US3653145A
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Art of controlling houseflies
Assignee: Whitmire Research Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1969-12-10
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Granted: 1972-04-04
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Expires: 1989-12-10
Abstract
Abstract Killing flies by suspending, in a fly-infested area, a strip of paper or the like which has holes in it, and which has an obverse surface colored with luminescent material overprinted with pictorial illustrations of clusters of flies in postures which arouse the curiosity of other flies, the pictorial illustrations and the luminescent coating on the strip being intervened by white fields of substantially similar perimetrical contour as the flies in the pictorial illustrations; and the obverse surface of said strip carries fly food-toxin which may also be colored with luminescent material.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel M Stout
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:07
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01M; A01M1/00; A01M1/20; A01M1/2005; A01M1/2016; A01M1/02; A01M1/04; A01M2200/00; A01M2200/01; A01M2200/012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 in which the graphic silhouettes are black.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1 in which said nonluminescent field extends outboard of the graphic silhouettes about 0.008 to 0.020 inches outwardly of the boundary lines of said silhouettes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The Process of claim 3 in which the luminescent background is ultraviolet reflective.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 in which said graphic silhouettes are pictorial illustrations of flies in at least one of: a. the posture of feeding; b. the posture of copulation; and c. the posture of rest.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A fly lure comprising a film having: a. an obverse surface which is at least one of i. luminescent, and ii. reflective to ultraviolet light, b. a reverse surface coated with fly poison, and said obverse surface having graphic silhouettes resembling a plurality of flies, c. a non-luminescent field intervening the obverse surface of (i) and (ii) and each graphic silhouette resembling a fly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The lure of claim 6 in which said obverse surface is luminescent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The lure of claim 6 in which said obverse surface is ultraviolet reflective.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The lure of claim 6 in which said nonluminescent field comprises substantially opaque masking material intervening said graphic silhouettes and said one of (i) and (ii).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The lure of claim 6 in which said field extends 0.008 to 0.020 inches outwardly of the graphic silhouettes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The lure of claim 6 in which said graphic silhouettes are pictorial illustrations depicting flies in substantially biologically true size, shape and color.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The lure of claim 6 in which said graphic silhouettes are of size, shape and color resembling the biologically true size, shape and color of flies.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The lure of claim 6 in which said obverse surface is luminescent, fluorescent and phosphorescent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
A fly lure comprising a film having: a. an obverse surface which is at least one of i. luminescent, and ii. reflective to ultraviolet light, b. a reverse surface coated with fly poison, and said obverse surface having graphic silhouettes substantially triangular in shape, c. and a nonluminescent field intervening said obverse surfaces (i) and (ii) and said graphic silhouettes.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2956366A
Cited
FR1511316A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-04-04 | 1975-10-04 | 1976-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-04-04 | 1979-10-04 | 1980-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-04-04 | 1983-10-04 | 1984-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |