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the transmitter comprises an electromechanical actuator or a piezoelectric loudspeaker. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the sounds or vibrations emitted by the insects attract mosquitoes, moths, or flies. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the sounds or vibrations emitted by the insects comprise call, response, courtship, or mating calls of an insect. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the circuit board is configured to send electrical pulses to the transmitter and configured to receive electrical response signals from the transmitter, wherein the response signals are indicative of the volume of insects within the trap.In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the electrical response signals are caused, in part, by the volume of insects adhering to the adhesive surface and communicating with the divider portion. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the electrical pulses cause the divider portion to vibrate, the vibration being affected by the volume of insects adhering to the adhesive surface and communicating with the divider portion. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, after the volume of insects reaches a predetermined limit, the circuit board is configured to provide an audible or visual indication to a user. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the visual indication comprises a flashing light or a predetermined light color being illuminated. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the audible indication comprises a tone or buzzer. In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the front housing additionally comprises a polarizing reflective lower surface on the front housing.In one embodiment of the eighth aspect, the polarizing reflective surface mimics the surface of water. In another embodiment of the eighth aspect, the polarizing reflective surface comprises ridges or sub-features. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 22 / 373 14 / 283

[0014] In a ninth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the base portion comprises an opening, the opening configured to allow light to be emitted from the base portion to the trap portion,The trap portion is configured to be removablely attached to the base portion and to receive light from the base portion when attached to it, and a portion of the illumination element projects through the opening in the trap portion from the base portion and provides light to the trap portion when attached to it. In one embodiment of the ninth aspect, the opening in the base portion comprises a transparent or translucent window. In one embodiment of the ninth aspect, the opening in the base portion is configured to provide a mounting surface for a light detector. In one embodiment of the ninth aspect, the light detector comprises a photosensor, photovoltaic cell, phototransistor, photoresistor, or photodiode. In one embodiment of the ninth aspect, the trap further includes: a circuit board located within the base portion of the trap,The circuit board communicates electrically with the lighting element and light detector when the trap portion and the base portion are engaged. In one embodiment of the ninth aspect, the circuit board is configured to detect changes in the electrical properties of the light detector, indicative of changes in the volume of insects within the trap. In another embodiment of the ninth aspect, after the insect volume reaches a predetermined limit, the circuit board is configured to provide an indication. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 23 / 373 15 / 283 visual to a user. In one embodiment of the ninth aspect, the visual indication comprises a flashing light or a predetermined light color being lit.

[0015] In a tenth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; wherein the trap portion is configured to engage removablely with the base portion and receive light from the base portion when engaged therewith; and wherein the casing comprises: a front casing portion having a first inner surface; a rear casing portion having a second inner surface;and a divider portion disposed at least partially between the front and back carcass portions, the divider portion comprising text or graphic elements configured to provide areas of light and dark contrast to attract insects. In one embodiment of the tenth aspect, the text or graphic element is applied by printing, hot stamping, screen printing, embossing, engraving, or molding. In one embodiment of the tenth aspect, the text or graphic element comprises fluorescent pigments that appear to glow when lit.

[0016] In an eleventh aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, the adhesive surface being at least partially contained within the casing and configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, the element Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 24 / 373 The 16 / 283 illumination is configured to provide light to the trap portion, and the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; the trap portion is configured to attach removablely to the base portion and receive light from the base portion when attached thereto; and the enclosure further comprises an electroluminescent body or surface configured to receive light from the base portion and distribute the light in a predetermined pattern on the enclosure.

[0017] In a twelfth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element and a mounting portion, wherein the lighting element comprises an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source;The trap portion is configured to be removablely attached to the base portion and to receive light from the base portion when attached, and the base portion includes a rear housing with a reflective surface, wherein the reflective surface is configured to act as a barrier to the rearward light emitted by the LEDs. In an embodiment of the twelfth aspect, the base portion comprises a transparent or translucent window, the window configured to allow light to be emitted from the base portion to the trap portion. In an embodiment of the twelfth aspect, the window is further configured to protect the reflective surface of the rear housing and the LEDs from dust and debris. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 25 / 373 17 / 283

[0018] In a thirteenth aspect, an insect trap is disclosed comprising: a trap portion comprising a casing having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the casing and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion comprising a lighting element, a mounting portion and a fitting key, wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap portion and wherein the mounting portion is configured to communicate with and receive power from a power source; and;The trap portion is configured to be removablely attached to the base portion and to receive light from the base portion when attached, and the locking mechanism is configured to activate the lighting element when the trap portion is correctly attached to the base portion and to block the light from the lighting element when the trap portion is not correctly attached to the base portion. In one embodiment of the thirteenth aspect, the base portion further comprises a screen, the screen being configured to block at least one portion of light from the lighting element when the screen is activated. In another embodiment of the thirteenth aspect, the screen comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD).

[0019] The objectives, features and additional advantages of the invention will become apparent from the detailed description presented below, when taken together with the drawings below. Brief description of various views of the drawings.

[0020] Although the appended claims particularly present the characteristics of the present techniques, these techniques, together with their objectives and advantages, can be better understood from the following detailed description taken together with the accompanying drawings, of which: Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 26 / 373 18 / 283

[0021] Figure 1 is a front perspective view of an early embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0022] Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of a base portion of the insect trap of Figure 1;

[0023] Figure 3 is an exploded view of a portion of the insect trap in Figure 1;

[0024] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 1;

[0025] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view through a second embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0026] Figure 6 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0027] Figure 7 is a rear perspective view of a base portion of the insect trap in Figure 6;

[0028] Figure 8 is a front perspective view of a portion of the insect trap in Figure 6;

[0029] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 6;

[0030] Figure 10 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0031] Figure 11 is a rear perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 10;

[0032] Figure 12 is a front perspective view of a fifth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation; Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 27 / 373 19 / 283

[0033] Figure 13 is a rear perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 12;

[0034] Figure 14 is a front perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 12;

[0035] Figure 15 is a front perspective view of a portion of the insect trap in Figure 12;

[0036] Figure 16 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 12;

[0037] Figure 17 is a front perspective view of a sixth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0038] Figure 18 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 17;

[0039] Figure 19 is a cross-sectional view of a seventh embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0040] Figure 20 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 19;

[0041] Figure 21 is a front perspective view of an eighth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0042] Figure 22 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 21;

[0043] Figure 23 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 22;

[0044] Figure 24 is a front perspective view of a ninth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0045] Figure 25 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 24;

[0046] Figure 26 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 25; Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 28 / 373 20 / 283

[0047] Figure 27 is a front perspective view of a tenth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of description;

[0048] Figure 28 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 27;

[0049] Figure 29 is a front perspective view of an eleventh embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0050] Figure 30 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 29;

[0051] Figure 31 is a front perspective view of a twelfth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0052] Figure 32 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 31;

[0053] Figure 33 is a front perspective view of a thirteenth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0054] Figure 34 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 33;

[0055] Figure 35 is a front perspective view of a fourteenth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0056] Figure 36 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 35;

[0057] Figure 37 is a front perspective view of a fifteenth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0058] Figure 38 is a front perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 37; Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 29 / 373 21 / 283

[0059] Figure 39 is a front perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 37;

[0060] Figure 40 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 37;

[0061] Figure 41 is a front perspective view of a sixteenth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0062] Figure 42 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 41;

[0063] Figure 43 is a rear perspective view of a seventh embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0064] Figure 44 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 43;

[0065] Figure 45 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 44;

[0066] Figure 46 is a front perspective view of an eighteenth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0067] Figure 47 is a front perspective view of a nineteenth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of revelation;

[0068] Figure 48 is a rear perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 47;

[0069] Figure 49 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 47;

[0070] Figure 50 is a front perspective view of a twentieth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0071] Figure 51 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 50; Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 30 / 373 22 / 283

[0072] Figure 52 is a rear perspective view of a twenty-first embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of description;

[0073] Figure 53 is a front perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 52;

[0074] Figure 54 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 52;

[0075] Figure 55 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 54;

[0076] Figure 56 is a front perspective view of a twenty-second embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0077] Figure 57 is a front perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 56;

[0078] Figure 58 is a front perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 56;

[0079] Figure 59 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 56;

[0080] Figure 60 is a front perspective view of a twenty-third embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0081] Figure 61 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 60;

[0082] Figure 62 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 60;

[0083] Figure 63 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 62;

[0084] Figure 64 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 60;

[0085] Figure 65 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 64;

[0086] Figure 66 is a front perspective view of a twenty-fourth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure; Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 31 / 373 23 / 283

[0087] Figure 67 is a front perspective view of the insect trap in Figure 66;

[0088] Figure 68 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 66;

[0089] Figure 69 is a front perspective view of a twenty-fifth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0090] Figure 70 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap in Figure 69;

[0091] Figure 71 is a front perspective view of a twenty-sixth embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure;

[0092] Figure 72 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap of Figure 71; and

[0093] Figure 73 is a front perspective view of a twenty-seventh embodiment of an insect trap according to the principles of disclosure. Detailed description

[0094] With reference to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of an insect trap generally indicated by 110. The insect trap 110 includes a base portion 112 and a removable trap portion 114. A front surface 160 of the base portion 112 may include a switch 116, configurable to enable the insect trap 110 to be switched on or off by closing or opening the switch 116 as desired by the user. Alternatively, the switch 116 may be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing light modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that switches on when the room becomes dark, or a remote control setting, for example. The switch 116 Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 32 / 373 24 / 283 can be operated manually, although the key 116 can also be operated electrically, optically, electromechanically, electrooptically, or by any other method or combination of methods to open or close the key 116. The trap portion 114 includes a front housing 118 with at least one opening 120 and a front surface 168. The opening 120 in the front housing 118 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 110, or alternatively, it can be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 120 is configured to prevent the user's fingers from penetrating the opening 120 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 114.In some embodiments, the 120 opening has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the 120 opening, and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the 120 opening. The 120 opening may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 114 has more than one 120 opening, they may have identical or different widths, shapes, and orientations. The 120 opening may be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species.

[0095] Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the base portion 112 of the insect trap 110 with the trap portion 114 removed. Projecting from a rear surface 162 of the base portion 112 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 122, adapted for mounting the insect trap 110 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 110 by inserting the conductive pins 122 into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 112 can be configured to sit or be suspended as desired and receive power from batteries (not Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 33 / 373 25 / 283 shown) mounted on the base portion 112. Although an electrical outlet and batteries to provide power for the insect trap 110 have been described, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 112 includes a lighting element, such as one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) 124. In some embodiments, the LEDs 124 include at least one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and at least one that emits visible light. In some embodiments, the LEDs 124 include at least one that emits UV light and at least one that emits blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the LEDs 124 include at least one that emits infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, such as mosquitoes.Mounted on an upper surface 126 of the base portion 112 may be a transparent or translucent window 128 shown partially cut out to reveal the LEDs 124. The window 128 protects the LEDs 124 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 112 to be cleaned easily. On the upper surface 126 there may be a slot 130 and on the perimeter 164 of the upper surface 126 there is an edge or upward-directed protrusions 132.

[0096] Figure 3 is an exploded view of the trap portion 114 of the insect trap 110. The trap portion 114 includes a divider 134 which may have a front surface 138 and a rear casing 140. In some embodiments, the divider 134 is constructed of or includes a transparent or translucent material and may be coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 136 on the front surface 138. The adhesive 136 is shown partially cut away in this view. In some embodiments, the divider 134 is configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect light. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 34 / 373 26 / 283 polarized. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the divider 134 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 136 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the divider 134 and adhesive 136. In some embodiments, the back housing 140 includes a reflective coated inner surface 142. Alternatively, the material and surface finish of the back housing 140 may be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible and / or IR light without a reflective coating. The back housing 140 may include an opening 144 on its lower surface 166, or alternatively, the opening 144 may be replaced by a transparent or translucent window (not shown).

[0097] In some embodiments, the front housing 118 and the rear housing 140 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheets. Alternatively, other opaque, transparent, or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardstock, or paper pulp, may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 118 and the rear housing 140 are constructed by injection molding, casting, or other suitable manufacturing techniques. As shown, the divider 134 is substantially flat, although it may be formed with a convex, concave, or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution. Alternatively, the divider 134 may have ribs or other features that increase the adhesive surface area and create light / dark contrast regions, which are highly visible to a wide variety of insects and may be more attractive to them.

[0098] In some embodiments, the front casing 118 may be coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive on an inner surface 170 to provide additional efficiency and insect trapping capacity. In addition, the front casing 118 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) underneath the Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 35 / 373 27 / 283 adhesive coating on the inner surface 170 to increase its attraction to insects and further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of insect capture.

[0099] In some embodiments, the front casing 118, the divider 134 and the rear casing 140 are joined at their perimeters with adhesive, although they may also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques, such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. The materials of the trap portion 114 may also include one or more insect attractants.For example, trap portion 114 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that enhances, Furthermore, the insect attraction efficiency of the insect trap 110. In these modalities, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 114.Alternatively, insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on the inner surface 170 of the front housing 118 or through the opening 120 in the front housing 118 or on the front surface 138 of the divider 134. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 110.

[0100] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 110. As shown, the divider 134 separates the trap portion 114 into a front casing 146 and a front casing. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 36 / 373 28 / 283 posterior 148. In some embodiments, the base portion 112 includes a circuit board 150 fitted with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 122, only one of which is shown, switch 116 and LEDs 124, only one of which is shown. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 150 may include electronic circuitry for receiving ordinary household current from conductive pins 122, responding to the position of switch 116 and supplying power to illuminate LEDs 124.The circuit board 150 may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides stable voltage to the LEDs 124 when the switch 116 is in the closed position, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the LEDs 124 to provide a flickering light that mimics the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within this range.The circuit board 150 can power the LEDs 124 to provide UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it can be configured to power only the UV LEDs 124 or only the visible light LEDs 124 or only the IR light LEDs 124, or provide variable power to produce combinations of flashing UV and / or visible and / or IR light. The circuit board 150 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker (not shown) or other device that can be mounted on the base portion 112 to emit an insect-attracting sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver can emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations for better sound. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 37 / 373 29 / 283 attract insects, such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies, and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attracting sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attracting sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attracting sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 110.Ideally, this insect-attracting sound should be undetectable by a human beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 110.

[0101] As shown, crack 130 on the upper surface 126 of the base portion 112 and the protrusions 132 on the upper surface 126 of the base portion 112 engage with the trap portion 114 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of fastening that allows the trap portion 114 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 112.

[0102] In the operation of the insect trap 110, conductive pins 122 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet and the switch 116 is moved to the closed position. The LEDs 124 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light, which is transmitted through the window 128 in the base portion 112, through the opening 144 in the rear housing 140 of the trap portion 114, into the Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 38 / 373 30 / 283 rear casing 148 and directly onto the inner surface 142 of the rear casing 140 and a rear surface 152 of the splitter 134. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in the base portion 112 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 114. The inner surface 142 of the rear casing 140 may include a concave shape and may be configured to reflect and disperse the light from the LEDs 124 to distribute the light evenly over the rear surface 152 of the splitter 134, although the inner surface 142 of the rear casing 140 may have a convex or saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs or other features to distribute the light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier, such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute the light (e.g., evenly, according to specific patterns, at a focal point, etc.)) on the rear surface 152 of the divider 134, it can be mounted on the rear housing 140 at or near the opening 144 or mounted on the base portion 112 at or near the window 128 and can replace or augment the function of the inner surface 142 of the rear housing 140. In some embodiments, the light from the LEDs 124 directly strikes the rear surface 152 of the divider 134 at an oblique angle (e.g., an acute angle of approximately 0° to 90°) and spreads across the divider 134 and replaces or augments the function of the inner surface 142 of the rear housing 140 or of the lens or lenses mounted on the rear housing 140.

[0103] Then, the light is transmitted through the divider 134 and the adhesive 136 on the front surface 138 and into the front casing 146. The light may also be distributed uniformly by the light-diffusing properties of the divider 134, the adhesive 136 on the front surface 138, or both. A portion of the light entering the front casing 146 continues through the opening 120 in the front casing 118 and is emitted into the surrounding area where the insect trap 110 is installed. The insects Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 39 / 373 31 / 283 are attracted to the light emitted through the adhesive coating 136 and through the opening 120 in the front housing 118 and fly or crawl into the opening 120 and onto the adhesive 136, where they are captured by the adhesive (e.g., adhesive 136). A user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 120 in the front housing 118. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire used trap portion 114 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 114, and replace it with a new trap portion 114. The new trap portion 114 has surfaces coated with new adhesive and light-directing surfaces, ensuring that the insect trap 110 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0104] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 114 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 112, the insect trap 110 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore interferes minimally with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 110 is configured so that when the insect trap 110 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance that the insect trap 110 projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0105] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 110 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 114. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 114. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging with a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 142, divider 134 and adhesive 136). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on the adhesive 136. In some Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 40 / 373 In 32 / 283 modes, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive 136 or within the trap portion 114, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, patterns of hot spots and / or combinations thereof.

[0106] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used more frequently.

