Electronic fly population control apparatus
US5979107A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M2200/012
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved non-toxic, non-chemical, non-polluting, inexpensive electronic apparatus to control the fly population within an animal or poultry enclosure which kills by destroying the nervous system of the fly with a brief burst of high voltage oscillations that is applied to a pair of closely spaced parallel conductors every 3 to 4 seconds.
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