{"number":"US12696891B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Crawling insect pitfall trap and methods of using","english":"Crawling insect pitfall trap and methods of using"},"abstract":{"original":"A crawling insect pitfall trap configured be placed on a surface can include a plurality of connected walls and a fibrous layer. The plurality of connected walls can be configured to rest on the surface and can each be sloped to form a pitfall cavity and to form a top edge at an opening of the pitfall cavity. The plurality of connected walls can each include an outer surface that is smooth. The sloped and smooth surfaces can be configured to dissuade climbing by a crawling insect.…","english":"A crawling insect pitfall trap configured be placed on a surface can include a plurality of connected walls and a fibrous layer. The plurality of connected walls can be configured to rest on the surface and can each be sloped to form a pitfall cavity and to form a top edge at an opening of the pitfall cavity. The plurality of connected walls can each include an outer surface that is smooth. The sloped and smooth surfaces can be configured to dissuade climbing by a crawling insect.…"},"applicants":["Ecolab USA Inc."],"inventors":["Daniel Ronald Schwartz","Morgan Ann Manderfield","Alicia Nichole Gettis"],"filingDate":"2024-09-17","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12696891B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12696891B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12696891B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12696891B2"}}