[0107] An insect trap 110 of this configuration may accommodate a variety of different trap portions 114 that may be removablely mounted on the base portion 112, each trap portion 114 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 114 and the size, shape, location and orientation of the opening 120 in the front housing 118 of the trap portion 114 may be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 114 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some versions, the trap portion 114 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 41 / 373 33 / 283 In some forms, the trap portion 114 is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0108] In some embodiments, the base portion 112 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 112 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 112 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0109] As presented here, the 120 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 120 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 120 aperture can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 120 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 120 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 120 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 120 aperture is slotted, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some forms, the slot-shaped opening 120 is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long.In some forms, the slot-shaped opening 120 is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0110] In some embodiments, the opening 120 covers all or a portion of the front casing 118. For example, the opening 120 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 118. In some embodiments, the opening 120 may Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 42 / 373 34 / 283 cover approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the anterior carcass 118. In some embodiments, the opening 120 may cover approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the anterior carcass 118.

[0111] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 210. The insect trap 210 includes a base portion 212 and a removable trap portion 214. Projecting from a rear surface 262 of the base portion 212 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 216, only one of which is shown, adapted for mounting the insect trap 210 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 210 by inserting the conductive pins 216 into a standard household wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 212 may be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 212. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 210, any suitable power source may be used.The base portion 212 includes a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 218, only one of which is shown. In some embodiments, the LEDs 218 include at least one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and at least one that emits visible light. In some embodiments, the LEDs 218 include at least one that emits UV light and at least one that emits blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the LEDs 218 include at least one that emits infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, such as mosquitoes and fleas.

[0112] In some embodiments, mounted on an upper surface 220 of the base portion 212 is a transparent or translucent window 222. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 43 / 373 35 / 283 Window 222 protects the LEDs 218 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 212 to be easily cleaned. The upper surface 220 of the base portion 212 may include a slit 224, and on the perimeter 270 of the upper surface 220 are upward-directed protrusions 226. The trap portion 214 includes a front housing 228 with at least one opening 230 and a light-conducting body 238. The opening 230 in the front housing 228 may be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 210, or alternatively, it may be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 230 is configured to prevent the user's fingers from penetrating the opening 230 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 214.In some embodiments, the opening 230 has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 230, and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 230. The opening 230 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 214 has more than one opening 230, they may have identical or different widths, shapes, and orientations. The opening 230 may be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the light-conducting body 238 includes a front surface 254, an adhesive coating or an adhesive layer 234 on the front surface 254, and a back cover 248.In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the adhesive layer 234 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the adhesive layer 234. The light-conducting body may be tapered and configured to receive light through a lower surface 240 of the LEDs 218 and deflect and distribute the light uniformly (for example, through the front surface 254 and the adhesive layer 234). A. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 44 / 373 36 / 283 rear cover 248 can be configured to prevent light from escaping through a top surface 242, a rear surface 256 and side surfaces (not shown) of the light-conducting body 238. As presented here, any suitable light-conducting body can be used.

[0113] In some embodiments, the front housing 228 is thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, although other opaque, transparent or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, card stock or paper pulp may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 228 is constructed by injection molding, casting or other suitable manufacturing techniques. The front housing 228 may also be coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive on an inner surface 250 to provide additional insect-catching efficiency and capacity. In addition, the front housing 228 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) under the adhesive coating on the inner surface 250 to increase its insect attraction and further improve insect-catching efficiency and effectiveness.The front housing 228 and the light-conducting body 238 can be joined where they cross or engage by ultrasonic welding or high-frequency (HF) welding, although they can also be joined permanently or removablely by adhesive or other commonly used packaging assembly techniques or by any other suitable mounting method.

[0114] As shown, the front casing 228 and the light-conducting body 238 together form a front casing 246. The light-conducting body 238 may be tapered (e.g., thicker at the bottom surface 240 and thinner at the top surface 242) and may be constructed from any transparent UV and / or IR and / or visible light-conducting material, such as acrylics or polycarbonate plastic. The inner surfaces (not shown) of the back cover 248 may have a reflective coating to reflect light back to the light-conducting body 238 and through the front surface 254, thereby increasing its transmission efficiency. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 45 / 373 37 / 283 of light. The light-conducting body 238 may also have facets or other light-directing features of varying size, depth, and density on the anterior surface 254 to increase its light transmission efficiency. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the light-conducting body 238 has facets or other light-directing features on the anterior surface 254 and is not conical. The light-conducting body 238 with microscopic facets or other features on the anterior surface 254 is commonly called a Light Guide Plate, although the facets or other features may also be larger and still have a functional effect.

[0115] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the light-conducting body 238 may not have an adhesive coating and the light-conducting body 238 and the back cover 248 may be part of the base portion 212. In these embodiments, the trap portion 214 may include a transparent or translucent back plate (not shown) with an adhesive coating on its front surface, fixed at its perimeter to the front housing 228.

[0116] The materials in trap portion 214 may also include one or more insect attractants. For example, trap portion 214 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that enhances, Furthermore, the insect attraction efficiency of insect trap 210. In these modalities, the insect attractant is integral to the portion of Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 46 / 373 38 / 283 trap 214. Alternatively, insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on the inner surface 250 of the front housing 228 or through the opening 230 in the front housing 228 or on the front surface 254 of the light-conducting body 238. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 210.

[0117] In some embodiments, the base portion 212 includes a circuit board 252 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 216 and LEDs 218. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 252 may include electronic circuitry to receive ordinary household current from the conductive pins 216 and supply power to illuminate the LEDs 218. The circuit board 252 may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides stable voltage to the LEDs 218, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the LEDs 218 to provide a flickering light, which may mimic the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive.For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of large mammals) to 270 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within this range. The 252 circuit board may supply power to the 218 LEDs to provide UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it may be configured to supply power only to the 218 UV LEDs or only to the 218 visible light LEDs or only to the 218 IR LEDs, or to supply variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. In some embodiments, the 252 circuit board may also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 47 / 373 39 / 283 piezoelectric loudspeaker or other device that can be mounted on the base portion 212 to emit an insect attractant sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz.In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 210. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human being beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 210.

[0118] As shown, crack 224 on the upper surface 220 of the base portion 212 and the protrusions 226 on the upper surface 220 of the base portion 212 engage with the trap portion 214 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of attachment that allows the trap portion 214 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 212.

[0119] In the operation of the insect trap 210, conductive pins 216 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet and the LEDs 218 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV light and Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 48 / 373 40 / 283 visible. The light from the LEDs 218 is transmitted through the window 222, enters the lower surface 240 of the light-conducting body 238, and is repeatedly reflected from the front surface 254 and the rear surface 256. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in the base portion 212 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 214. A portion of the reflected light is transmitted through the front surface 254 of the light-conducting body 238 to provide uniformly distributed light on and through the adhesive layer 234 and into the front housing 246. The light may also be uniformly distributed by the refractive and light-diffusing properties of the adhesive layer 234 on the front surface 254 of the light-conducting body 238. A portion of the light entering the front housing 246 continues through the opening 230 in the front housing 228 and is emitted into the surrounding area where the insect trap 210 is installed.Insects are attracted to the light transmitted through the adhesive layer 234 and through the opening 230 in the front housing 228 and fly or crawl through the opening 230 and over the adhesive layer 234, where they are captured by the adhesive. The user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 230 in the front housing 228. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire used trap portion 214 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 214, and replace it with a new trap portion 214. The new trap portion 214 has surfaces coated with new adhesive and light-directing surfaces, ensuring that the insect trap 210 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0120] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 214 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 212, the insect trap 210 projects minimally from the wall when Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 49 / 373 41 / 283 connected to a standard residential wall outlet and therefore minimally interferes with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the 210 insect trap is configured so that when the 210 insect trap is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance the 210 insect trap projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0121] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 210 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 214. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 214. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging a manipulation element or surface (e.g., light-conducting body 238, front surface 254, back surface 256 and adhesive layer 234). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on the adhesive layer 234. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive layer 234 or within the trap portion 214, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, patterns of hotspots and / or combinations thereof.

[0122] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 50 / 373 42 / 283

[0123] The insect trap 210 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 214 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 212, each trap portion 214 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 214 and the size, shape, location, and orientation of the opening 230 in the front housing 228 of the trap portion 214 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 214 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some versions, the trap portion 214 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep.In some versions, the trap portion 214 is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0124] In some embodiments, the base portion 212 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 212 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 212 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0125] As presented here, the 230 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 230 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 230 aperture can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 230 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 230 aperture has Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 51 / 373 43 / 283 approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular opening 230 is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the opening 230 is slot-shaped, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some embodiments, the slot-shaped opening 230 is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long. In some embodiments, the slot-shaped opening 230 is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0126] In some embodiments, the opening 230 covers all or a portion of the front casing 228. For example, the opening 230 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 228. In some embodiments, the opening 230 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 228. In some embodiments, the opening 230 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 228.

[0127] Figure 6 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 310. The insect trap 310 may include a base portion 312 and a removable trap portion 314. In some embodiments, the front surface 360 ​​of the base portion 312 includes a switch 316, configurable to enable the insect trap 310 to be switched on or off by closing or opening the switch 316 as desired by the user. Alternatively, the switch 316 may be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, frequencies or different flashing modes, an automatic setting that switches on when the room becomes dark, or a remote control setting, for example.The 316 key can be operated manually, although the 316 key can also be operated electrically, optically, electromechanically, electro-optically, or by any other means. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 52 / 373 44 / 283 method for opening or closing the key 316. The trap portion 314 may include a housing 318 with at least one opening 320. The opening 320 in the housing 318 may be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 310, or alternatively, it may be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. The opening 320 may preferably be configured to prevent the user's fingers from entering the opening 320 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 314. The opening 320 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 320, and the opening 320 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 320.Opening 320 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if trap portion 314 has more than one opening 320, they may have identical or different widths, shapes, and orientations.

[0128] Figure 7 is a rear perspective view of the base portion 312 of the insect trap 310. Projecting from a rear surface 362 of the base portion 312 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 322, adapted for mounting the insect trap 310 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 310 by insertion into a standard household wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 312 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 312. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 310, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 312 includes a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 324. In some embodiments, the LEDs 324 include one emitting ultraviolet (UV) light and one emitting light Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 53 / 373 45 / 283 visible. In some embodiments, the LEDs 324 include at least one emitting UV light and at least one emitting blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the LEDs 324 include at least one emitting infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, such as mosquitoes and fleas. Mounted on an upper surface 326 of the base portion 312 may be a transparent or translucent window 328 shown partially cut out to reveal the LEDs 324. The window 328 protects the LEDs 324 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 312 to be easily cleaned.Upward-pointing protrusions or an edge 330 projecting from the perimeter 364 of the upper surface 326 of the base portion 312 may serve to secure the trap portion 314 in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of fastening that allows the trap portion 314 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 312.

[0129] Figure 8 is a front perspective view of the trap portion 314 of the insect trap 310. The trap portion 314 includes the housing 318 which forms an enclosure and a transparent or translucent adhesive coating applied to one or more internal surfaces 334. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the housing 318 and the material and thickness of the adhesive coating are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the housing 318 and the adhesive coating. In some embodiments, the housing 318 is thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, although other opaque, transparent or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock or paper pulp may also be used. In some embodiments, the Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 54 / 373 46 / 283 housing 318 is constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques.

[0130] As shown, the housing 318 includes ribs 336 or other features that increase the adhesive-coated surface area, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive, and increase the transmission of insect-attracting light to an interior 370 of the trap portion 314. A sleeve 338, configured to reduce the amount of light emitted by an outer surface 368 of the housing 318, covers the outer surface 368 of the housing 318 except for a lower surface 366 and the opening 320. In some embodiments, the sleeve 338 is thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, although other opaque, transparent, or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock, or paper pulp may also be used.In some embodiments, the glove 338 includes a reflective coating on one or more of its inner surfaces (not shown), allowing the glove 338 to direct more light through the inner surfaces 334 of the housing 318, and further increase the efficiency and effectiveness of attracting and capturing insects. In some embodiments, the glove 338 is replaced by a coating configured to reduce the amount of light emitted by an outer surface 368 of the housing 318 or by the coating applied over a reflective coating applied to the outer surface 368 of the housing 318, except for the lower surface 366.

[0131] The materials of trap portion 314 may also include one or more insect attractants. For example, trap portion 314 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 55 / 373 47 / 283 disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones, including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants, such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that increases the insect attraction efficiency of the insect trap 310. In these embodiments, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 314. Alternatively, the insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on the inner surfaces 334 of the housing 318 or through the opening 320 in the housing 318. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 310.

[0132] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 310. In some embodiments, the base portion 312 includes a circuit board 340 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 322, only one of which is shown, switch 316 and LEDs 324, only one of which is shown. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 340 may include electronic circuitry for receiving ordinary household current from the conductive pins 322, responding to the position of the switch 316 and supplying power to illuminate the LEDs 324.The circuit board 340 may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier filter circuit or any other circuit that provides stable voltage to the LEDs 324 when the switch 316 is in a closed position, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the LEDs 324 to provide a flickering light, which may mimic the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of mammals) to 250 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency that attracts male houseflies) may be desirable. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 56 / 373 48 / 283 The lighting element can be configured to flicker within this range. The circuit board 340 can power the LEDs 324 to provide either UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it can be configured to power only the UV LEDs 324 or only the visible light LEDs 324 or only the IR light LEDs 324, or provide variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. In some embodiments, the circuit board 340 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric speaker or other device that can be mounted on the base portion 312 to emit an insect-attracting sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver can emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls.In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the trap 310. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 310.

[0133] In the operation of the insect trap 310, conductive pins 322 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet and the switch 316 is moved to the closed position. The LEDs 324 emit light, Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 57 / 373 49 / 283 represented by arrows, which is transmitted through window 328 in base portion 312 and through the lower surface 366 of housing 318. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in base portion 312 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 314. A portion of the light continues inside the housing, up one or more sides 372 of housing 318 and out through the inner surfaces 334. Another portion of the light continues through the lower surface 366 of housing 318 and into the housing, where it illuminates the inner surfaces 334. A portion of the light entering housing 318 continues through opening 320 and is emitted into the surrounding area where the trap is installed. Insects in the area are attracted to the light transmitted through opening 320 and fly or crawl into opening 320 and onto the internal surfaces 334, where they become trapped in the adhesive and are captured.The user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 320. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and discard the entire used trap portion 314 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 314, and replace it with a new trap portion 314. The new trap portion 314 has internal surfaces coated with new adhesive 334, the housing 318 has a clean bottom surface 366 through which light is transmitted to the trap portion 314, and the transparent or translucent material of the trap portion 314 has not been degraded by prolonged exposure to the UV light of the LEDs 324, thus ensuring that the insect trap 310 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0134] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 314 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 312, the insect trap 310 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore interferes Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 58 / 373 50 / 283 minimum in a residential environment. In some embodiments, the 310 insect trap is configured so that when the 310 insect trap is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance the 310 insect trap projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0135] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 310 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 314. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 314. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging a manipulation element or surface (e.g., housing 318 and internal surfaces 334). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive coating or within the trap portion 314, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, patterns of hotspots and / or combinations thereof.

[0136] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 59 / 373 51 / 283

[0137] The insect trap 310 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 314 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 312, each trap portion 314 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 314 and the size, shape, location, and orientation of the opening 320 in the housing 318 of the trap portion 314 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 314 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some versions, the 314 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep.In some versions, the 314 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0138] In some embodiments, the base portion 312 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 312 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 312 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0139] As presented here, the 320 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 320 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 320 aperture can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 320 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 320 aperture has Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 60 / 373 52 / 283 approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular opening 320 is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the opening 320 is slot-shaped, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some embodiments, the slot-shaped opening 320 is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long. In some embodiments, the slot-shaped opening 320 is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0140] In some embodiments, the opening 320 covers all or a portion of the trap portion 314. For example, the opening 320 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the trap portion 314. In some embodiments, the opening 320 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the trap portion 314. In some embodiments, the opening 320 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the trap portion 314.

[0141] Although, as shown in the embodiments of Figures 1 to 9, the trap portion is mounted on an upper surface of the base portion, other configurations are also contemplated. For example, Figures 10 and 11 show a fourth embodiment of an insect trap, in which the trap portion is mounted on the front of the base portion.

[0142] Figure 10 is a front perspective view and Figure 11 is a rear perspective view, both showing a fourth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by 410. The insect trap 410 includes a base portion 412 and a removable trap portion 420. The trap portion 420 is shown removed from the base portion 412 in both views. Projecting from a rear surface 432 of the base portion 412 is a plurality Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 61 / 373 53 / 283 electrically conductive pins 434, adapted for mounting the insect trap 410 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 410 by inserting it into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 412 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 412. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 410, any suitable power source may be used. A lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 414, may be mounted on a cross-shaped protrusion 416 projecting from a front surface 418 of the base portion 412. Alternatively, the LEDs 414 themselves may form a protrusion. Although shown as a cross-shaped protrusion, the mounting surface and / or configuration of the LEDs 414 may be in any desired shape.In some embodiments, the base portion 412 includes a circuit board (not shown) equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 434 and LEDs 414. The trap portion 420 includes a housing 450 of transparent or translucent material with one or more internal surfaces coated with adhesive 422 and at least one opening 424. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the housing 450 and the material and thickness of the adhesive are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of the light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the housing 450 and the adhesive coating. The opening 424 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 410, or alternatively, it can be configured to admit one or more specific insect species.Opening 424 can be configured to prevent the user's fingers from entering opening 424 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of trap portion 420. Opening 424 has a size of... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 62 / 373 54 / 283 shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through at least one opening 424 and the opening 424 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 424. The opening 424 may have uniform or variable width, shape and orientation and if the trap portion 420 has more than one opening 424, they may have identical or different widths, shapes and orientations. The trap portion 420 may include a lining (not shown) configured to reduce the amount of light emitted by its outer surfaces 452, on the outer surfaces 452, except at the opening 424 and in a cross-shaped blind cavity 426 on its rear surface 428. As shown, the blind cavity 426 has a cross shape 454, but may have any desired shape.For example, the cross-shaped protrusion 416 on the anterior surface 418 of the base portion 412 can engage with a recess in the cross-shaped cavity 454 on the posterior surface 428 of the trap portion 420 to removablely attach the trap portion 420 to the base portion 412. In this configuration, therefore, the trap portion 420 is mounted in front of the base portion 412.

