Patents by Inventor Susan McKnight

Susan McKnight 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: 11013225
    Abstract: An intercepting device (e.g. a furniture coaster device) is placed under furniture (bed, sofa, chair. etc.), other climbable object, or the floor adjacent an object to intercept crawling arthropods and other crawling pests. The intercepting device can be used to monitor the presence of crawling arthropods and other crawling pests (such as bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, etc.), reduce pest numbers, and monitor efficacy of pest control procedures. The intercepting device includes pitfall trap surfaces that form multiple pitfall traps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Susan McKnight, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan McKnight, Changlu Wang
  • Publication number: 20160100567
    Abstract: An intercepting device (e.g. a furniture coaster device) is placed under furniture (bed, sofa, chair. etc.), other climbable object, or the floor adjacent an object to intercept crawling arthropods and other crawling pests. The intercepting device can be used to monitor the presence of crawling arthropods and other crawling pests (such as bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, etc.), reduce pest numbers, and monitor efficacy of pest control procedures. The intercepting device includes pitfall trap surfaces that form multiple pitfall traps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Susan McKnight, Changlu Wang
  • Patent number: 9253973
    Abstract: An intercepting device (e.g. a furniture coaster device) is placed under furniture (bed, sofa, chair. etc.), other climbable object, or the floor adjacent an object to intercept crawling arthropods and other crawling pests. The intercepting device can be used to monitor the presence of crawling arthropods and other crawling pests (such as bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, etc.), reduce pest numbers, and monitor efficacy of pest control procedures. The intercepting device includes pitfall trap surfaces that form multiple pitfall traps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignees: Purdue Research Foundation, Susan McKnight, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan McKnight, Changlu Wang
  • Patent number: 9066511
    Abstract: An intercepting device (e.g. a furniture coaster device) is placed under furniture (bed, sofa, chair. etc.), other climable object, or the floor adjacent an object to intercept crawling arthropods and other crawling pests. The intercepting device can be used to monitor the presence of crawling arthropods and other crawling pests (such as bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, etc.), reduce pest numbers, and monitor efficacy of pest control procedures. The intercepting device includes pitfall trap surfaces that form multiple pitfall traps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: Purdue Research Foundation, Susan McKnight, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan McKnight, Changlu Wang
  • Patent number: 8966812
    Abstract: A climb-up pitfall trap for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like comprises a rough exterior surface, a precipice, a smooth interior surface and sensory lures. The sensory lures include heat, carbon dioxide and/or a lure composition. The lure composition comprises a combination of (a) L-lactic acid, and (b) a fatty acid from the group consisting of (1) propionic acid, (2) butyric acid, and (3) valeric acid. The lure composition may also comprise (c) octenol. A method for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like uses the climb-up pitfall trap in a bed bug infested environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Susan McKnight, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan McKnight
  • Publication number: 20110225873
    Abstract: An intercepting device (e.g. a furniture coaster device) is placed under furniture (bed, sofa, chair. etc.), other climable object, or the floor adjacent an object to intercept crawling arthropods and other crawling pests. The intercepting device can be used to monitor the presence of crawling arthropods and other crawling pests (such as bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, etc.), reduce pest numbers, and monitor efficacy of pest control procedures. The intercepting device includes pitfall trap surfaces that form multiple pitfall traps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Susan McKnight, Changlu Wang
  • Publication number: 20110203159
    Abstract: A method for attracting bed bugs includes placing a climb-up pitfall trap apparatus that includes a chemical lure composition. The lure composition includes a combination of (a) L-lactic acid, and (b) at least one fatty acid or salt selected from the group consisting of (1) propionic acid, (2) butyric acid, and (3) valeric acid, and (c) 1-octen-3-ol, and (d) a suitable ketone, and (e) a suitable aliphatic sulfide. The trap may also include in conjunction with the lure composition a carbon dioxide source and/or a heat source to compose a lure arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Susan McKnight, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan McKnight
  • Publication number: 20090282728
    Abstract: An intercepting device (e.g. a furniture coaster device) is placed under furniture (bed, sofa, chair. etc.), other climbable object, or the floor adjacent an object to intercept crawling arthropods and other crawling pests. The intercepting device can be used to monitor the presence of crawling arthropods and other crawling pests (such as bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, beetles, spiders, etc.), reduce pest numbers, and monitor efficacy of pest control procedures. The intercepting device includes pitfall trap surfaces that form multiple pitfall traps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Susan McKnight, Changlu Wang
  • Publication number: 20090145020
    Abstract: A climb-up pitfall trap for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like comprises a rough exterior surface, a precipice, a smooth interior surface and sensory lures. The sensory lures include heat, carbon dioxide and/or a lure composition. The lure composition comprises a combination of (a) L-lactic acid, and (b) a fatty acid from the group consisting of (1) propionic acid, (2) butyric acid, and (3) valeric acid. The lure composition may also comprise (c) octenol. A method for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like uses the climb-up pitfall trap in a bed bug infested environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Susan McKnight
  • Publication number: 20070292416
    Abstract: Antibodies or functional antibody fragments that recognize or interfere with the production of a component of the CD3 antigen complex are de-immunized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Rother, Susan McKnight, Dayang Wu, Francis Carr, Anita Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20070041972
    Abstract: Antibodies and/or fusion proteins contain a region that includes an IgG2-derived portion IgG4-derived portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Russell Rother, Dayang Wu, Stephen Squinto, Mark Evans, Susan McKnight