Patents by Inventor Graeme William Sturgeon

Graeme William Sturgeon 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).

  • Method and apparatus for extermination of pests
    Publication number: 20110271583
    Abstract: An extermination device for exterminating pests includes a holder, trigger mechanism and a resilient ring mounted on the holder. When a pest actuates the trigger mechanism, the ring is released from the holder onto the pest, thereby killing the pest in a humane manner. A cover may be provided to protect the trigger mechanism from dirt and animals larger than target pest size. A loading device having a tapering body adapted to allow a resilient ring to be expanded from the narrow end to the wide end of the tapering body, wherein the wide end includes a formation adapted to engage with a holder of an extermination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Graeme William Sturgeon, David James Calder McCormick, John Russel Neustroski, David Wells, Luc Desbonnets
  • Method and apparatus for extermination of pests
    Patent number: 7918050
    Abstract: An extermination device for exterminating pests includes a holder, trigger mechanism and a resilient ring mounted on the holder. When a pest actuates the trigger mechanism, the ring is released from the holder onto the pest, thereby killing the pest in a humane manner. A cover may be provided to protect the trigger mechanism from dirt and animals larger than target pest size. A loading device having a tapering body adapted to allow a resilient ring to be expanded from the narrow end to the wide end of the tapering body, wherein the wide end includes a formation adapted to engage with a holder of an extermination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Inventors: Graeme William Sturgeon, David James Calder McCormick, John Russel Neustroski