Patents by Inventor Clinton G. Askin

Clinton G. Askin 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).

  • Publication number: 20030061757
    Abstract: An apparatus for attracting and killing insects, the apparatus comprising: a fuel storage tank containing a fuel; a flame generating member in communication with the fuel; a first thermally conductive surface proximate to the flame generating member; a heat sink; at least one thermoelectric generator with a hot side thermally coupled to the first thermally conductive surface and a cool side thermally coupled to the heat sink, the thermoelectric generator producing a voltage and a current proportional to a temperature difference between the hot side and the cool side; an electronic circuit electrically coupled to the thermoelectric generator, the electronic circuit configured to convert the voltage and the current into an increased voltage differential; and, a conductive grid electrically coupled to the electronic circuit, wherein the fuel is combusted on the flame generating member, thereby producing carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat, and the heat increases a temperature of the first thermally conductive s
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Clinton G. Askin