Patents Assigned to VM Products, Inc.
  • RODENT TRAP WITH PRESENCE INDICATOR MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20240224984
    Abstract: Pest-management apparatuses and related methods. At least some of the present pest-management apparatuses comprise: a base, a lid coupled to the base such that the lid is movable between open and closed positions, where the base and lid define a chamber when the lid is in the closed position; a pest-capture device disposable within the chamber and having a capture element that is movable between set and capture positions; and an elongated indicator configured to extend through an opening in the lid when the lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan VICKERY, Jay RASMUSSEN
  • WEIGHTED RODENT BAIT STATIONS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240224985
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan VICKERY, Larry COVINGTON
  • RODENT TRAP WITH PRESENCE INDICATOR MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20240130354
    Abstract: Pest-management apparatuses and related methods. At least some of the present pest-management apparatuses comprise: a base, a lid coupled to the base such that the lid is movable between open and closed positions, where the base and lid define a chamber when the lid is in the closed position; a pest-capture device disposable within the chamber and having a capture element that is movable between set and capture positions; and an elongated indicator configured to extend through an opening in the lid when the lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan VICKERY, Jay RASMUSSEN
  • WEIGHTED RODENT BAIT STATIONS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240130355
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan VICKERY, Larry COVINGTON
  • PEST CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240114889
    Abstract: A pest control device is disclosed. The pest control device includes a base and a lid. The base includes an opening. The lid is attached to the base and pivotable between a first position and a second position. The lid includes a ramp. When the lid is in the first position: (i) the base and the lid define an interior volume and (ii) the ramp is adjacent the opening of the base. The disclosed pest control device more effectively traps a pest with an adhesive material and facilitate replacement of a used adhesive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan VICKERY
  • Pest-management apparatuses with separator to improve function of rodent sensor
    Patent number: 11259517
    Abstract: Pest-management apparatuses (e.g., stations), such as, for example, that can configured to permit a rodent to enter and retrieve a bait and/or become trapped (e.g., adhesive or a snap-trap).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Larry Covington
  • Weighted rodent bait stations and related methods
    Patent number: 9826730
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Larry Covington
  • Tamper resistant weighted rodent and insect bait station
    Patent number: 9155294
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bait station and method for securing it using a receptacle for holding a weight to weight a bait enclosure and by stakes formed as a unitary part of the enclosure for securing the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: VM Products Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Vickery
  • Weighted rodent bait stations and related methods
    Patent number: 8997396
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: VM Products Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Larry Covington
  • Tamper resistant weighted rodent and insect bait station
    Patent number: 8984801
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bait station and method for securing it using a receptacle for holding a weight to weight a bait enclosure and by stakes formed as a unitary part of the enclosure for securing the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: VM Products Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Vickery
  • Single-latch lock and rodent trap with single-latch lock
    Patent number: 8984803
    Abstract: Locks for use with pest-control devices such as bait stations or other loadable devices, kits that include a lock and key, and pest control devices that include a lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: VM Products Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Covington
  • Tamper-Resistant Fly Control Station and Methods for Using the Same
    Publication number: 20140325895
    Abstract: A station for holding an insect control product includes a body portion having sidewalls and a rear wall defining a receptacle having an opening. A door portion is rotatably coupled to the body portion for covering the opening defined by the body portion in a closed configuration of the station. A tamper resistant latching mechanism is disposed within the receptacle in the closed configuration of the station, and is accessible by a key through an aperture through the door portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: VM Products Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Vickery
  • Tamper resistant weighted rodent and insect bait station
    Patent number: 8800201
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bait station and method for securing it using a receptacle for holding a weight to weight a bait enclosure and by stakes formed as a unitary part of the enclosure for securing the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Vickery
  • Tamper-resistant fly control station and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 8720107
    Abstract: A station for holding an insect control product includes a body portion having sidewalls and a rear wall defining a receptacle having an opening. A door portion is rotatably coupled to the body portion for covering the opening defined by the body portion in a closed configuration of the station. A tamper resistant latching mechanism is disposed within the receptacle in the closed configuration of the station, and is accessible by a key through an aperture through the door portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: VM Products Inc.
    Inventor: Ethan Vickery
  • Weighted rodent bait stations and related methods
    Patent number: 8701594
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for bundling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Larry Covington
  • WEIGHTED RODENT BAIT STATIONS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140096435
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan VICKERY, Larry COVINGTON
  • Weighted rodent bait stations and related methods
    Patent number: 8516740
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: VM Products Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Larry Covington
  • Weighted rodent bait stations and related methods
    Patent number: 8209900
    Abstract: Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Larry Covington
  • Pest trap
    Patent number: D828484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Jay Rasmussen
  • Pest trap
    Patent number: D829846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: VM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Vickery, Jay Rasmussen