Patents by Inventor Adrian P. Meehan

Adrian P. Meehan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Intruder detection and control apparatus
    Patent number: 4884064
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for detecting free-ranging pests, for example mice, without providing an attractant material. The presence of a pest is sensed by at least one of a plurality of sensors, a signal is emitted indicating the sensing of a pest by that sensor, and the fact that a signal has been emitted is indicated by an indicating means that is operatively coupled to the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Rentokil Limited
    Inventor: Adrian P. Meehan
  • Pest monitoring system
    Patent number: 4862145
    Abstract: A pest monitoring apparatus includes a plurality of detectors distributed over an area under surveillance and each linked to an indicator for indicating whether or not anything has been detected by any one or more of the detectors. The indicator sends signals to each of the detectors and each detector responds only if it has detected a pest. Responders, as distinct from detectors, are included in the apparatus to permit the indicators to check on whether or not the links between the indicator and the detectors are intact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Rentokil Limited
    Inventors: Adrian P. Meehan, Vernon R. Ash