[0143] In the operation of the insect trap 410, the base portion 412 is connected to a wall electrical outlet and a trap portion 420 is mounted in front of the base portion 412. The light from the LEDs 414 is transmitted into the cross-shaped cavity 454 on the rear surface 428 of the trap portion 420. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in the base portion 412 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 420. A portion of the light continues inside the translucent or transparent walls of the trap portion 420, diffusing the light and spreading it evenly within the trap portion 420 and across the internal surfaces 422. Another portion of the light continues through the rear wall of the trap portion 420 and into the interior 430 of the trap portion 420, where it Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 63 / 373 55 / 283 illuminates the internal surfaces 422. A portion of the light entering the trap portion 420 continues through the opening 424 and into the room where the insect trap 410 is installed. Insects in the room are attracted to the light transmitted through the opening 424 and fly or crawl into the opening 424 and onto the internal surfaces 422, where they become trapped in the adhesive and captured. The user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 424. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and discard the entire used trap portion 420 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 420, and replace it with a new trap portion 420.The new trap portion 420 has internal surfaces coated with new adhesive 422, a clean cross-shaped cavity 426 on the back surface 428 through which light is transmitted to the trap portion 420, and the transparent or translucent material of the trap portion 420 has not been degraded by prolonged exposure to UV light from the LEDs 414, thus ensuring that the insect trap 410 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0144] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 410 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 420. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 420. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering, and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging a manipulation element or surface (e.g., trap portion 420 and internal surfaces 422). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive coating or within the trap portion 420, for example, a distribution Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 64 / 373 56 / 283 uniform, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, hotspot patterns and / or combinations thereof.

[0145] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently.

[0146] An insect trap 410 of this configuration may accommodate a variety of different trap portions 420 that may be removablely mounted on the base portion 412, each trap portion 420 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 420 and the size, shape, location, and orientation of the opening 424 in the trap portion 420 may be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 420 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 420 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep.In some versions, the 420 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0147] In some embodiments, the base portion 412 is approximately 10 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm wide Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 65 / 373 57 / 283 height and 10 mm to 150 mm depth. In some embodiments, the base portion 412 is 10 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 412 is 10 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0148] As presented here, the 424 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 424 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 424 aperture can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 424 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 424 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 424 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 424 aperture is slotted, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some forms, the 424 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long.In some forms, the 424 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0149] In some embodiments, the opening 424 covers all or a portion of the trap portion 420. For example, the opening 424 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the trap portion 420. In some embodiments, the opening 424 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the trap portion 420. In some embodiments, the opening 424 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the trap portion 420. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 66 / 373 58 / 283

[0150] Figure 12 is a front perspective view and Figure 13 is a rear perspective view, showing a fifth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 510. The insect trap 510 includes a base portion 512 and a removable trap portion 514. The base portion 512 includes a housing 516 with an upper opening 518 on its upper surface 560 to receive the trap portion 514, at least one front opening 520 on its front surface 562, and a plurality of electrically conductive pins 522 on its rear surface 564, adapted for mounting the insect trap 510 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 510 by inserting it into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the 512 base portion can be configured to sit or be suspended as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the 512 base portion.Although an electrical outlet has been described for supplying power to the insect trap 510, any suitable power source may be used. The front opening 520 may be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 510, or alternatively, it may be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. The front opening 520 may be configured to prevent the user's fingers from penetrating the front opening 520 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 514. The front opening 520 has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the front opening 520, and the front opening 520 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the front opening 520.The front opening 520 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 514 has more than one front opening 520, they may have different widths, shapes, and orientations. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 67 / 373 59 / 283 identical or different orientations. In some embodiments, the base portion 512 is injection molded from opaque plastic, although other materials and construction techniques may also be used.

[0151] Figure 14 is a front perspective view of insect trap 510. Trap portion 514 is shown partially removed from base portion 512 in this view. The trap portion 514 may include a housing 524 with at least one opening 526 and a tab 528 adapted for removing and replacing the trap portion 514. The trap portion 514 may be removed by grasping the tab 528 and removing the tab portion 514 from the housing 516 of the base portion 512. The opening 526 in the trap portion 514 may correspond to the previous opening 520 in the base portion 512 in terms of size, shape, orientation, and location, so that they can align when the trap portion 514 is mounted on the base portion 512. In these embodiments, the trap portion 514 may be viewed as an inner sleeve or pouch, and the base portion 512 may be viewed as an outer sleeve, where the inner sleeve can be fitted or inserted into the outer sleeve by a user.

[0152] Figure 15 is a front perspective view of the trap portion 514. The trap portion 514 is shown partially cut away in this view. The housing 524 may include internal surfaces 530 coated with translucent or transparent adhesive. As shown, the housing 524 includes ribs 532 or other features that increase the adhesive-coated surface area, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive, and increase the transmission of insect-attracting light to the interior of the trap portion 514. In some embodiments, the trap portion 514 is thermoformed from translucent or transparent plastic sheet, in two separate pieces, or in a “shell” configuration, in which the two sides are joined on one side and folded together, although the trap portion 514 may also be injection molded from translucent plastic. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 68 / 373 60 / 283 or transparent or constructed of translucent paper or other materials. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the trap portion 514 and the material and thickness of the adhesive are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of the light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the trap portion 514 and the adhesive coating. The materials of the trap portion 514 may also include one or more insect attractants.For example, trap portion 514 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that increases efficiency. Insect attractant for insect trap 510. In these versions, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 514.Alternatively, insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on the inner surfaces 530 of the housing 524 or through the opening 526 in the housing 524. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 510.

[0153] Figure 16 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 510. In some embodiments, the base portion 512 includes a circuit board 534 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 522, only one of which is shown, and a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 536, only one of which is shown. In some embodiments, the LEDs 536 include one that emits ultraviolet light. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 69 / 373 61 / 283 (UV) and one that emits visible light. In some embodiments, the 536 LEDs include at least one that emits UV light and at least one that emits blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the 536 LEDs include at least one that emits infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, such as mosquitoes and fleas. For clarity, not all electrical connections are shown. The 534 circuit board may include electronic circuitry to receive any household current from the 522 conductive pins and supply power to the 536 LEDs. Alternatively, the 534 circuit board may be configured to receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the 512 base portion.Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to power the 510 insect trap, any suitable power source may be used. The 534 circuit board may include a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit to provide stable voltage to the 536 LEDs, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the 536 LEDs to provide a flickering light that mimics the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of mammals) to 270 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency known to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within this range.The 534 circuit board can supply power to the 536 LEDs to provide UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it can be configured to supply power only to the 536 UV LEDs or only to the 536 visible light LEDs, or to supply variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. In some embodiments, the 534 circuit board can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker or... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 70 / 373 62 / 283 another device that can be mounted on the 512 base portion to emit an insect attractant sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz.In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the 510 insect trap. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the 510 insect trap.

[0154] In the operation of the insect trap 510, conductive pins 522 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet. LEDs 536 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light, which is transmitted through a rear surface 538 of the housing 524 of the trap portion 514. In some embodiments, the light is not handled in the base portion 512 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 514. A portion of the light continues inside the housing, up one or more sides 572 of the housing 524 and out through the inner surfaces 530. Another portion of the light continues through the wall of the housing 524 and into the housing, where it illuminates the inner surfaces 530. A portion of the light that enters the Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 71 / 373 The 63 / 283 casing continues through the opening 526 in the trap portion 514 and the corresponding front opening 520 in the base portion and is emitted into the area where the insect trap 510 is installed. Insects in the area are attracted to the light transmitted through the opening 526 in the trap portion 514 and the front opening 520 in the base portion 512 and fly or crawl into the front opening 520 and onto the inner surfaces 530 of the trap portion 514, where they become trapped in the adhesive and are captured. The user can observe the captured insects by looking through the front opening 520 and the opening 526. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and discard the entire used trap portion 514 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 514, and replace it with a new trap portion 514.The new trap portion 514 has internal surfaces with a new adhesive coating 530, the housing 524 has a clean back surface 538 through which light is transmitted to the trap portion 514, and the transparent or translucent material of the trap portion 514 has not been degraded by prolonged exposure to the UV light of the LEDs 536, thus ensuring that the insect trap 510 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0155] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 514 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 512, the insect trap 510 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore interferes minimally with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 510 is configured so that when the insect trap 510 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance that the insect trap 510 projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 72 / 373 64 / 283

[0156] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 510 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 514. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 514. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging a manipulation element or surface (e.g., housing 516 and internal surfaces 530). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive coating or within the trap portion 514, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, patterns of hotspots and / or combinations thereof.

[0157] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers are used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently.

[0158] In some embodiments, the trap portion 514 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 514 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 514 is approximately 20 mm to Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 73 / 373 65 / 283 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0159] In some embodiments, the base portion 512 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 512 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 512 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0160] As presented herein, the 526 opening and the 520 front opening may have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 526 opening and the 520 front opening may be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, the 526 opening and the 520 front opening may be slots having straight, curved, or wavy shapes or patterns. When the 526 opening and the 520 front opening are circular, the 526 opening and the 520 front opening may have approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 526 opening and the circular 520 front opening have approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 526 opening and the circular 520 front opening have approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 526 opening and the previous 520 opening are slot-shaped, the 526 opening and the previous 526 opening can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long.In some embodiments, the 526 slot-shaped opening and the previous 520 slot-shaped opening are approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long. In some embodiments, the 526 slot-shaped opening and the previous 520 slot-shaped opening are approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 74 / 373 66 / 283

[0161] In some embodiments, the opening 526 covers all or a portion of the front surface 562 of the housing 516. For example, the opening 526 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front surface 562 of the housing 516. In some embodiments, the opening 526 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front surface 562 of the housing 516. In some embodiments, the opening 526 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front surface 562 of the housing 516.

[0162] Figure 17 is a front perspective view of a sixth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 610. The insect trap 610 includes a base portion 612 and a removable trap portion 614. The trap portion 614 is shown removed from the base portion 612 in this view. In some embodiments, the base portion 612 includes a switch 616, configurable to enable the insect trap 610 to be switched on or off by closing or opening the switch 616 as desired by the user. Alternatively, the switch 616 can be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing light modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that switches on when the room becomes dark, or a remote control setting, for example.In some embodiments, the key 616 may be operated manually, although the key 616 may also be operated electrically, optically, electromechanically, electro-optically, or by any method to open or close the key 616. The trap portion 614 includes a front housing 618 with at least one opening 620 in a front surface 652. The opening 620 may be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 610, or alternatively, it may be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. The opening 620 may preferably be configured to prevent fingers from entering. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 75 / 373 67 / 283 of the user enter the opening 620 and inadvertently touch the captured insects or the adhesive during the removal and replacement of the trap portion 614. The opening 620 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 620, and the opening 620 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 620. The opening 620 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 614 has more than one opening 620, they may have identical or different widths, shapes, and orientations. The opening 620 may be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species.Projecting from a rear surface 670 (shown in Figure 18) of the base portion 612 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 622, only one of which is shown, adapted for mounting the insect trap 610 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 610 by inserting the conductive pins 622 into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 612 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 612. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described for supplying power to the insect trap 610, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 612 includes a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 624, and a rear housing 626, which includes an inner surface with a reflective coating 628.In some embodiments, the 624 LEDs include one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and one that emits visible light. In some embodiments, the 624 LEDs include at least one that emits UV light and at least one that emits blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 76 / 373 68 / 283 LEDs 624 include at least one that emits infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, such as mosquitoes and fleas. In some embodiments, the material and surface finish of the back housing 626 can be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible and / or IR light without a reflective coating. As shown, the base portion 612 includes a transparent or translucent window 630 shown partially cut away to reveal the LEDs 624. The window 630 protects the inner surface 628 of the back housing 626 and the LEDs 624 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 612 to be easily cleaned. The window 630 can also be configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light.The window 630 can be fixed at its perimeter (not shown) to the rear housing 626 by any suitable manufacturing technique, such as gluing or ultrasonic welding. In some embodiments, the window 630 is removablely fixed to the rear housing 626. The base portion 612 includes at least one opening 632. In some embodiments, an upward-pointing edge or protrusions 636 are present on a perimeter 672 of an upper surface 634 of the base portion 612.

[0163] Figure 18 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 610. The trap portion 614 includes the front casing 618 with the opening 620 and a back plate 638, which may be constructed of transparent or translucent material and coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 640 on a front surface 642. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the back plate 638 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 640 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the front plate 638 and adhesive 640. In some embodiments, the front casing 618 of the trap portion 614 and the back casing 626 of the base portion 612 are thermoformed from sheet metal. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 77 / 373 69 / 283 opaque plastic, although other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardstock or paper pulp, may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 618 and the back housing 626 are constructed by injection molding, or by other suitable manufacturing techniques. The back plate 638 may also be configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light. The back plate 638 may have a back surface (not shown) and may be substantially flat, although it may be formed with a convex, concave or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution.Alternatively, the backplate 638 may have ribs or other features that increase the adhesive-coated surface area, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive, and increase the transmission of insect-attracting light to the interior of the trap portion 614. In some embodiments, the front casing 618 is coated with transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive on an inner surface to provide additional insect-catching efficiency and capacity. Furthermore, the front casing 618 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) beneath the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its insect attractiveness and further improve insect-catching efficiency and effectiveness.The front casing 618 and the back plate 638 can be joined where they engage with the adhesive, although they can also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques, such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. The materials of the trap portion 614 may also include one or more insect attractants. For example, the trap portion 614 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants, including brevicomine,. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 78 / 373 70 / 283 dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants, including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants, including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants, such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones, including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants, such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that increases the insect attraction efficiency of the insect trap 610. In these embodiments, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion. 610.Alternatively, insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on the inner surface of the front casing 618 or through the opening 620 in the front casing 618 or on the front surface 642 of the back plate 638. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 610.

[0164] As shown, the front housing 618 and the back plate 638 form a front housing 644 in the trap portion 614, and the back housing 626 and the window 630 form a back housing 646 in the base portion 612. In some embodiments, the base portion 612 includes a circuit board 648 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 622, switch 616, and LEDs 624, only one of which is shown. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 648 may include electronic circuitry for receiving ordinary household current from the conductive pins 622, only one of which is shown, responding to the position of the switch 616, and supplying power to illuminate the LEDs 624.The 648 circuit board can include a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit to provide stable voltage to the 624 LEDs, although it can also provide variable voltage to the LEDs. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 79 / 373 71 / 283 624 to provide a flickering light that mimics the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of mammals) to 270 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within this range. Circuit board 648 can power the LEDs 624 to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to power only the UV LEDs 624 or only the visible light LEDs 624 or only the IR light LEDs 624, or provide variable power to produce combinations of UV and / or visible and / or flickering IR light.In some embodiments, the 648 circuit board may also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker or other device that may be mounted on the 612 base portion to emit an insect attractant sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects).In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the 610 insect trap. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 80 / 373 72 / 283 by a human being beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 610.

[0165] As shown, the edge or protrusions 636 on the upper surface 634 of the base portion 612 engage with the trap portion 614 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of attachment that allows the trap portion 614 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 612.

[0166] In the operation of the insect trap 610, conductive pins 622 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet and the switch 616 is moved to the closed position. The LEDs 624 emit light, preferably UV and visible light, represented by arrows, which is transmitted through the opening 632 in the base portion 612, into the rear casing 646 and onto the inner surface 628 of the rear casing 626 and rear surface 650 of the window 630. In some embodiments, the light is not handled in the base portion 612 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 614.The inner surface 628 of the rear housing 626 may include a concave shape and may be configured to reflect and disperse the light from the LEDs 624 to distribute the light evenly over the rear surface 650 of the window 630, although the inner surface 628 of the rear housing 626 may have a convex or saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs or other features to distribute the light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier, such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute the light (e.g., evenly, according to specific patterns, at a focal point, etc.) over the rear surface 650 of the splitter 630, may be mounted on the base portion 612 at or near the aperture 632 in the base portion 612 and may replace or augment the function of the inner surface 628 of the rear housing 626.Alternatively, the light from the LEDs 624 can directly hit the back surface 650 of the window 630 at an oblique angle (for example, an acute angle of approximately 0°). Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 81 / 373 73 / 283 90°) and be scattered along and through the window 630 of the base portion 612 and the back plate 638 of the trap portion 614 and may replace or augment the function of the inner surface 628 of the back housing 626 or the lens or lenses mounted on the base portion 612. Light is transmitted through the back plate 638 and the adhesive 640 on the front surface 642 and into the front housing 644. Light may also be evenly distributed by the light-diffusing properties of the window 630 of the base portion 612, the back plate 638 of the trap portion 614, the adhesive 640 on the front surface 642 of the back plate 638, or any combination of window 630, back plate 638 and adhesive 640. A portion of the light entering the front housing 644 continues through the opening 620 in the front housing 618 and It is emitted within the area where the 610 insect trap is installed.Insects are attracted to the light transmitted through the adhesive 640 and through the opening 620 in the front housing 618 and fly or crawl through the opening 620 and over the adhesive 640, where they are captured. The user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 620 in the front housing 618. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and discard the entire used trap portion 614 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 614, and replace it with a new trap portion 614. The new trap portion 614 has surfaces coated with new adhesive, ensuring that the insect trap 610 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0167] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 614 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 612, the insect trap 610 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore minimally interferes with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 610 is configured so that when the insect trap Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 82 / 373 74 / 283 610 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance the 610 insect trap projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0168] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 610 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 614. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 614. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging with a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 628, window 630, back plate 638 and adhesive 640). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on the adhesive 640. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive 640 or within the trap portion 614, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, patterns of hotspots and / or combinations thereof.

