Patents by Inventor Gabriella GIBSON

Gabriella GIBSON 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).

  • Insect trap
    Patent number: 11109582
    Abstract: An insect trap (100) and method for trapping and/or killing insects are disclosed. The insect trap comprises an enclosure (10) for receiving a human or an animal, and comprising an opening (12) configured to allow air to flow out of the enclosure and prevent insects from entering the enclosure, and a trapping unit (30) outside of the enclosure and in fluidic communication with the opening. The trapping unit comprises a heatable container (32) comprising either an adhesive material (31) for attracting and trapping an insect or a material comprising insecticide for killing an insect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Greenwich
    Inventors: Gabriella Gibson, Frances Hawkes
  • INSECT TRAP
    Publication number: 20180206471
    Abstract: An insect trap (100) and method for trapping and/or killing insects are disclosed. The insect trap comprises an enclosure (10) for receiving a human or an animal, and comprising an opening (12) configured to allow air to flow out of the enclosure and prevent insects from entering the enclosure, and a trapping unit (30) outside of the enclosure and in fluidic communication with the opening. The trapping unit comprises a heatable container (32) comprising either an adhesive material (31) for attracting and trapping an insect or a material comprising insecticide for killing an insect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriella GIBSON, Frances HAWKES