Patents by Inventor Douglas C. Hayes

Douglas C. Hayes 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).

  • Dumpster rodent control system
    Patent number: 6860060
    Abstract: A system for controlling rodents in the vicinity of dumpsters consisting of an assembly of two chambers joined together; the outermost having a rodent entry and exit port and the innermost having the same connecting to the outermost chamber. A rodent control device, either a mechanical trap or a chemical rodenticide coupled with bait is disposed in the innermost chamber. The assembly is positioned at the front and bottom of a dumpster with the innermost chamber forward of the outermost chamber such that when the dumpster is tipped forward for emptying, the rodent control device and any rodents in the innermost chamber will remain within that chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hayes, Jonathan M. Boyar
  • Dumpster rodent control system
    Publication number: 20040205994
    Abstract: A system for controlling rodents in the vicinity of dumpsters consisting of an assembly of two chambers joined together; the outermost having a rodent entry and exit port and the innermost having the same connecting to the outermost chamber. A rodent control device, either a mechanical trap or a chemical rodenticide coupled with bait is disposed in the innermost chamber. The assembly is positioned at the front and bottom of a dumpster with the innermost chamber forward of the outermost chamber such that when the dumpster is tipped forward for emptying, the rodent control device and any rodents in the innermost chamber will remain within that chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hayes, Jonathan M. Boyar