[0169] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently.

[0170] The insect trap 610 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 614 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 612, each trap portion 614 being uniquely configured to attract and Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 83 / 373 75 / 283 to capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 614 and the size, shape, location, and orientation of the opening 620 in the front housing 618 of the trap portion 614 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 614 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 614 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. In some versions, the 614 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0171] In some embodiments, the base portion 612 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 612 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 612 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0172] As presented here, the 620 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 620 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 620 aperture can be a slot having straight, curved, or wavy shapes or patterns. When the 620 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 620 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 620 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 620 aperture is slotted, it can have Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 84 / 373 76 / 283 approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some embodiments, the 620 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long. In some embodiments, the 620 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0173] In some embodiments, the opening 620 covers all or a portion of the front housing 618. For example, the opening 620 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front housing 618. In some embodiments, the opening 620 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front housing 618. In some embodiments, the opening 620 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front housing 618.

[0174] Figure 19 is a cross-sectional view of a seventh embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 710, and Figure 20 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 19. The insect trap 710 includes a base portion 712 and a removable trap portion 714. As shown, the base portion 712 includes a switch 716, configurable to enable the insect trap 710 to be switched on or off by closing or opening the switch 716 as desired by the user. Alternatively, the switch 716 can be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing light modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that switches on when the room becomes dark, or a remote control setting, for example.The 716 key can be operated manually, although the 716 key can also be operated electrically, optically, electromechanically, electrooptically, or by any method to open or close the 716 key. Projecting from a rear surface 770 of the base portion 712 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 718, only one of which... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 85 / 373 77 / 283 which is shown in this view) adapted to mount the insect trap 710 on a wall and to supply power to the insect trap 710 by inserting conductive pins 718 into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 712 may be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 712. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 710, any suitable power source may be used. In some embodiments, a slit 722 is situated on an upper surface 720 of the base portion 712 and an upward-directed edge or protrusions 724 are situated on a perimeter of the upper surface 720.

[0175] The trap portion 714 includes a front surface 726 with at least one opening 728 in a front surface 754, a divider 730, a back housing 736, a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 740 (only one of which is shown), and trap electrical contacts 742. The opening 728 in the front housing 726 may be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 710, or alternatively, it may be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. The opening 728 may preferably be configured to prevent the user's fingers from penetrating the opening 728 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 714. The opening 728 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere of 25 mm in diameter cannot pass through the opening 728.The opening 728 may preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere of 1 mm in diameter can pass through any portion of the opening 728. The opening 728 may have uniform or variable width, shape and orientation, and if the trap portion 714 has more than one opening 728, they may have identical or different widths, shapes and orientations. A. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 86 / 373 The 78 / 283 aperture 728 can be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the divider 730 is constructed of transparent or translucent material and is coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 732 on a front surface 734. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the divider 730 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 732 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the divider 730 and adhesive 732. The divider 730 can also be configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light. In some embodiments, the LEDs 740 include one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and one that emits visible light.In some embodiments, the 740 LEDs include at least one UV-emitting LED and at least one blue-emitting LED to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the 740 LEDs include at least one infrared (IR)-emitting LED to better attract certain insect species, such as mosquitoes and fleas. As shown, there are two 742 trap contacts for each of the 740 LEDs. Thus, the 742 trap contacts are electrically connected to their respective 740 LEDs. Although two 742 trap contacts are shown for each of the 740 LEDs, any suitable number may be used.

[0176] In some embodiments, the rear housing 736 includes a reflective coated inner surface 738. The material and surface finish of the rear housing 736 may alternatively be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible and / or IR light without a reflective coating. In some embodiments, the front housing 726 and the rear housing 736 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, although Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 87 / 373 79 / 283 Other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, card stock or paper pulp, may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 726 and the rear housing 736 are constructed by injection molding, or by other suitable manufacturing techniques.

[0177] As shown, the splitter 730 can be substantially flat and can be configured to be parallel or at an angle to the primary direction of light produced by the LEDs 740, although the splitter 730 can be formed with a convex, concave, or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution. Alternatively, the splitter 730 can include ribs or other features that increase the adhesive-coated surface area, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive, and increase the transmission of insect-attracting light to the interior of the trap portion 714. In some embodiments, the front housing 726 is coated with transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive on an inner surface to provide additional insect-trapping efficiency and capacity.Furthermore, the front casing 726 may include a reflective coating beneath the adhesive coating on an inner surface to increase its insect attraction and further improve insect trapping efficiency and effectiveness. The front casing 726, divider 730, and rear casing 736 may be joined where they intersect or engage with the adhesive, although they may also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. The materials of the trap portion 714 may also include one or more insect attractants. For example, the trap portion 714 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, acid. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 88 / 373 80 / 283 megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants, including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants, including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants, such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones, including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants, such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that increases the insect attraction efficiency of the insect trap 710. In these embodiments, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 714. Alternatively, the insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on an inner surface of the casing. front 726 or through opening 728 in front housing 726 or on front surface 734 of divider 730.It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 710. As shown, the divider 730 has a posterior surface 752 and separates the trap portion 714 into an anterior casing 744 and a posterior casing 746.

[0178] In some embodiments, the base portion 712 includes base 750 electrical contacts and a circuit board 748 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 718, switch 716, and base 750 contacts. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. Although two base 750 contacts are shown on the base portion 712 for each of the LEDs 740 on the trap portion 714, any suitable number may be used. The base 750 contacts may be configured to provide an electrical connection to the trap contacts 742 when the trap portion 714 is mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 712. The circuit board 748 may include electronic circuitry for receiving ordinary household current from the conductive pins 718, Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 89 / 373 81 / 283 respond to the position of key 716 and supply power to base contacts 750, which in turn supply power to trap contacts 742 and illuminate LEDs 740 in trap portion 714, when trap portion 714 is mounted on base portion 712. In some embodiments, circuit board 748 includes a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit to supply stable voltage to LEDs 740, although it may also supply a variable voltage to LEDs 740 to provide a flickering light that mimics movement which some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of mammals) to 270 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within that range.The 748 circuit board can power the 740 LEDs to provide UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it can be configured to power only the 740 UV LEDs or only the 740 visible light LEDs or only the 740 IR LEDs, or provide variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. In some embodiments, the 748 circuit board can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric speaker or other device that can be mounted on the 712 base portion to emit an insect-attracting sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver can emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls.In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect-attracting sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect-attracting sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the...). Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 90 / 373 82 / 283 heartbeat of large mammals) at approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 710. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 710.

[0179] The slot 722 or protrusions 724 on the upper surface 720 of the base portion 712 are configured to engage with the trap portion 714 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of attachment that allows the trap portion 714 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 712.

[0180] In the operation of the insect trap 710, conductive pins 718 are inserted into a wall electrical socket, the switch 716 is moved to the closed position, and the trap portion 714 is mounted on the base portion 712. The LEDs 740 emit light, represented by arrows, which transmit light to the rear casing 746 and to the inner surface 738 of the rear casing 736 and rear surface 752 of the splitter 730. In some embodiments, the light is not handled in the base portion 712 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 714.The inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736 may have a concave shape and be configured to reflect and disperse the light from the LEDs 740 to distribute the light evenly over the rear surface 752 of the splitter 730, although the shape of the inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736 may be convex or saddle-shaped or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs (not shown) or other features to distribute the light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier, such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute light (e.g. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 91 / 373 83 / 283 example, uniformly, according to specific patterns, at a focal point, etc.) on the rear surface 752 of the splitter 730, it can be mounted on the rear housing 736 near or above the LEDs 740 or it can be mounted on the LEDs 740 and can replace or augment the function of the inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736. Alternatively, the light from the LEDs 740 can directly strike the rear surface 752 of the splitter 730 at an oblique angle (e.g., an acute angle of approximately 0° to 90°) and can spread through the splitter 730 and can replace or augment the function of the inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736 or the lens or lenses mounted on the rear housing 736 or the LEDs 740. The light can be transmitted through the splitter 730 and the adhesive 732 on the front surface 734 and into the front housing 744.The light can also be distributed uniformly by the light-diffusing properties of the divider 730, the adhesive 732 on the front surface 734, or both. A portion of the light entering the front casing 744 continues through the opening 728 in the front casing 726 and is emitted into the area where the insect trap 710 is installed. Insects are attracted to the light transmitted through the adhesive 732 and through the opening 728 in the front casing 726 and fly or crawl through the opening 728 and over the adhesive 732, where they are captured. The user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 728 in the front casing 726.When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire used trap portion 714 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 714, and replace it with a new trap portion 714. The new trap portion 714 has surfaces coated with new adhesive and light-directing surfaces, ensuring that the insect trap 710 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0181] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 714 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 712, the Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 92 / 373 The 84 / 283 insect trap 710 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a standard residential wall socket and therefore minimally interferes with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 710 is configured so that when the insect trap 710 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance the insect trap 710 projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0182] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 710 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 714. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 714. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 738, divider 730 and adhesive 732). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive coating or within the trap portion 714, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, patterns of hotspots and / or combinations thereof.

[0183] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 93 / 373 85 / 283

[0184] An insect trap 710 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 714 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 712, each trap portion 714 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 714, the size, shape, location and orientation of the opening 728 in the front housing 726 of the trap portion 714, and the wavelength and intensity of the LEDs 740 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 714 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep.In some embodiments, the 714 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the 714 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0185] In some embodiments, the base portion 712 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 712 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 712 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0186] As presented here, the 728 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 728 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 728 aperture can be slit-shaped with straight, curved, or wavy shapes or patterns. When the 728 aperture is circular, the 728 aperture can Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 94 / 373 86 / 283 has a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm. In some embodiments, the circular opening 728 has a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm. In some embodiments, the circular opening 728 has a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm. When the opening 728 has a slot shape, the opening 728 can have a width of approximately 2 mm to 30 mm and a length of 5 mm to 500 mm. In some embodiments, the slot-shaped opening 728 has a width of approximately 2 mm to 20 mm and a length of 5 mm to 200 mm. In some embodiments, the slot-shaped opening 728 has a width of approximately 2 mm to 15 mm and a length of 5 mm to 100 mm.

[0187] In some embodiments, the opening 728 covers all or a portion of the front casing 726. For example, the opening 728 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 726. In some embodiments, the opening 728 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 726. In some embodiments, the opening 728 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 726.

[0188] Figure 21 is a front perspective view of an eighth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated with the number 810. The insect trap 810 includes a trap portion 814 and a base portion 812. The trap portion 814 is shown removed from the base portion 812 in this view. In some embodiments, the trap portion 814 includes an engageable portion 818 that projects downward from a lower surface 850. However, the engageable portion 818 need not project from the trap portion 814. The engageable portion 818 may be a portion that does not project from a level lower surface of the trap portion 814 that at least partially engages the base portion 812. The base portion 812 may have a corresponding opening 824 (shown in Figure 23) to receive the engageable portion 818, when the trap portion Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 95 / 373 87 / 283 814 is mounted on the base portion 812. The opening 824 can preferably be configured so that the user's finger cannot pass through the opening 824. The opening 824 can preferably be configured so that a 10 mm diameter sphere cannot pass through the opening 824. As shown, the base portion 812 includes a key 816.

[0189] Figure 22 is a cross-sectional view of an insect trap 810 and Figure 23 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 22. The base portion 812 may include a circuit board 822, a snap-on switch 820 and one or more LEDs 826, only one of which is shown. Although the snap-on switch 820 is shown mounted on the circuit board 822, the snap-on switch 820 may also be mounted directly on the base portion 812. In some embodiments, the LEDs 826 may include one or more emitting ultraviolet (UV) light and one or more emitting visible light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some models, one or more 826 LEDs can emit infrared (IR) light to better attract certain types of insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas.In some embodiments, the 822 circuit board has a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands and is configured to provide power and instructions to the desired components (e.g., switch 816, LEDs 826, etc.). For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. In some embodiments, the 822 circuit board includes a socket switch 820 mounted on it.

[0190] The engageable portion 818 of the trap portion 814 engages the snap-on key 820 when the trap portion 814 is mounted on the base portion 812. The snap-on key 820 can be configured to close when the engageable portion 818 of the trap portion 814 engages with it, such as when the trap portion 814 is mounted on the trap portion. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 96 / 373 88 / 283 base 812 and can be configured to open when the engageable portion 818 of the trap portion 814 is removed from the snap-on key 820, such as when the trap portion 814 is removed from the base portion 812. The snap-on key 820 can be configured to activate in response to force or pressure from the engageable portion 818 on the trap portion 814. Alternatively, the snap-on key 820 can be configured to activate in response to displacement by the engageable portion 818 on the trap portion 814. Alternatively, the snap-on key 820 can be configured as an optical switch to close when a beam of light is interrupted by the engageable portion 818 of the trap portion 814, or it can be configured as a Hall effect sensor to close when in the vicinity of a magnet on the trap portion 814, or it can be configured as any other switch or sensor that opens or closes when the portion of Trap 814 is assembled or removed from base portion 812.The plug-in switch 820 can be electrically connected to the circuit board 822 and / or switch 816 to disable the UV and / or visible and / or IR LEDs 826 when the trap portion 814 is removed from the base portion 812, thus preventing the user from looking directly at the UV and / or visible and / or IR light from the LEDs 826 and reducing power consumption. Alternatively, the plug-in switch 820 can be electrically connected to the circuit board 822 and / or switch 816 to disable only the UV LEDs 826 and / or IR LEDs 826 and / or visible light LEDs 826 when the trap portion 814 is removed from the base portion 812.

[0191] Figure 24 is a front perspective view of a ninth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 910. The insect trap 910 includes a trap portion 914 and a base portion 912. The trap portion 914 is shown removed from the base portion 912 in this view. In some embodiments, the trap portion 914 includes an attachable portion 918 that projects downward from a lower surface (not shown). Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 97 / 373 89 / 283 However, the engageable portion 918 need not project from the trap portion 914. The engageable portion 918 may be a portion that does not project from a level lower surface of the trap portion 914 that engages at least partially with the base portion 912. The base portion 912 may have a corresponding opening 924 (shown in Figure 26) to receive the engageable portion 918 when the trap portion 914 is mounted on the base portion 912. The opening 924 may preferably be configured so that a user's finger cannot pass through the opening 924. The opening 924 may preferably be configured so that a 10 mm diameter sphere cannot pass through the opening 924. As shown, the base portion 912 may also have a key 916.

[0192] Figure 25 is a cross-sectional view of an insect trap 910 and Figure 26 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 25. The base portion 912 may include a circuit board 922, a snap-on switch 920 and one or more LEDs 926, only one of which is shown. Although the snap-on switch 920 is shown mounted on the circuit board 922, the snap-on switch 920 may also be mounted directly on the base portion 912. In some embodiments, the LEDs 926 may include one or more emitting ultraviolet (UV) light and one or more emitting visible light, preferably blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the illuminating element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some models, one or more 926 LEDs can emit infrared (IR) light to better attract certain types of insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas.In some embodiments, the 922 circuit board has a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands and is configured to provide power and instructions to the desired components (e.g., switch 916, LEDs 926, etc.). For clarity, however, not all... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 98 / 373 90 / 283 electrical connections are shown. The base portion 912 may include a screen 928. The engageable portion 918 on the trap portion 914 engages the snap-on key 920 when the trap portion 914 is mounted on the base portion 912. The snap-on key 920 may be configured to close when the engageable portion 918 on the trap portion 914 engages with it, such as when the trap portion 914 is mounted on the base portion 912, and may be configured to open when the engageable portion 918 of the trap portion 914 is removed from the snap-on key 920, such as when the trap portion 914 is removed from the base portion 912. The snap-on key 920 may be configured to activate in response to force or pressure from the engageable portion 918 on the trap portion 914. Alternatively, the snap-on key 920 may be configured to activate in response to displacement by the attachable portion 918 in the trap portion 914.Alternatively, the snap-in switch 920 can be configured as an optical switch to close when a beam of light is interrupted by the engageable portion 918 of the trap portion 914, or it can be configured as a Hall effect sensor to close when in the vicinity of a magnet in the trap portion 914, or it can be configured as any other switch or sensor that opens or closes when the trap portion 914 is mounted on or removed from the base portion 912. The snap-in switch 920 can be electrically connected to the circuit board 922 and / or switch 916. The circuit board 922 can be electrically connected to one or more UV and / or visible and / or IR light LEDs 926, only one of which is shown, and can also be electrically connected to the screen 928 and can activate the screen 928 when the snap-in switch 920 is closed.In some embodiments, the 928 screen may use liquid crystal (LC) technology and be configured to block all or part of the UV and / or visible and / or IR light from the 926 LEDs when the 928 screen is activated, thus preventing the user from looking directly at the UV and / or visible and / or IR light from the 926 LEDs as well as reducing power consumption. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 99 / 373 91 / 283 energy. In some embodiments, when activated, the 928 screen can be configured to block all or a portion of the light from the UV LEDs 926 only, or all or a portion of the light from the visible light LEDs 926 only, or all or a portion of the light from the IR LEDs 926 only, or any combination of UV, visible light, and IR LEDs 926. In some embodiments, the 928 screen may use an electric motor, or a solenoid, or a magnetostrictive actuator, or a piezoelectric actuator, or one or more of a variety of electromechanical methods to close a shutter and block all or a portion of the light from the UV LEDs 926, or the light from the visible light LEDs 926, or the light from the IR LEDs 926 only, or the light from any combination of UV, visible light, and IR LEDs 926.Alternatively, the screen 928 can be configured to be mechanically actuated by the engageable portion 918 of the trap portion 914 to close a shutter in the screen 928 and block all or part of the light from the UV LEDs and / or visible IR light 926, when the trap portion 914 is removed from the base portion 912.

