System and method for retrofitting rodent traps for remote monitoring
US11602144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M31/002
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for converting a conventional manually monitored capture-and-release rodent trap of a type having a box-shaped container with opposed one-way entry corridors communicating with a capture chamber into a remotely-monitored rodent trap. In one aspect, the method includes attaching a smart-sensor to the lid of the trap and press-fitting a bracket having a rodent opening into the space between the one-way entry corridors such that the rodent opening in the bracket restricts movement of a rodent into the capture chamber to a pathway in sufficient proximity for detection by the smart-sensor and signaling to a remote monitoring location.
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