Patents by Inventor Alan V. Barak

Alan V. Barak 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).

  • Vertical wall mount insect trap
    Patent number: 4866877
    Abstract: A vertical mount trap for monitoring and control of insects, especially Trogoderma granarium (khapra beetle) and other stored-product pests of the order Coleoptera; comprising a housing device, a pitfall chamber within the housing device, an attractant, and a protective jacket having vents and flaps designed to facilitate entry to the housing device from a vertical surface in a pest control area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Alan V. Barak
  • Suffocation-type insect trap with pitfall and attractant
    Patent number: 4581845
    Abstract: A poisonless trap for monitoring and control of insects, especially stored-product pests of the order Coleoptera, comprising a housing device, a pitfall chamber within the housing device, oil within the pitfall chamber, and an attractant. Insects lured into the pitfall by the attractant die by suffocation in the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Zoecon Corporation
    Inventors: Wendell E. Burkholder, Alan V. Barak