[0193] Figure 27 is a front perspective view of a tenth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 1010. The insect trap 1010 includes a base portion 1012 and a removable trap portion 1014. The trap portion 1014 is shown removed from the base portion 1012 in this view. The trap portion 1014 includes a front housing 1018 with at least one opening 1020 in a front surface 1058. The opening 1020 in the front housing 1018 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 1010, or alternatively, it can be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 1020 is configured to prevent the user's fingers from penetrating the opening 1020 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during the removal and replacement of the trap portion 1014. In some embodiments, the opening 1020 has Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 100 / 373 92 / 283 a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through opening 1020 and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of opening 1020. Opening 1020 may have uniform or variable width, shape and orientation, and if the trap portion 1014 has more than one opening 1020, they may have identical or different widths, shapes and orientations. Opening 1020 may be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species.

[0194] Projecting from a rear surface 1060 (shown in Figure 28) of the base portion 1012 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 1022, adapted for mounting the insect trap 1010 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 1010 by inserting the conductive pins 1022 into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 1012 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 1012. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 1010, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 1012 includes a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 1024. In some embodiments, the base portion 1012 includes an LED matrix 1024.As shown, the 1024 LEDs are configured in a 2x3 array of blue and UV 1024 LEDs, although different array configurations with different numbers and arrangements (e.g., a 3x2 array or a 4x3 array or a 1x2 array) of 1024 LEDs may also be used, the 1024 LEDs emitting different wavelengths of light and different combinations of 1024 LEDs emitting different wavelengths of light. In some embodiments, the 1024 LEDs include at least one that emits UV light and at least one that emits visible light. In some embodiments, the 1024 LEDs include at least one that... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 101 / 373 93 / 283 emits UV light and at least one that emits blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1024 include at least one that emits infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, including mosquitoes. Mounted on an upper surface 1026 of the base portion 1012 may be a transparent or translucent window 1028 shown partially cut out to reveal the LEDs 1024. The window 1028 protects the LEDs 1024 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 1012 to be easily cleaned. On the upper surface 1026 there may be a slit 1030 and on the perimeter of the upper surface 1026 there is an edge or upward-directed protrusions 1032.

[0195] Figure 28 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 1010. In some embodiments, the light emitted by each of the LEDs 1024 has a primary direction 1054. The trap portion 1014 includes a splitter 1034 with a front surface 1038 and a rear housing 1040. In some embodiments, the splitter 1034 is constructed of or includes a transparent or translucent material and may be coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 1036 on the front surface 1038. In some embodiments, the splitter 1034 is configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light.In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the divider 1034 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 1036 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the divider 1034 and adhesive 1036. In some embodiments, the back housing 1040 includes a reflective coated inner surface 1042. Alternatively, the material and... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 102 / 373 94 / 283 rear housing surface finish 1040 can be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible and / or IR light without a reflective coating. The rear housing 1040 may include an opening 1044 on its lower surface, or alternatively, the opening 1044 may be replaced by a transparent or translucent window (not shown).

[0196] In some embodiments, the front housing 1018 and the rear housing 1040 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, creating a clean and aesthetically pleasing shape while keeping cost low and disposability. Alternatively, other opaque, transparent, or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock, or paper pulp may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 1018 and the rear housing 1040 are constructed by injection molding, casting, or other suitable manufacturing techniques. As shown, the splitter 1034 is substantially flat and can be configured to be parallel to or at an angle 1052 to the primary direction 1054 of the light produced by one or more of the LEDs 1024.Angle 1052 can be an acute angle and may preferably be from 0° to 45°, so that when the insect trap 1010 is mounted on a wall, the upper end or distal end of the divider 1034 (e.g., the end furthest from the base portion 1012) is closer to the wall than its lower end or proximal end. In some embodiments, the divider 1034 may be formed with a convex, concave, or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution. In some embodiments, the divider 1034 may have ribs or other features that increase the adhesive surface area and create light / dark contrast regions, which are highly visible to a wide variety of insects and may be more attractive to them.

[0197] In some embodiments, the front housing 1018 may be coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive on its Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 103 / 373 95 / 283 inner surface to provide additional insect-trapping efficiency and capacity. In addition, the front housing 1018 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) under the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its insect attraction and further improve insect-trapping efficiency and effectiveness.

[0198] In some embodiments, the front housing 1018, the divider 1034 and the rear housing 1040 are joined where they cross or engage by ultrasonic welding or high frequency (HF) welding, although they may also be joined permanently or removablely by gluing or any other suitable mounting method. The materials of the trap portion 1014 may also include one or more insect attractants.For example, trap portion 1014 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that enhances, Furthermore, the insect attraction efficiency of insect trap 1010. In these modalities, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 1014.Alternatively, insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on an inner surface of the front housing 1018 or through the opening 1020 in the front housing 1018 or on the front surface 1038 of the divider 1034. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1010. The divider 1034 separates the trap portion 1014 into a casing. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 104 / 373 96 / 283 front 1046 and a rear 1048 casing. In some embodiments, the base 1012 portion includes a circuit board 1050 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 1022, only one of which is shown, and LEDs 1024, only one of which is shown. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 1050 may include electronic circuitry to receive ordinary household current from the conductive pins 1022 and supply power to illuminate the LEDs 1024. The circuit board 1050 may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides stable voltage to the LEDs 1024, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the LEDs 1024 to provide a flickering light, mimicking the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive.For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within this range. The 1050 circuit board can power the 1024 LEDs to provide UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it can be configured to power only the 1024 UV LEDs or only the 1024 visible light LEDs or only the 1024 IR LEDs or provide variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. The 1050 circuit board can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker (not shown) or other device that can be mounted on the 1012 base portion to emit an insect-attracting sound.In some forms, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies, and may include one or more. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 105 / 373 97 / 283 insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1010.Ideally, this insect-attracting sound should be undetectable to a human beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the 1010 insect trap.

[0199] As shown, the slot 1030 on the upper surface 1026 of the base portion 1012 and the protrusions 1032 on the upper surface 1026 of the base portion 1012 engage with the trap portion 1014 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of fastening that allows the trap portion 1014 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 1012.

[0200] In the operation of the insect trap 1010, conductive pins 1022 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet. The LEDs 1024 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light, which is transmitted through the window 1028 in the base portion 1012, through the opening 1044 in the rear housing 1040 of the trap portion 1014, into the rear housing 1048 and directly onto the inner surface 1042 of the rear housing 1040 and a rear surface 1056 of the divider 1034. For clarity, the arrows Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 106 / 373 98 / 283 representing the light are shown emitted only by one of the LEDs 1024. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in the base portion 1012 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 1014. The inner surface 1042 of the back housing 1040 may include a concave shape and may be configured to reflect and disperse the light from the LEDs 1024 to distribute the light evenly over the back surface 1056 of the splitter 1034, although the inner surface 1042 of the back housing 1040 may have a convex or saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs or other features to distribute the light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier, such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute the light (e.g., evenly, according to specific patterns, at a focal point, etc.)) on the rear surface 1056 of the divider 1034, it can be mounted on the rear housing 1040 at or near the opening 1044 or on the base portion 1012 at or near the window 1028 and can replace or augment the function of the inner surface 1042 of the rear housing 1040. In some embodiments, the light from the LEDs 1024 can directly strike the rear surface 1056 of the divider 1034 at an oblique angle (e.g., an acute angle of approximately 0° to 90°) and be scattered by the divider 1034 and can replace or augment the function of the inner surface 1042 of the rear housing 1040 or of the lens or lenses mounted on the rear housing 1040.

[0201] Then, the light is transmitted through the splitter 1034 and the adhesive 1036 on the front surface 1038 and into the front housing 1046. The light may also be distributed uniformly by the light-diffusing properties of the splitter 1034, the adhesive 1036 on the front surface 1038, or both. A portion of the light entering the front housing 1046 continues through the opening 1020 in the front housing 1018 and is emitted into the surrounding area where the insect trap 1010 is installed. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 107 / 373 99 / 283 Insects are attracted to the light emitted through adhesive 1036 and through opening 1020 in the previous housing 1018 and fly or crawl through opening 1020 and over adhesive 1036, where they are captured. A user can observe the captured insects by looking through opening 1020 in the previous housing 1018. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire used trap portion 1014 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 1014, and replace it with a new trap portion 1014. The new trap portion 1014 has surfaces coated with new adhesive and light-directing surfaces, ensuring that the insect trap 1010 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0202] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 1014 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 1012, the insect trap 1010 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore interferes minimally with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 1010 is configured so that when the insect trap 1010 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance that the insect trap 1010 projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0203] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 1010 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 1014. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 1014. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging with a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 1042, divider 1034 and adhesive 1036). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on the adhesive 1036. In some Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 108 / 373 In 100 / 283 modes, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive 1036 or within the trap portion 1014, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, patterns of hot spots and / or combinations thereof.

[0204] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently.

[0205] Insect trap 1010 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 1014 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 1012, each trap portion 1014 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying or non-flying insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 1014 and the size, shape, location and orientation of the opening 1020 in the front housing 1018 of the trap portion 1014 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying insects.

[0206] For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 1014 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 1014 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. In Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 109 / 373 101 / 283 In some forms, the trap portion 1014 is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0207] In some embodiments, the base portion 1012 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1012 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1012 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0208] As presented here, the 1020 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 1020 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 1020 aperture can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 1020 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1020 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1020 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 1020 aperture is slotted, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some forms, the 1020 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long.In some forms, the 1020 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0209] In some embodiments, the 1020 opening covers all or a portion of the front casing 1018. For example, the 1020 opening may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1018. In some embodiments, the 1020 opening Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 110 / 373 102 / 283 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1018. In some embodiments, the opening 1020 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1018.

[0210] Figure 29 is a front perspective view of an eleventh embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 1110. The insect trap 1110 includes a base portion 1112 and a removable trap portion 1114. The trap portion 1114 is shown removed from the base portion 1112 in this view. In some embodiments, the base portion 1112 includes a switch 1116, configurable to enable the insect trap 1110 to be switched on or off by closing or opening the switch 1116 as desired by the user. Alternatively, the switch 1116 can be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing light modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that switches the insect trap 1110 on when the room becomes dark, or a remote control setting, for example.In some embodiments, the key 1116 may be operated manually, although the key 1116 may also be operated electrically, optically, electromechanically, electro-optically, or by any method to open or close the key 1116. The trap portion 1114 may include a front housing 1118 with at least one opening 1120 in a front surface 1132. The opening 1120 may be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 1110, or alternatively, it may be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. The opening 1120 can preferably be configured to prevent the user's fingers from entering the opening 1120 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during the removal and replacement of the trap portion 1114. The opening 1120 can preferably have a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 1120, and the opening 1120 can have, from... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 111 / 373 103 / 283 preference, a size and shape such that a sphere of 1 mm in diameter can pass through any portion of the opening 1120. The opening 1120 may have uniform or variable width, shape and orientation, and if the trap portion 1114 has more than one opening 1120, they may have identical or different widths, shapes and orientations. The opening 1120 may be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species. Projecting from a rear surface 1152 (shown in Figure 30) of the base portion 1112 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 1122, only one of which is shown, adapted for mounting the insect trap 1110 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 1110 by inserting the conductive pins 1122 into a standard residential wall electrical outlet.Alternatively, the base portion 1112 can be configured to sit or be suspended as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 1112. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to power the insect trap 1110, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 1112 includes a top surface LEDs 1134 and a rear housing 1126, which includes an inner surface with a reflective coating 1128. In some embodiments, the material and surface finish of the rear housing 1126 may be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible light without a reflective coating. Mounted on the rear housing 1126 of the base portion 1112 is a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 1124. In some embodiments, the lighting element includes an array of LEDs 1124, including at least one emitting UV light and at least one emitting visible light.In some versions, the 1124 LEDs include at least one that emits UV light and at least one that emits blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some versions, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic light. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, p. 112 / 373 104 / 283 solar. In some models, the 1124 LEDs include at least one that emits infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, such as mosquitoes and fleas.

[0211] As shown, the base portion 1112 includes a transparent or translucent window 1130 shown partially cut out to reveal the LEDs 1124. The window 1130 has a back surface 1150 (shown in Figure 30) and protects the inner surface 1128 of the back housing 1126 and the LEDs 1124 from dust and insect debris and may allow the base portion 1112 to be easily cleaned. The window 1130 may also be configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light. The window 1130 may be attached at its perimeter to the back housing 1126 by any suitable fabrication technique, such as gluing or ultrasonic welding. In some embodiments, the window 1130 is removablely attached to the back housing 1126.In some embodiments, on a perimeter 1154 of the upper surface 1134 of the base portion 1112 there is an upward-directed edge or protuberances 1136.

[0212] Figure 30 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 1110. The trap portion 1114 includes a back plate 1138 with a front surface 1142. The back plate 1138 may be constructed of transparent or translucent material and is coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 1140 on the front surface 1142. The back plate 1138 may also be configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the back plate 1138 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 1140 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the front plate 1138 and adhesive. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 113 / 373 105 / 283 1140. In some embodiments, the front housing 1118 of the trap portion 1114 and the rear housing 1126 of the base portion 1112 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, although other opaque, transparent or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock or paper pulp may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 1118 and the rear housing 1126 are constructed by injection molding, or by other suitable manufacturing techniques. The rear plate 1138 may be substantially flat, although it may be formed with a convex, concave or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution.Alternatively, the backplate 1138 may have ribs or other features that increase the adhesive-coated surface area, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive, and increase the transmission of insect-attracting light to the interior of the trap portion 1114. In some embodiments, the front casing 1118 is coated with transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive on an inner surface to provide additional insect-catching efficiency and capacity. Furthermore, the front casing 1118 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) beneath the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its insect attractiveness and further improve insect-catching efficiency and effectiveness.The front casing 1118 and the back plate 1138 can be joined where they engage with the adhesive, although they can also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques, such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. The materials of the trap portion 1114 may also include one or more insect attractants. For example, the trap portion 1114 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants, including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, etc. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 114 / 373 106 / 283 ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants, including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants, including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants, such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones, including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants, such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that may further increase the insect attraction efficiency of the insect trap 1110. In these embodiments, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 1114.Alternatively, insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that is mounted on an inner surface of the front casing 1118 or through the opening 1120 in the front casing 1118 or on the front surface 1142 of the back plate 1138. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1110.

[0213] As shown, the front housing 1118 and the back plate 1138 form a front housing 1144 in the trap portion 1114 and the back housing 1126 and the window 1130 form a back housing 1146 in the base portion 1112. In some embodiments, the base portion 1112 includes a circuit board 1148 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 1122, switch 1116 and LEDs 1124 (only one of which is shown). For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. Circuit board 1148 may include electronic circuitry to receive ordinary household current from conductive pins 1122, only one of which is shown, respond to the position of switch 1116, and supply power to illuminate LEDs 1124. Circuit board 1148 may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit to supply voltage. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 115 / 373 107 / 283 stable to LEDs 1124 when switch 1116 is in the closed position, although it can also supply a variable voltage to LEDs 1124 to provide a flickering light that mimics the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of mammals) to 270 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element can be configured to flicker within this range. Circuit board 1148 can supply power to LEDs 1124 to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to supply power only to UV LEDs 1124 or only to visible light LEDs 1124 or only to IR LEDs 1124, or supply variable power to produce combinations of UV and / or visible and / or flickering IR light.In some embodiments, the circuit board 1148 may also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker (not shown) or other device that may be mounted on the base portion 1112 to emit an insect attractant sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects and may include one or more of the insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects).In some modes, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some modes, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 116 / 373 108 / 283 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from insect trap 1110. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from insect trap 1110.

