Selective detection of bed bugs

US12356976B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ECOLAB USA INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark W. Beach · Midland, US
• Andrey N. Soukhojak · Midland, US
• Neil A. Spomer · Carmel, US
• Shane L. Mangold · Midland, US
• Ravi B. Shankar · Midland, US
• Sukrit Mukhopadhyay · Midland, US
• Jeremy Chris P. Reyes · Lake Jackson, US
• Bruce A. Jacobs · Fishers, US
• William L. Winniford · Lake Jackson, US
• Ronda L. Hamm · Carmel, US
• Phillip J. Howard · Greenville, US
• Andrew J. Pasztor · Midland, US
• Mary D. Evenson · Zionsville, US
• Thomas G. Patterson · Westfield, US
• Natalie C. Giampietro · Carmel, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 26, 2023
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2025
• Expiry date: May 26, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09D183/04
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A chemical agent useful for controlling pests is disclosed. The agent can be a thiol, such as a cyclic thiol according to Formula I. The agent can be used to react with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests, such as bed bugs, to provide an adduct. The agent can be useful in a pest control device, system, or method for detecting pests, which can involve use of a controller and a sensor cell coated with composition containing the agent. The disclosure also describes the adduct obtained from the agent and the analyte, as well as a composition containing the agent or adduct.