Patents by Inventor Janice E. Powell

Janice E. Powell 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).

  • Patent number: 6817139
    Abstract: A first housing has an open end and a sidewall with at least one slot. A second housing has an open first end in operative association with the open end of the first housing. The second housing has an open second end. A fan assembly is secured between the first and second housings to effect a flow of air through the slot and open second end of the second housing. A mesh fabric entraps insects entrained against the fabric by the flow of air through the fabric. A source of light within the first housing attracts flying insects toward the slot and into the first housing. Once in the first housing the flow of air from the fan will entrain the flying insects in a path of movement from the first housing to the second housing and then to the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Inventors: William E. Powell, Janice E. Powell, William B. Reed