[0214] As shown, the edge or protrusions 1136 on the upper surface 1134 of the base portion 1112 and the window 1130 engage with the trap portion 1114 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of fastening that may allow the trap portion 1114 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 1112.

[0215] In the operation of the insect trap 1110, conductive pins 1122 are inserted into a wall electrical socket and the switch 1116 is moved to the closed position. LEDs 1124 emit light, represented by arrows, which is transmitted directly onto the rear surface 1150 of the window 1130. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in the base portion 1112 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 1114. The inner surface 1128 of the rear housing 1126 may include a concave shape and may be configured to reflect and disperse the UV and visible light from the LEDs 1124 to distribute the light evenly over the rear surface 1150 of the window 1130, although the inner surface 1128 of the rear housing 1126 may have a convex or saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs or other features to distribute the light more evenly.In some embodiments, the LEDs 1124 are substantially perpendicular (e.g., configured so that their primary light direction is substantially perpendicular) to the window 1130. Light is transmitted through the backplate 1138 and the adhesive 1140 on the front surface 1142 and into the front housing 1144. Light may also be evenly distributed by the light diffusion properties of the window 1130 of the base portion 1112, backplate 1138 of the portion of. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 117 / 373 109 / 283 trap 1114, adhesive 1140 on the front surface 1142 of the back plate 1138, or any combination of window 1130, back plate 1138 and adhesive 1140. In some embodiments, a portion of the light entering the front casing 1144 continues through the opening 1120 in the front casing 1118 and is emitted into the area where the insect trap 1110 is installed. Insects are attracted to the UV and / or visible light transmitted through the adhesive 1140 and through the opening 1120 in the front casing 1118 and fly or crawl through the opening 1120 and over the adhesive 1140, where they are captured. The user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 1120 in the front casing 1118.When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire used trap portion 1114 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 1114, and replace it with a new trap portion 1114. The new trap portion 1114 has surfaces coated with new adhesive, ensuring that the insect trap 1110 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0216] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 1114 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 1112, the insect trap 1110 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore interferes minimally with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 1110 is configured so that when the insect trap 1110 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance that the insect trap 1110 projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and overall width.

[0217] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 1110 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 1114. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 118 / 373 110 / 283 exclusively within the trap portion 1114. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization, dispersion, and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 1128, window 1130, backplate 1138, and adhesive 1140). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces a uniform light distribution on the adhesive 1140. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive 1140 or within the trap portion 1114, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, hotspot patterns, and / or combinations thereof.

[0218] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used more frequently.

[0219] The insect trap 1110 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 1114 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 1112, each trap portion 1114 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 1114 and the size, shape, location and orientation of the opening 1120 in the front housing 1118 of the trap portion 1114 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 119 / 373 111 / 283 insect species. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 1114 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 1114 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 1114 is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0220] In some embodiments, the base portion 1112 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1112 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1112 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0221] As presented here, the 1120 opening can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 1120 opening can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 1120 opening can be a slot having straight, curved, or wavy shapes or patterns. When the 1120 opening is circular, the 1120 opening can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1120 opening is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1120 opening is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 1120 opening is slotted, the 1120 opening can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some embodiments, the 1120 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long. In some embodiments, the slot-shaped opening Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 120 / 373 112 / 283 1120 is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0222] In some embodiments, the opening 1120 covers all or a portion of the front casing 1118. For example, the opening 1120 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1118. In some embodiments, the opening 1120 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1118. In some embodiments, the opening 1120 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1118.

[0223] Figure 31 is a front perspective view of a twelfth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated with the number 1210. The insect trap 1210 includes a base portion 1212 and a removable trap portion 1214. The trap portion 1214 is shown partially cut out and removed from the base portion 1212 in this view. A front surface 1238 of the base portion 1212 may include a switch 1216, configurable to enable the insect trap 1210 to be switched on or off by closing or opening the switch 1216 as desired by the user. Alternatively, the switch 1216 may be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing light modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that switches the insect trap 1210 on when the room becomes dark, or a remote control setting, for example.The key 1216 may preferably be operated manually, although the key 1216 may also be operated electrically, optically, electromechanically, electro-optically or by any method to open or close the key 1216. Projecting from a rear surface 1242 (shown in Figure 32) of the base portion 1212 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 1222, adapted for mounting the insect trap 1210 on a. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 121 / 373 113 / 283 wall and supply power to the insect trap 1210 by inserting the conductive pins 1222 into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 1212 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 1212. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 1210, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 1212 includes a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 1224. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1224 include at least one emitting UV light and at least one emitting visible light. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1224 include at least one emitting UV light and at least one emitting blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species.In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1224 include at least one that emits IR light to better attract certain species of insects, including mosquitoes and fleas. On an upper surface 1234 of the base portion 1212 there may be at least one opening 1232 and mounted in the opening 1232 there may be a transparent or translucent window 1230 shown partially cut out to reveal the LEDs 1224. The window 1230 protects the LEDs 1224 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 1212 to be easily cleaned. Also, on the upper surface 1234 there may be a crack 1246 and on the perimeter of the upper surface 1234 there may be an edge or upward-directed protuberances 1236. The trap portion 1214 includes an anterior casing 1218 with at least one opening 1220 in an anterior surface 1254 and a posterior casing 1226.The opening 1220 in the previous housing 1218 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 1210, or alternatively, it can be configured to admit one or more. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 122 / 373 114 / 283 more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 1220 is configured to prevent a user's fingers from penetrating the opening 1220 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 1214. In some embodiments, the opening 1220 has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 1220 and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 1220. The opening 1220 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 1214 has more than one opening 1220, they may have identical or different widths, shapes, and orientations. The opening 1220 may be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species.The front housing 1218 and the rear housing 1226 of the trap portion 1214 form a casing 1244. The rear housing 1226 includes an inner surface 1228 that may be coated with a transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive 1240. In some embodiments, the inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226 also has a reflective coating (not shown) under the adhesive 1240. Alternatively, the material and surface finish of the rear housing 1226 may be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible and / or IR light without a reflective coating. Alternatively, the adhesive 1240 may be configured to reflect UV and / or visible and / or IR light. The inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226 may also be configured of material that can polarize light reflecting from it in an orientation similar to that of daylight in order to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light.The rear casing 1226 may include an opening 1250 on its lower surface 1252, or, alternatively, the opening 1250 may be replaced by a transparent window or. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 123 / 373 115 / 283 translucent (not shown). In some embodiments, the front housing 1218 may be coated with transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive on its inner surface (not shown) to provide additional insect-trapping efficiency and capacity. The front housing 1218 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) under the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its insect attraction and further improve insect-trapping efficiency and effectiveness. In some embodiments, the front housing 1218 and the back housing 1226 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, creating a clean and aesthetically pleasing shape while maintaining low cost and disposability. Alternatively, other opaque, transparent, or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock, or paper pulp may also be used.In some embodiments, the front casing 1218 and the rear casing 1226 are constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques. In some embodiments, the front casing 1218 and the rear casing 1226 are joined where they intersect or engage with an adhesive, although they may also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques, such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. The materials of the trap portion 1214 may also include one or more insect attractants.For example, trap portion 1214 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona e. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 124 / 373 116 / 283 other insect attractants, such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that may further increase the insect attraction efficiency of the insect trap 1210. In these embodiments, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 1214. Alternatively, the insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) that may be mounted on an inner surface of the casing 1244 or through an opening in the front casing 1218 or the rear casing 1226. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1210.

[0224] Figure 32 is a cross-sectional view, cut from the insect trap 1210. In some embodiments, the base portion 1212 includes a circuit board 1248 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 1222 (only one of which is shown), switch 1216 and LEDs 1224 (only one of which is shown). For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 1248 may include electronic circuitry for receiving ordinary household current from the conductive pins 1222, responding to the position of the switch 1216 and supplying power to illuminate the LEDs 1224.The 1248 circuit board may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that can provide stable voltage to the 1224 LEDs when the 1216 switch is in the closed position, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the 1224 LEDs to provide a flickering light that mimics movement which some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be used. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, page 125 / 373 117 / 283 desirable and the lighting element can be configured to flicker within that range. Circuit board 1248 can power LEDs 1224 to provide both UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it can be configured to power only UV LEDs 1224 or only visible LEDs 1224 or only IR LEDs 1224 or provide variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. Circuit board 1248 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker (not shown) or other device that can be mounted on the base portion 1212 to emit an insect-attracting sound. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths or flies, and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship and mating calls.In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1210. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 1210.

[0225] As shown, the crack 1246 on the upper surface 1234 of the base portion 1212 and edge or protuberances 1236 on Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 126 / 373 118 / 283 upper surface 1234 engage with trap portion 1214 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of fastening that allows trap portion 1214 to be securely mounted but removable from base portion 1212.

[0226] In the operation of the insect trap 1210, conductive pins 1222 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet and the switch 1216 can be moved to the closed position. The LEDs 1224 emit light, represented by arrows, which is transmitted through the opening 1232 in the base portion 1212 and into the casing 1244 and directly onto adhesive 1240 coating the inner surface 1228 of the rear casing 1226. In some embodiments, the light is not handled in the base portion 1212 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 1214.

[0227] The inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226 may include a concave shape and may be configured to reflect light from the LEDs 1224 to distribute the light evenly throughout the housing 1244, although the inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226 may have a convex or saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs or other features to distribute the light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier, such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute light (e.g., uniformly, according to specific patterns, at a focal point, etc.) on the inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226, may be mounted on the base portion 1212 at or near aperture 1232 or on the trap portion 1214 at or near aperture 1250 and may replace or augment the light distribution function of the inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226.In some embodiments, the light from the LEDs 1224 may directly strike the inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226 at an oblique angle (for example, an acute angle of approximately 0°). Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 127 / 373 119 / 283 90°) and be spread on the inner surface 1228 and may replace or augment the light distribution function of the inner surface 1228 of the lens or lenses mounted on the trap portion 1214 or on the base portion 1212. The light may also be distributed uniformly by the light diffusion properties of the window 1230 on the base portion 1212, by the adhesive 1240 on the inner surface 1228 of the rear housing 1226 or by a combination of both.

[0228] Consequently, a portion of the light continues through the opening 1220, in the previous housing 1218 and into the surrounding area where the trap is installed. Insects are attracted to the UV and / or visible light transmitted through the opening 1220 and fly or crawl into the opening 1220 and onto the adhesive 1240, where they are captured. A user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 1220 in the previous housing 1218. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire used trap portion 1214 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 1214, and replace it with a new trap portion 1214. The new trap portion 1214 has surfaces coated with new adhesive, ensuring that the insect trap 1210 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0229] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 1214 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 1212, the insect trap 1210 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore minimally interferes with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 1210 is configured so that when the insect trap 1210 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance the trap extends from the wall to the wall, is minimally disturbed. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 128 / 373 120 / 283 insects 1210 project from the wall, whether it is smaller than its overall height and overall width.

[0230] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 1210 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 1214. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 1214. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging with a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 1228 and adhesive 1240). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on the adhesive 1240. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive 1240 or within the trap portion 1214, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, patterns of hotspots and / or combinations thereof.

[0231] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used most frequently.

[0232] The insect trap 1210 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 1214 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 1212, each trap portion 1214 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. By Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 129 / 373 121 / 283 example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 1214 and the size, shape, location and orientation of the opening 1220 in the front housing 1218 of the trap portion 1214 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 1214 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap portion 1214 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. In some versions, the 1214 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0233] In some embodiments, the base portion 1212 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1212 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1212 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0234] As presented here, the 1220 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 1220 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 1220 aperture can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 1220 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1220 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1220 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 1220 aperture is slotted, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 130 / 373 122 / 283 length. In some embodiments, the 1220 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long. In some embodiments, the 1220 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0235] In some embodiments, the opening 1220 covers all or a portion of the front casing 1218. For example, the opening 1220 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1218. In some embodiments, the opening 1220 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1218. In some embodiments, the opening 1220 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1218.

[0236] Figure 33 is a front perspective view of a thirteenth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated with the number 1310. The insect trap 1310 includes a base portion 1312 and a removable trap portion 1314. The trap portion 1314 is shown partially cut out and partially removed from the base portion 1312 in this view. A front surface 1346 of the base portion 1312 may include a switch 1316, configurable to enable the insect trap 1310 to be switched on or off by closing or opening the switch 1316 as desired by the user. Alternatively, the switch 1316 may be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing light modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that switches the insect trap 1310 on when the room becomes dark, or a remote control setting, for example.The 1316 key can be operated manually, although the 1316 key can also be operated electrically, optically, electromechanically, electro-optically, or by any method to open or close the 1316 key. Projecting from a rear surface 1350 (shown in Figure 34) of the base portion. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 131 / 373 123 / 283 1312 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 1322, adapted for mounting the insect trap 1310 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 1310 by inserting the conductive pins 1322 into a standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 1312 may be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 1312. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 1310, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 1312 includes a top surface 1332 and one or more light sources 1324. The light sources 1324 may use fluorescent, incandescent, LED, or any other lighting technology or combination of lighting technologies. In some embodiments, the light sources 1324 emit both UV and visible light.In some embodiments, one or more of the light sources 1324 emit UV light and one or more of the light sources 1324 emit blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the light sources 1324 emit a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, one or more light sources 1324 may emit infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, including mosquitoes and fleas. In some embodiments, the light sources 1324 may at least partially project from the upper surface 1332 of the base portion 1312. On the upper surface 1332 of the base portion 1312 there may be at least one opening 1330, which may receive light sources 1324. On the perimeter of the upper surface 1332 there may be an edge or upward-directed protrusions 1334.The trap portion 1314 includes a front casing 1318 with at least one opening 1320 in a front surface 1352 and a rear casing 1326 with an inner surface 1328. The opening 1320 in the front casing 1318 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 1310. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 132 / 373 124 / 283 or, alternatively, it may be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 1320 is configured to prevent a user's fingers from penetrating the opening 1320 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 1314. In some embodiments, the opening 1320 has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 1320 and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 1320. The opening 1320 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 1314 has more than one opening 1320, these may have identical or different widths, shapes, and orientations. The opening 1320 may be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species.The front casing 1318 and the rear casing 1326 of the trap portion 1314 form a housing 1344. The inner surface 1328 of the rear casing 1326 may be coated with a transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive. In some embodiments, the inner surface 1328 of the rear casing 1326 also has a reflective coating (not shown) under the adhesive 1340. Alternatively, the material and surface finish of the rear casing 1326 may be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible and / or IR light without a reflective coating. Alternatively, the adhesive 1340 may be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible and / or IR light. The inner surface 1328 of the rear housing 1326 may also be configured of material that can polarize light reflecting from it in an orientation similar to that of daylight in order to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light.In some embodiments, the front casing 1318 may be coated with transparent, translucent, or opaque adhesive on its inner surface (not shown) to provide additional efficiency and insect-catching capacity. The front casing 1318 may also have a... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 133 / 373 125 / 283 Reflective coating (not shown) under the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its attraction to insects and may further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of insect trapping. In some embodiments, the front casing 1318 and the rear casing 1326 of the trap portion 1314 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, creating a clean and aesthetically pleasing shape while keeping cost low and disposable. Alternatively, other opaque, transparent or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock or paper pulp may also be used. In some embodiments, the front casing 1318 and the rear casing 1326 are constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques.In some embodiments, the front casing 1318 and the rear casing 1326 are joined where they intersect or engage with an adhesive, although they may also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques, such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. The materials of the trap portion 1314 may also include one or more insect attractants.For example, trap portion 1314 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that may, Furthermore, increase the insect attraction efficiency of insect trap 1310. In these embodiments, the insect attractant is integral to the trap portion 1314. Alternatively, insect attractants may be incorporated into a... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 134 / 373 126 / 283 separate part (not shown) that is mounted on an inner surface of the housing 1344 or through an opening in the front housing 1318 or in the rear housing 1326. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1310. In some embodiments, the trap portion 1314 also includes at least one transparent or translucent sleeve 1336 that receives and protects the light sources 1324 when the trap portion 1314 is mounted on the base portion 1312. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the sleeve 1336 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the sleeve 1336.

[0237] Figure 34 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 1310. In some embodiments, the base portion 1312 includes a circuit board 1348 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 1322 (only one of which is shown), a switch 1316, and light sources 1324 (only one of which is shown). For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 1348 may include electronic circuitry for receiving ordinary household current from the conductive pins 1322, responding to the position of the switch 1316, and providing power to illuminate the light sources 1324.The circuit board 1348 may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides stable voltage to the light sources 1324 when the switch 1316 is in the closed position, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the light sources 1324 to provide a flickering light that mimics movement which some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (e.g., the flicker frequency). Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 135 / 373 127 / 283 higher to attract male houseflies) may be desirable and the illumination element may be configured to flicker within this range. Circuit board 1348 may supply power to light sources 1324 to provide UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it may be configured to supply power only to light sources 1324 that produce UV light or only to light sources 1324 that produce visible light or only to light sources 1324 that produce IR light or supply variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. Circuit board 1348 may also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker (not shown) or other device that may be mounted on the base portion 1312 to emit an insect-attracting sound.In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects, such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies, and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attraction sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attraction sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz.It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1310. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human being beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 1310. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 136 / 373 128 / 283

[0238] The trap portion 1314 may have at least one opening 1338. The sleeve 1336 of the trap portion 1314 may be mounted with its open end adjacent to the opening 1338 and may include a tapered section 1342 adjacent to the opening 1338 configured to guide light sources 1324 into the sleeve 1336 when the trap portion 1314 is mounted on the base portion 1312. Alternatively, the sleeve 1336 of the trap portion 1314 may be made of an opaque material and include one or more openings (not shown) to allow light from the light sources 1324 to be transmitted into the housing 1344. Alternatively, the sleeve 1336 may have an opaque coating (not shown) on its outer surface adjacent to the front housing 1318 of the trap portion 1314 to prevent that the light is transmitted directly by the light sources 1324 through the enclosure 1344 and exits through the opening 1320 of the front housing 1318.Alternatively, the sleeve 1336 may be configured of metallic wire or plastic screen (not shown) or any configuration that guides the light sources 1324 to the trap portion 1314, protects the light sources 1324 from touching the adhesive 1340, and allows light from the light sources 1324 to enter the enclosure 1344.

