Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Tozer

Stephen R. Tozer 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 with a housing and walk through passage for removing insects from animals
    Patent number: 5526604
    Abstract: An insect trap (10) including a housing having a support frame (11), a skin (18) of flexible transparent or translucent material attached to and substantially covering the support frame (11) to provide a housing interior (17A) which is substantially totally exposed to sunlight. A walk through passage (16A) extends through the housing interior (17A) and a brush (33A, 37A) forms a dense curtain in the walk through passage (16A) for brushing flies off an animal passing through the housing interior (17A) in the walk through passage (16A). One or more ceiling sheets or panels (20) are located in the housing which are spaced from the flexible skin (18) to define an enclosed space (57) which functions as a heat trap for insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Robert W. Sutherst, Stephen R. Tozer