Resilient Shell Pesticide Detection Device with Adhesive Trapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The detection of minute insects such as bed bugs, lice, and bioaerosols is challenging due to their small size, making visual identification difficult, and existing methods lack efficiency and accuracy for assessing the presence and type of threat before remedial measures can be taken.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a base and a shell with channels, where the shell is made from a form resilient material, allowing for air and bioaerosol intake and expulsion, with features like varying opening sizes, coatings for retention, and chemical agents to attract and trap insects and bioaerosols, facilitating in-situ testing and evidence collection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If visual detection methods are used to identify insects and bioaerosols, then the detection process is simple, but the detection precision is low due to the minute size of the targets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary trapping mechanism consisting of adhesive surfaces and chemical attractants that mediate between the detection device and the minute insect targets. The adhesive coating on internal surfaces and chemical agents in the chamber serve as intermediaries to capture and retain insects, making them detectable without requiring direct visual observation of the minute targets themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces direct visual mechanical detection with a chemical and adhesive-based trapping system. Instead of relying on visual identification of minute insects, the device uses chemical attractants to lure insects into a chamber where they are trapped by adhesive surfaces, substituting the mechanical visual inspection process with a chemical-biological trapping mechanism.
2Productivity
If existing detection methods are used, then the device complexity is low, but the productivity of detection is insufficient for efficient threat assessment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-coating the internal surfaces of the detection chamber with adhesive materials and pre-loading chemical attractants into the chamber before deployment. This preliminary preparation ensures that when insects enter the chamber, they are immediately trapped and retained, eliminating the need for complex real-time detection mechanisms and improving detection efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The chemical attractants serve as intermediaries that actively lure insects into the detection chamber, increasing the rate at which targets are captured. This intermediary mechanism accelerates the detection process by proactively attracting targets rather than passively waiting for them to be visually identified.
3Reliability
If no trapping mechanism is used, then the device complexity is low, but the ability to retain and collect evidence of insects is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive coating on the internal surfaces of the chamber serves as a retaining intermediary that physically captures and holds insects once they enter. This adhesive layer acts as a mediator between the insect and the chamber walls, ensuring reliable retention of evidence without requiring complex mechanical trapping mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical trapping mechanisms with a simpler chemical-adhesive retention system. The adhesive coating provides passive but effective retention of insects through chemical adhesion forces, substituting the need for mechanical clips, nets, or moving parts while maintaining reliable evidence collection.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively detects and collects evidence of insect pests and bioaerosols, providing accurate data on their presence and environmental conditions, enabling targeted remedial actions.
Implementation Method 1
the shell is made from a form resilient material... the shell can be actuated by a person causing the device to expel air and optionally one or more agents from the chamber to the exterior and to draw in air and bioaerosols from the exterior into the chamber
Implementation Method 2
chemical agents to attract and trap insects and bioaerosols
Implementation Method 3
coatings for retention... chemical agents to attract and trap insects and bioaerosols
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a device for detecting the presence of insects and bioaerosols comprising, a base and a shell, where the shell is affixed to the base forming a chamber, wherein an agent is contained with said chamber, and at least one channel, the channel(s) provides access to the chamber, the shell can be actuated by a person causing the device to expel air and optionally one or more agents from the chamber to the exterior and to draw in air and bioaerosols from the exterior into the chamber.