US 11,672,244 B2
Insect barrier arrangement utilizing electrodes
Andreas Rose, Regensburg (DE); Farooq Tanveer, Regensburg (DE); Elies Molins, Barcelona (ES); Krijn Paaijmans, Tempe, AZ (US); and Berta Domènech Garcia, Regensburg (DE)
Assigned to Biogents AG, Regensburg (DE); Agencia Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid (ES); and Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona (ISGlobal), Barcelona (ES)
Appl. No. 16/753,874
Filed by Biogents AG, Regensburg (DE); Agencia Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid (ES); and Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona (ISGlobal), Barcelona (ES)
PCT Filed Oct. 18, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/078649
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 6, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/077084, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2017 124 508.1 (DE), filed on Oct. 20, 2017; and application No. 17208300 (EP), filed on Dec. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0260717 A1, Aug. 20, 2020
Int. Cl. A01M 29/28 (2011.01); A01M 1/22 (2006.01); A01M 29/34 (2011.01)
CPC A01M 29/28 (2013.01) [A01M 1/226 (2013.01); A01M 29/34 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A barrier system (10) comprising:
one or more devices (16), in the form of a blind (20) system, that comprise at least two electrodes (18), each with a different electrical potential, wherein the at least two electrodes (18) are arranged remotely from one another and such that the at least two electrodes form a permanent electrical field (28) or a cyclical electrical field (28) or an intermittent electrical field (28) within an opening (12),
wherein the at least two electrodes (18) are: a) within the opening (12) in a wall or surface, b) on the edge of the opening (12), or c) outside of the opening (12) and in proximity to the opening (12)
wherein the at least two electrodes are lamellae (22) of the blind (20), and
wherein the electrical field (28) is configured to prevent insects (2) from passing through the opening (12) or from being killed or injured.