[0239] As shown, the edge or protrusions 1334 on the upper surface 1332 of the base portion 1312 engage with the trap portion 1314 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of attachment that allows the trap portion 1314 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 1312.

[0240] In the operation of the insect trap 1310, conductive pins 1322 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet and the switch 1316 is moved to the closed position. The light sources 1324 emit light, represented by arrows, which is transmitted through the sleeve 1336 in the trap portion 1314, into the casing 1344 and directly onto the adhesive 1340 coating the inner surface 1328 of the Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 137 / 373 129 / 283 rear casing 1326. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in the base portion 1312 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 1314.

[0241] The inner surface 1328 of the rear housing 1326 may include a concave shape and may be configured to reflect and disperse light from light sources 1324 to project the light uniformly through the housing 1344 and out through the opening 1320 of the front housing 1318, although the inner surface 1328 of the rear housing 1326 may have a convex or saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs or other features to distribute the light more uniformly. The light may also be distributed uniformly by the light-diffusing properties of the sleeve 1336 by the adhesive 1340 on the inner surface 1328 of the rear housing 1326 or by a combination of both.

[0242] Consequently, a portion of the light entering the casing 1344 continues through the opening 1320 in the previous casing 1318 and into the surrounding area where the insect trap 1310 is installed. Insects are attracted to the light transmitted through the opening 1320 in the previous casing 1318 and fly or crawl into the opening 1320 and onto the adhesive 1340, where they are captured. A user can observe the captured insects by looking through the openings 1320 in the previous casing 1318. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire trap portion 1314 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 1314, and replace it with a new trap portion 1314.The new trap portion 1314 has surfaces coated with a new adhesive, ensuring that the insect trap 1310 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively. Because the sleeve 1336 protects the light sources 1324 from contact with insects, insect debris, and... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 138 / 373 130 / 283 adhesive 1340, the light sources 1324 remain clean and maintain their efficiency for light production.

[0243] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 1314 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 1312, the insect trap 1310 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore interferes minimally with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 1310 is configured so that when the insect trap 1310 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance that the insect trap 1310 projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0244] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 1310 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 1314. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 1314. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging with a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 1328 and adhesive 1340). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on the adhesive 1340. In some embodiments, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive 1340 or within the trap portion 1314, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hotspots, patterns of hotspots and / or combinations thereof.

[0245] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 139 / 373 131 / 283 vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used more frequently.

[0246] The insect trap 1310 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 1314 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 1312, each trap portion 1314 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 1314 and the size, shape, location, and orientation of the opening 1320 in the front housing 1318 of the trap portion 1314 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 1314 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some versions, the 1314 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep.In some versions, the 1314 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0247] In some embodiments, the base portion 1312 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1312 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1312 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 140 / 373 132 / 283

[0248] As presented here, the 1320 opening can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 1320 opening can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 1320 opening can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 1320 opening is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1320 opening is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1320 opening is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 1320 opening is slotted, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some forms, the 1320 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long.In some forms, the 1320 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0249] In some embodiments, the opening 1320 covers all or a portion of the front casing 1318. For example, the opening 1320 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1318. In some embodiments, the opening 1320 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1318. In some embodiments, the opening 1320 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1318.

[0250] Figure 35 is a front perspective view of a fourteenth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 1410. The insect trap 1410 includes a base portion 1412 and a removable trap portion 1414. The trap portion 1414 is shown partially cut out and removed from the base portion 1412 in this view. The base portion 1412 includes a Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 141 / 373 133 / 283 upper surface 1432, at least one light source 1424 and at least one opening 1430 through which the light source 1424 is exposed.

[0251] In some embodiments, the 1424 light source uses electroluminescent (EL) technology, although other lighting technologies or combinations of lighting technologies may be adapted for use. In some embodiments, the 1424 light source emits both UV and visible light. In some embodiments, the 1424 light source emits both UV and blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the 1424 light source emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the 1424 light source emits infrared (IR) light to better attract certain insect species, including mosquitoes and fleas. On the perimeter of the upper surface 1432 there may be an edge or upward-directed protrusions 1434. The trap portion 1414 includes an anterior casing 1418 with at least one opening 1420 in an anterior surface 1416 and a transparent or translucent posterior plate 1426.The opening 1420 in the previous housing 1418 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 1410, or alternatively, it can be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 1420 is configured to prevent a user's fingers from penetrating the opening 1420 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 1414. In some embodiments, the opening 1420 has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 1420 and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 1420. The opening 1420 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 1414 has more than one opening 1420, they may have identical widths, shapes, and orientations or... Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 142 / 373 134 / 283 different. The opening 1420 can be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species. The anterior casing 1418 and the posterior plate 1426 form a casing 1444. As shown, the posterior plate 1426 is substantially flat, although it may have ribs or other features (not shown) that increase the adhesive surface area and create light / dark contrast regions, which are highly visible by a wide variety of insects and may be more attractive to them.

[0252] The backplate 1426 includes a front surface 1442 which may be coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 1440. The backplate 1426 may also be configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light. In some embodiments, the front housing 1418 is coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive (not shown) on its inner surface (not shown) to provide additional insect-catching efficiency and capability. In some embodiments, the front housing 1418 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) beneath the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its insect attraction and further improve insect-catching efficiency and effectiveness.In some embodiments, the front housing 1418 and the back plate 1426 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, creating a clean and aesthetically pleasing shape while keeping cost low and disposable. Alternatively, other opaque, transparent or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock or paper pulp may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 1418 and the back plate 1426 are constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 143 / 373 135 / 283

[0253] In some embodiments, the front casing 1418 and the back plate 1426 are joined where they intersect or engage with an adhesive, although they may also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques, such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. The materials of the trap portion 1414 may also be impregnated with one or more insect attractants.For example, trap portion 1414 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that may, Furthermore, increase the insect attraction efficiency of insect trap 1410.Alternatively, the insect attractants may be incorporated into a separate piece (not shown) which may be mounted on an inner surface of the casing 1444 or through an opening in the front casing 1418 or the back plate 1426. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1410.

[0254] Figure 36 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 1410. Projecting from a rear surface 1428 of the base portion 1412 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 1422, only one of which is shown, adapted for mounting the insect trap 1410 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 1410 by inserting the conductive pins 1422 into a socket. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 144 / 373 136 / 283 standard residential wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 1412 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 1412. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to power the insect trap 1410, any suitable power source may be used. In some embodiments, the base portion 1412 includes a circuit board 1448 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 1422 (only one of which is shown) and to the light source 1424. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 1448 may include electronic circuitry to receive ordinary household current from the conductive pins 1422 and provide power to illuminate the light source 1424.The 1448 circuit board may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides stable voltage to the 1424 light source, although it may also provide a variable voltage to the 1424 light source to provide a flickering light that mimics movement which some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive. For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within this range.The circuit board 1448 can supply power to the light source 1424 to provide both UV and / or visible light as well as IR light, although it can be configured to supply power only to the UV light source 1424 or only to the visible light source 1424 or only to the IR light source or supply variable power to produce combinations of UV and / or visible and / or IR light flashing. The circuit board 1448 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker (not shown) or other device that can be mounted on it. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 145 / 373 137 / 283 base portion 1412 to emit an insect attractant sound. In some embodiments, the transceiver transmitter may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect attractant sounds or vibrations, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz.It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1410. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human being beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 1410.

[0255] As shown, the edge or protrusions 1434 on the upper surface 1432 of the base portion 1412 engage with the trap portion 1414 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of attachment that allows the trap portion 1414 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 1412.

[0256] In the operation of the insect trap 1410, conductive pins 1422 are inserted into a wall electrical outlet, the circuit board 1448 can supply current to the light source 1424 and the light source 1424 emits light, represented by arrows, which is transmitted directly onto and through the back plate 1426 via the adhesive 1440 on the front surface 1442 and into the casing 1444. In some embodiments, the light is not Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 146 / 373 138 / 283 manipulated in the base portion 1412 and is emitted directly into the trap portion 1414. In some embodiments, the light is further uniformly distributed by the light-diffusing properties of the backplate 1426 or adhesive 1440 or by a combination of the two.

[0257] Consequently, a portion of the light entering the casing 1444 continues through the opening 1420 in the previous casing 1418 and into the surrounding area where the insect trap 1410 is installed. Insects are attracted to the light transmitted through the adhesive 1440 and through the opening 1420 and fly or crawl into the opening 1420 and onto the adhesive 1440, where they are captured. A user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 1420 in the previous casing 1418. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and dispose of the entire trap portion 1414 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 1414, and replace it with a new trap portion 1414.The new 1414 trap section has surfaces coated with a new adhesive, ensuring that the 1410 insect trap continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0258] In some forms, the insect trap 1410 is configured so that when the 1410 insect trap is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance the 1410 insect trap projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0259] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. In general, the thickness of these Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 147 / 373 139 / 283 adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness will be in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used more frequently.

[0260] The insect trap 1410 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 1414 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 1412, each trap portion 1414 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 1414 and the size, shape, location, and orientation of the opening 1420 in the front housing 1418 of the trap portion 1414 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 1414 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some versions, the 1414 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep.In some versions, the 1414 trap portion is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0261] In some embodiments, the base portion 1412 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1412 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1412 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0262] As shown here, the 1420 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 1420 aperture can Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 148 / 373 140 / 283 may have a circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical shape. Alternatively, the 1420 opening may be in the form of a slit having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 1420 opening is circular, it may have a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm. In some embodiments, the circular 1420 opening has a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm. In some embodiments, the circular 1420 opening has a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm. When the 1420 opening is in the form of a slit, it may have a width of approximately 2 mm to 30 mm and a length of 5 mm to 500 mm. In some embodiments, the slit-shaped 1420 opening has a width of approximately 2 mm to 20 mm and a length of 5 mm to 200 mm. In some forms, the 1420 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0263] In some embodiments, the opening 1420 covers all or a portion of the front casing 1418. For example, the opening 1420 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1418. In some embodiments, the opening 1420 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1418. In some embodiments, the opening 1420 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front casing 1418.

[0264] Figure 37 is a front perspective view of a fifteenth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 1510. The insect trap 1510 includes a base portion 1512 and a removable trap portion 1514. The trap portion 1514 is shown removed from the base portion 1512 in this view. The trap portion 1514 includes a front housing 1518 with a flap slot 1568 and at least one opening 1520 in a front surface 1516. The opening 1520 in the front housing 1518 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 1510, or alternatively, Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 149 / 373 141 / 283 can be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 1520 is configured to prevent the user's fingers from entering the opening 1520 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 1514. In some embodiments, the opening 1520 has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 1520 and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 1520. The opening 1520 may have uniform or variable width, shape, and orientation, and if the trap portion 1514 has more than one opening 1520, they may have identical or different widths, shapes, and orientations. The opening 1520 can be configured to attract one or more individual insect species or a variety of insect species.As shown, projecting from the flap slot 1568 in the front housing 1518 in the trap portion 1514 is a gripping end 1562 of a removable flap 1554. Projecting from a rear surface 1572 (shown in Figure 40) of the base portion 1512 is a plurality of electrically conductive pins 1522, adapted for mounting the insect trap 1510 on a wall and supplying power to the insect trap 1510 by inserting conductive pins 1522 into a standard household wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 1512 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 1512. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to supply power to the insect trap 1510, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 1512 includes a top surface 1526 and at least one LED 1524.In some embodiments, the 1524 LED includes at least one component that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and at least one component that emits visible light. In some embodiments, the 1524 LED includes at least one component that emits UV light and at least one component that emits blue light. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 150 / 373 142 / 283 better attract a wide variety of insect species. In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1524 include at least one that emits IR light to better attract certain insect species, including mosquitoes and fleas. Mounted on the upper surface 1526 of the base portion 1512 may be a transparent or translucent window 1528 shown partially cut out to reveal the LED 1524. The window 1528 protects the LED 1524 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 1512 to be easily cleaned. On the upper surface 1526 may be a slit 1530 and on the perimeter of the upper surface 1526 is an upward-directed edge or protrusions 1532.

[0265] Figure 38 is a front perspective view of the insect trap 1510. The insect trap 1510 is shown partially cut away in this view. As shown, an upward-facing container 1556 is mounted on a lower inner surface 1570 of the front housing 1518. The container 1556 may have a rim 1558 projecting from the perimeter of its open end. The container 1556 may be constructed of any material or combination of materials that act as a barrier to any of the insect attractant substances mentioned herein. The removable flap 1554 may have a sealing end 1560 and a blanket 1564 between the gripping end 1562 and the sealing end 1560 and may be constructed of any flexible and durable material or combination of materials that act as a barrier to any of the insect attractant substances mentioned herein.As shown, the sealing end 1560 is configured to cover the open end of the container 1556 and can be affixed to the rim 1558 with an adhesive to create an airtight seal, thus maintaining the freshness of any insect-attracting substances (no. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 151 / 373 143 / 283 shown) inside the container 1556, as well as holding the removable flap 1554 in place until it is removed by a user. The blanket 1564 can be folded over the sealing end 1560 of the removable flap 1554 and extend into the flap slot 1568 of the front housing 1518. The gripping end 1562 of the removable flap 1554 projects through the flap slot 1568 and can be folded down over an outer portion of the front housing 1518.

[0266] Figure 39 is a front perspective view of the insect trap 1510. The trap portion 1514 is shown partially cut away and the removable flap 1554 partially removed in this view. A user can grasp the removable flap 1554 at the gripping end 1562 and pull the removable flap 1554 away from the trap portion 1514, thereby breaking the seal between the rim 1558 of the container 1556 and the sealing end 1560 of the removable flap 1554. Inside the container 1556 is a carrier material 1566 impregnated with one or more insect-attracting substances.For example, carrier material 1566 may be impregnated with sorbitol, beetle attractants, including brevicomine, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants, including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractants, including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants, such as disparlure, linear chain lepidopteran pheromones, including codlelure, gossiplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramona and other insect attractants, such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure, or other substances to provide an aroma that may, Furthermore, increase the insect attraction efficiency of the insect trap.Breaking the seal between the container 1556 and the sealing end 1560 of the removable flap 1554 releases the insect-attracting scent or aroma through the opening 1520 of the front housing 1518 and into the surrounding area where the insect trap is located. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 152 / 373 144 / 283 1510 is installed. It is desirable that these attractants be detectable by an insect within a radius of approximately 2 meters from the 1510 insect trap.

[0267] Figure 40 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap. The removable flap 1554 (not shown) has been completely removed in this view. The trap portion 1514 includes a divider 1534 with a front surface 1538 and a rear housing 1540 with an inner surface 1542. In some embodiments, the divider 1534 is constructed of or includes a transparent or translucent material and may be coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 1536 on the front surface 1538. In some embodiments, the divider 1534 may also be configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light.In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the divider 1534 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 1536 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the divider 1534 and adhesive 1536. In some embodiments, the inner surface 1542 of the back housing 1540 has a reflective coating. Alternatively, the material and surface finish of the back housing 1540 may be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible light without a reflective coating. The back housing 1540 may include an opening 1544 on its lower surface, or alternatively, the opening 1544 may be replaced by a transparent or translucent window (not shown).

[0268] In some embodiments, the front casing 1518 and the rear casing 1540 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, creating a clean and aesthetically pleasing shape while keeping cost low and disposable. Alternatively, other opaque, transparent or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 153 / 373 Cardboard or paper pulp (145 / 283) may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 1518 and the rear housing 1540 are constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques. As shown, the divider 1534 has a rear surface 1552 and may be substantially flat and may be configured to be parallel or at an angle to the primary direction (not shown) of the light produced by the LED 1524. In some embodiments, the divider 1534 may be formed with a convex, concave, or saddle-shaped contour (not shown) or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution. In some embodiments, the divider 1534 may have ribs or other features (not shown) that increase the adhesive surface area and create light / dark contrast regions, which are highly visible to a wide variety of insects and may be more attractive to them.

