Patents Assigned to Aventis Environmental Science, S.A.
  • Patent number: 6729067
    Abstract: A device for baiting insects which includes an anchor tube that is placed in the ground, a base plate that attaches to the anchor tube, a cover that attaches to the base plate, a bait cup placed in said anchor tube and that sits beneath the ground, and a termite media support rod that attaches to the bait cup and sits in the anchor tube, beneath the ground, the key to open the cover and access the bait, the anchor tube being molded into one integrated piece with a continuous spiral fin or threaded member that acts as a screw mechanism when inserting the station into the ground and the base plate, which sits at ground level, includes insect entry openings; a cover covers the base plate and bait cup, protecting the bait from the elements; and optionally a termite media support rod, which includes a disk molded on the bottom thereof used to hold material for termite monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Aventis Environmental Science S.A.
    Inventors: James L. Lund, Gordon Morrison, Lisa Olson
  • Publication number: 20030145511
    Abstract: An insect feeding station having a unitary base portion formed from a deformable material such as a plastic material, the base portion having a bait-toxicant in an inner compartment and having a breachable internal seal covering said compartment, ridges and walls, forming guiding and baffle means to guide insects from the periphery of the station to the inner compartment and to prevent probing of the poison from outside the station, and optionally, a partially or totally transparent cover and optionally having also a contrasting color under the poison to make removed bait toxicant easily detectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Aventis Environmental Science S.A.
    Inventors: Leslie E. Finn, Rebecca Fong
  • Patent number: 6474015
    Abstract: A device for baiting insects which includes an anchor tube that is placed in the ground, a base plate that attaches to the anchor tube, a cover that attaches to the base plate, a bait cup placed in said anchor tube and that sits beneath the ground, and a termite media support rod that attaches to the bait cup and sits in the anchor tube, beneath the ground, the key to open the cover and access the bait, the anchor tube being molded into one integrated piece with a continuous spiral fin or threaded member that acts as a screw mechanism when inserting the station into the ground and the base plate, which sits at ground level, includes insect entry openings; a cover covers the base plate and bait cup, protecting the bait from the elements; and optionally a termite media support rod, which includes a disk molded on the bottom thereof used to hold material for termite monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Aventis Environmental Science, S.A.
    Inventors: James L. Lund, Gordon Morrison, Lisa Olson