公开(公告)号：US20220361478A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17871033

申请日：2022-07-22

Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC

Inventor： Phillip J. Howard ,  Richard V. Baxter, JR. ,  Douglas K. Brune ,  Uriel Kluk ,  Edward G. Beistle ,  Christopher Siler ,  Marc Black

IPC: A01M31/00 ,  A01M23/30 ,  A01M1/02

Abstract: A pest control device comprising a capacitive sensor array including a plurality of sensor pads, the capacitive sensor array being configured to generate an electrical output signal indicating the state of each sensor pad, and an electronic controller electrically connected to the capacitive sensor array, the electronic controller including a processor and a memory including a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: receive the electrical output signals from the capacitive sensor array, determine a measured capacitance value for each sensor pad based on each electrical output signal, calculate a baseline for each sensor pad based on the measured capacitance value of the sensor pad, determine whether a difference between the measured capacitance value of at least one sensor pad and its corresponding baseline exceeds a first predetermined threshold, update a counter when the first predetermined threshold is exceeded, and record an event indicative of a presence of a pest when the counter exceeds a predetermined limit.

公开(公告)号：US20230337651A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18202681

申请日：2023-05-26

Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC

Inventor： Mark W. Beach ,  Andrey N. Soukhojak ,  Neil A. Spomer ,  Shane L. Mangold ,  Ravi B. Shankar ,  Sukrit Mukhopadhyay ,  Jeremy Chris P. Reyes ,  Bruce A. Jacobs ,  William L. Winniford ,  Ronda L. Hamm ,  Phillip J. Howard ,  Andrew J. Pasztor ,  Mary D. Evenson ,  Thomas G. Patterson ,  Natalie C. Giampietro

IPC: A01M1/02

CPC classification number: A01M1/026 ,  A01M1/023 ,  A01M2200/011

Abstract: A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. A pest control device includes a sensor having a sensor cell and a controller. A surface of the sensor cell is coated with an agent that reacts with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests. The controller is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor cell indicative of a rate of change in sensor mass detected on the surface of the sensor cell, determine whether the rate of change in the sensor mass based on the received sensor data exceeds a predefined threshold rate, and transmit a pest detection alert notification to a server in response to a determination that the rate of change exceeds the predetermined threshold rate.