[0269] In some embodiments, the front housing 1518 is coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive (not shown) on its inner surface to provide additional insect-catching efficiency and capacity. Furthermore, the front housing 1518 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) beneath the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its insect attraction and further improve insect-catching efficiency and effectiveness. In some embodiments, the front housing 1518, the divider 1534 and the rear housing 1540 are joined where they intersect or engage by ultrasonic welding or high-frequency (HF) welding, although they may also be joined permanently or removablely by gluing or any other suitable mounting method.The materials of the trap portion 1514 (e.g., front casing 1518, back casing 1540, divider 1534 and adhesive 1536) may also be impregnated with one or more insect attractants. The divider 1534 separates the trap portion 1514 into a front casing 1546 and a back casing 1548. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 154 / 373 146 / 283

[0270] In some embodiments, the base portion 1512 includes a circuit board 1550 equipped with a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands, electrically connected to conductive pins 1522 (only one of which is shown) and to LED 1524. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. The circuit board 1550 may include electronic circuitry to receive ordinary household current from the conductive pins 1522 and supply power to illuminate LED 1524. The circuit board 1550 may include a power stabilizer, such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides stable voltage to LED 1524, although it may also provide a variable voltage to LED 1524 to provide a flickering light, mimicking the movement that some insect species, including mosquitoes, may find attractive.For example, flickering light frequencies in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (e.g., to mimic the breathing rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (e.g., the highest flickering frequency to attract male houseflies) may be desirable, and the lighting element may be configured to flicker within this range. The 1550 circuit board can power the 1524 LED to provide UV and / or visible and / or IR light, although it can be configured to power only the 1524 UV LED or only the 1524 visible light LED or only the 1524 IR LED or provide variable power to produce combinations of flickering UV and / or visible and / or IR light. The 1550 circuit board can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker (not shown) or other device that can be mounted on the 1512 base portion to emit an insect-attracting sound.In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded and / or generated insect sounds or vibrations to better attract insects such as mosquitoes, moths, or flies, and may include one or more insect call, response, courtship, and mating calls. In some embodiments, the transmitter or transceiver may emit recorded insect attraction sounds or vibrations. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 155 / 373 147 / 283 and / or generated, such as the heartbeat of a mammal. For example, the transmitter or transceiver may emit an insect attractant sound or sounds having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (e.g., the heartbeat of large mammals) to approximately 240 kHz (e.g., the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 5 Hz to 100 kHz. In some embodiments, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35 Hz to 50 kHz. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be detectable by an insect within a distance of approximately 2 meters from the insect trap 1510. It is desirable that this insect attractant sound be undetectable by a human being beyond a distance of approximately 1 meter from the insect trap 1510.

[0271] As shown, the slot 1530 on the upper surface 1526 of the base portion 1512 and edge or protrusions 1532 on the upper surface 1526 of the base portion 1512 engage with the trap portion 1514 to secure it in place during use, although they may be replaced by any other form of fastening that may allow the trap portion 1514 to be securely mounted but removable from the base portion 1512.

[0272] In the operation of the insect trap 1510, conductive pins 1522 (only one of which is shown) are inserted into a wall electrical outlet and the removable flap 1554 (not shown) is pulled from the trap portion 1514 and removed, thereby breaking the seal between the container 1556 and the removable flap 1554 and exposing the carrier material 1566 and the insect attractant substance or substances to the air and releasing an insect attractant aroma or aromas into the trap portion 1514 and into the surrounding area where the insect trap 1510 is installed. The container 1556, carrier material 1566 and insect attractant substance or substances may be configured to release an insect attractant aroma or aromas. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 156 / 373 148 / 283 insects for a predetermined amount of time to correspond to the expected lifespan of the trap portion 1514, which may be, for example, one week, one month, or three months. Alternatively, the container 1556, the carrier material 1566, and the insect attractant substance or substances may be configured to preferably release an insect attractant scent or group of scents at the beginning of the lifespan of the trap portion 1514 and another insect attractant scent or group of scents later in the lifespan of the trap portion 1514 to attract more insects or a greater variety of insects with a change of scent, or to provide a stronger scent later in the lifespan of the trap portion 1514 to compensate for the reduced light emitted by the trap portion 1514 when many insects are captured by the adhesive 1536.Alternatively, container 1556 and carrier material 1566 can be configured to release additional aromas that can mask the insect-attracting aroma or aromas, or mask or eliminate components of the insect-attracting aroma or aromas that humans may find unpleasant, or that children or animals for whom it is not intended (e.g., pets) may find attractive, without substantially reducing its attractiveness to insects. LED 1524 emits light, represented by arrows, which is transmitted through window 1528 in base portion 1512, through opening 1544 in rear housing 1540 of trap portion 1514, into rear housing 1548 and directly onto the inner surface 1542 of rear housing 1540 and rear surface 1552 of splitter 1534. In some embodiments, the light is not handled in base portion 1512 and is emitted directly into trap portion 1514.The inner surface 1542 of the rear housing 1540 may include a concave shape and may be configured to reflect and disperse the UV and visible light from the LED 1524 to distribute the light evenly over the rear surface 1552 of the splitter 1534, however. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 157 / 373 149 / 283 The inner surface 1542 of the rear housing 1540 may have a convex or saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or may also have ribs or other features (not shown) to distribute light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier, such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute light (e.g., evenly, according to specific patterns, at a focal point, etc.) on the rear surface 1552 of the splitter 1534, may be mounted on the rear housing 1540 at or near the aperture 1544 or on the base portion 1512 at or near the window 1528 and may replace or augment the function of the inner surface 1542 of the rear housing 1540.In some embodiments, the light from LED 1524 can directly strike the rear surface 1552 of the splitter 1534 at an oblique angle (for example, an acute angle of approximately 0° to 90°) and be scattered by the splitter 1534 and can replace or augment the function of the inner surface 1542 of the rear housing 1540 or of the lens or lenses mounted on the rear housing 1540.

[0273] Then, the light is transmitted through the splitter 1534 and the adhesive 1536 on the front surface 1538 and into the front housing 1546. The light may also be distributed uniformly by the light-diffusing properties of the splitter 1534, the adhesive 1536 on the front surface 1538, or both. A portion of the light entering the front housing 1546 continues through the opening 1520 in the front housing 1518 and is emitted into the surrounding area where the insect trap 1510 is installed. Insects are attracted to the light emitted through the adhesive 1536 and through the opening 1520 in the front housing 1518. Insects are also attracted to the aromas and / or pheromones released by the carrier material 1566 in the container 1556. In addition, the heat generated by the circuit board 1550 can heat the carrier material 1566 and can then increase the release of aromas. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 158 / 373 150 / 283 insect and / or pheromone attractant. Insects fly or crawl into the opening 1520 and onto the adhesive 1536, where they are captured. A user can observe the captured insects by looking through the opening 1520 in the previous casing 1518. When a sufficient number of insects have been captured, the user can easily remove and discard the entire used trap portion 1514 without touching the captured insects, insect residue, or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap portion 1514, and replace it with a new trap portion 1514. The new trap portion 1514 has surfaces coated with new adhesive and light-directing surfaces, ensuring that the insect trap 1510 continues to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.

[0274] In some embodiments, due to the fact that the trap portion 1514 is mounted on and not in front of the base portion 1512, the insect trap 1510 projects minimally from the wall when connected to a common residential wall socket and therefore interferes minimally with the residential environment. In some embodiments, the insect trap 1510 is configured so that when the insect trap 1510 is mounted on a wall, its overall depth, defined by the overall distance that the insect trap 1510 projects from the wall, is less than its overall height and its overall width.

[0275] It should be understood that a benefit of the insect trap 1510 is the manipulation of light within the trap portion 1514. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs exclusively within the trap portion 1514. The manipulation of light may include reflection, refraction, polarization, scattering and / or diffusion and is achieved by engaging with a manipulation element or surface (e.g., inner surface 1542, divider 1534 and adhesive 1536). In some embodiments, the manipulation of light produces a uniform distribution of light on the adhesive 1536. In some Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 159 / 373 151 / 283 modes, the light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern on the adhesive 1536 or within the trap portion 1514, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, patterns of hot spots and / or combinations thereof.

[0276] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to trap an insect. In some embodiments, pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of these adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the adhesive thickness is in the range of approximately 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm being used more frequently.

[0277] Insect trap 1510 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 1514 that can be mounted in a removable manner on the base portion 1512, each trap portion 1514 being uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying or non-flying insects. For example, the overall size and shape of the trap portion 1514, the size, shape, location and orientation of the opening 1520 in the front housing 1518 of the trap portion 1514 and the scent or scents impregnated in the carrier material 1566, front housing 1518, divider 1534, adhesive 1536 or back housing 1540 can be uniquely configured to attract and capture a specific species or multiple species of flying insects.

[0278] For example, in some embodiments, the trap portion 1514 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 20 mm to 600 mm high, and 5 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 160 / 373 152 / 283 Trap portion 1514 is approximately 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 20 mm to 200 mm high, and 5 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, trap portion 1514 is approximately 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 20 mm to 130 mm high, and 5 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0279] In some embodiments, the base portion 1512 is approximately 20 mm to 600 mm wide, 10 mm to 150 mm high, and 10 mm to 150 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1512 is 20 mm to 200 mm wide, 10 mm to 100 mm high, and 10 mm to 80 mm deep. In some embodiments, the base portion 1512 is 20 mm to 130 mm wide, 10 mm to 50 mm high, and 10 mm to 50 mm deep.

[0280] As presented here, the 1520 aperture can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, the 1520 aperture can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal, and / or elliptical. Alternatively, the 1520 aperture can be slotted, having a straight, curved, or wavy shape or pattern. When the 1520 aperture is circular, it can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1520 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, the circular 1520 aperture is approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When the 1520 aperture is slotted, it can be approximately 2 mm to 30 mm wide and 5 mm to 500 mm long. In some forms, the 1520 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 20 mm wide and 5 mm to 200 mm long.In some forms, the 1520 slot-shaped opening is approximately 2 mm to 15 mm wide and 5 mm to 100 mm long.

[0281] In some embodiments, the 1520 opening covers all or part of the front housing 1518. For example, the 1520 opening Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 161 / 373 153 / 283 can cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of ​​the front carcass 1518. In some embodiments, the opening 1520 covers approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of ​​the front carcass 1518. In some embodiments, the opening 1520 covers approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of ​​the front carcass 1518.

[0282] Figure 41 is a front perspective view of a sixteenth embodiment of an insect trap generally designated by the number 1610. The insect trap 1610 includes a base portion 1612 and a removable trap portion 1614. The trap portion 1614 is shown removed from the base portion 1612 in this view. The trap portion 1614 includes a front housing 1618 with at least one opening 1620 in a front surface 1660. The opening 1620 in the front housing 1618 can be configured to admit a wide variety of insects into the insect trap 1610, or alternatively, it can be configured to admit one or more specific insect species. In some embodiments, the opening 1620 is configured to prevent the user's fingers from entering the opening 1620 and inadvertently touching the captured insects or the adhesive during removal and replacement of the trap portion 1614.In some embodiments, the opening 1620 has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 25 mm cannot pass through the opening 1620 and has a size and shape such that a sphere with a diameter of 1 mm can pass through any portion of the opening 1620. The opening 1620 may have uniform or variable width, shape and orientation, and if the trap portion 1614 has more than one opening 1620, they may have identical or different widths, shapes and orientations. The opening 1620 may be configured to attract one or more individual species of insects or a variety of insect species. Projecting from a rear surface 1662 (shown in Figure 42) of the base portion 1612 may be a plurality of electrically conductive pins 1622, adapted for mounting the insect trap 1610 on a wall. Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 162 / 373 154 / 283 provide power to the insect trap 1610 by inserting the conductive pins 1622 into a standard household wall electrical outlet. Alternatively, the base portion 1612 can be configured to sit or hang as desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base portion 1612. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described to provide power to the insect trap 1610, any suitable power source may be used. The base portion 1612 includes a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 1624. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1624 include at least one emitting UV light and at least one emitting visible light. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1624 include at least one emitting UV light and at least one emitting blue light to better attract a wide variety of insect species.In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the LEDs 1624 include at least one that emits IR light to better attract certain insect species, including mosquitoes and fleas. On an upper surface 1626 of the base portion 1612 is an opening 1652 that may be covered by a transparent or translucent window 1628 shown partially cut away to reveal the LEDs 1624. The window 1628 protects the LEDs 1624 from dust and insect debris and allows the base portion 1612 to be easily cleaned. Mounted in a second opening 1654 on the upper surface 1626 is an electromechanical actuator 1656, preferably a transmitter or transceiver, such as a piezoelectric loudspeaker. Also on the upper surface 1626 there may be a crack 1630 and on the perimeter of the upper surface 1626 there is an edge or upward-directed protuberances 1632.

[0283] Figure 42 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 1610. The trap portion 1614 includes a divider 1634 with an anterior surface 1638 and a posterior housing 1640 with an internal surface 1642. In some embodiments, the divider 1634 is Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pages 163 / 373 155 / 283 constructed of or including a transparent or translucent material and may be coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 1636 on the front surface 1638. In some embodiments, the divider 1634 is configured to polarize the light transmitted through it in an orientation similar to that of daylight to further attract flying insects, a wide variety of which are known to detect polarized light. In some embodiments, the inner surface 1642 of the back housing 1640 is coated with a reflective material. In some embodiments, the material and surface finish of the back housing 1640 may be configured to reflect and scatter UV and / or visible light without a reflective coating.In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the divider 1634 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 1636 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible and / or IR light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the divider 1634 and adhesive 1636. The rear housing 1640 may include an opening 1644 on its lower surface, or alternatively, the opening 1644 may be replaced by a transparent or translucent window.

[0284] In some embodiments, the front housing 1618 and the rear housing 1640 are thermoformed from opaque plastic sheet, creating a clean and aesthetically pleasing shape while keeping cost low and disposable. Alternatively, other opaque, transparent, or translucent materials such as paper, cardboard, cardstock, or paper pulp may also be used. In some embodiments, the front housing 1618 and the rear housing 1640 are constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques. As shown, the splitter 1634 may be substantially flat and may be configured to be parallel to or at an angle to the primary direction of light (not shown) produced by the LEDs 1624. Alternatively, the splitter 1634 may be formed with a convex, concave, or saddle-shaped contour (not shown) or Petition 870200110381, dated 08 / 31 / 2020, pp. 164 / 373 156 / 283 a combination of contours to optimize the uniform distribution of light. In some embodiments, the divider 1634 has ribs or other features (not shown) that increase the adhesive surface area and create light / dark contrast regions, which are highly visible to a wide variety of insects and may be more attractive to them.

[0285] In some embodiments, the front housing 1618 is coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive (not shown) on an inner surface to provide additional insect-trapping efficiency and capacity. In addition, the front housing 1618 may also have a reflective coating (not shown) under the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its insect attraction and further improve insect-trapping efficiency and effectiveness.

[0286] In some embodiments, the front casing 1618, the divider 1634 and the rear casing 1640 are joined where they intersect or engage with an adhesive, although they may also be joined by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing, or any other suitable assembly method. As shown, the divider 1634 separates the trap portion 1614 into a front casing 1646 and a rear casing 1648.

[0287] In some embodiments, the base portion 1612 includes a circuit board 1650 equipped with a programma...

Claims

1. Insect trap portion (1914), capable of removablely engaging a base portion (1912) having a lighting element, characterized in that it comprises: a front casing (1946); a rear casing (1948); a divider (1934) comprising an adhesive (1936) for capturing insects, wherein the divider (1934) separates the insect trap portion (1914) into the front casing (1946) and the rear casing (1948); a first opening (1920) configured to admit an insect into the front casing (1946); and a pressure recess (1958).

2. Insect trap portion (1914), according to claim 1, characterized in that the pressure recess (1958) has a proximal portion that is greater in width and / or depth than a distal portion of the pressure recess (1958).

3. Insect trap portion (1914), according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the divider (1934) is transparent or translucent and in that the adhesive (1936) is transparent or translucent.

4. Insect trap portion (1914), according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the adhesive (1936) is coated onto the divider (1934).

5. Insect trap portion (1914), according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the divider (1934) is substantially flat.

6. Portion of an insect trap (1914), according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the front casing (1946) is enclosed by a front casing (1918) and the back casing (1948) is enclosed by a back casing (1940). Petition 870210041962, dated 07 / 05 / 2021, page 11 / 14 2 / 3 7. Insect trap portion (1914), according to claim 6, characterized in that the pressure recess (1958) is situated in the front casing (1918).

8. Insect trap portion (1914), according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the front casing (1918) and the rear casing (1940) are joined together by glue or ultrasonic welding and wherein the front casing (1918) and the rear casing (1940) are formed by injection molding or thermoforming.

9. Portion of an insect trap (1914), according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that it additionally comprises a second opening (1944) or window formed in a bottom surface of the back casing (1940).

10. Portion of insect trap (1914), according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the first opening (1920) is formed in the previous casing (1918).

11. Insect trap portion (1914), according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that an inner surface (1942) of the back casing (1940) is concave.

12. Insect trap portion (1914), according to any one of claims 6 to 11, characterized in that the adhesive is applied as a coating over the front surface of the divider (1934).

13. Insect trap portion (1914), according to any one of claims 6 to 12, characterized in that the insect trap portion (1914) additionally comprises an insect attractant.

14. Insect trap portion (1914), according to any one of claims 6 to 13, characterized in that the insect trap portion (1914) has a width of 20 mm to 200 mm and a height of 20 mm to 200 mm and a depth of 5 mm to 80 mm, preferably a width of 20 mm to 130 mm and a height of 20 mm to 130 mm and a depth of 5 mm to 50 mm.

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