Paul R Zeamer

US Patent:

8429848, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

Oct 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/603233

Inventors:

James R. Walsh - Wauwatosa WI, US
Paul R. Zeamer - Madison WI, US
Daniel C. Johnson - Madison WI, US

Assignee:

Bell Laboratories, Inc. - Madison WI

International Classification:

A01M 23/26

US Classification:

43 80, 43 88, 43 92

Abstract:

A mole trap has a tough plastic base with downwardly extending fixed blades. Movable plastic blades are pivotably connected to the base and urged into a sprung condition by springs. A two-segment lever extends between the base and a catch which is pivotably mounted to the base. A trigger extends through a central opening in the catch and has a post which protrudes beneath the catch where it can be actuated by the targeted mole. Operation of the trigger post causes the lever to release from its engagement with the catch so that the movable blades close on and strike the mole positioned beneath the trap. The trigger has a release tab extending from the lever, allowing convenient release from the set position, and an upwardly protruding set arm allowing trigger depression from a point exterior to the handle into its desired set configuration.

US Patent:

53639898, Nov 15, 1994

Filed:

Jul 9, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/089010

Inventors:

Paul Zeamer - Madison WI
Delbert E. Lins - Spring Green WI

Assignee:

DEC International, Inc. - Madison WI

International Classification:

B56D 530

US Classification:

222 16

Abstract:

A controller for a beverage tap has a base with a fastener for attaching the base to the beverage tap. A pneumatically-operated cylinder is mounted on the base and has a piston which when the cylinder is pressurized forces a lever of the tap into an open position. A cover releasably extends around five sides of the base and encloses the cylinder. A torsion spring is attached inside the cover to bias the lever into a closed position when the cylinder is not pressurized. A plurality of push button switches are mounted on the cover for operating the controller. A first electrical connector is attached to the base and has two guides that have conical apertures. A second electrical connector is movably attached to the cover, and includes two pins located within apertures of the two guides. The first and second electrical connectors have contacts formed by a pair of tines. Each pair of tines of one electrical connector slide in between and mesh perpendicularly with a pair of tines of the other electrical connector.

US Patent:

20220240495, Aug 4, 2022

Filed:

Jan 13, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/575051

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Paul R. Zeamer - Madison WI, US
Daniel C. Johnson - Madison WI, US

International Classification:

A01M 23/26
A01M 23/18
A01M 23/30

Abstract:

A trap has a housing including an entrance. Internally, the trap has a trigger structure including a trigger plate and a latch mechanism, coupled with the housing; and a pivoting structure pivotally coupled with the housing and adapted to releasably engage with the latch mechanism of the trigger structure. When the trap is triggered by a rodent, the pivoting structure disengages from the latch mechanism and the pivoting structure pivots towards a rear wall of the housing and the trigger plate, and the trigger plate pivots toward the pivoting structure, moving the rodent against towards the rear wall of the housing and trapping the rodent between the pivoting structure and the rear wall. Once the trap is triggered, the rodent is contained and in most cases, killed, within the trap.

US Patent:

20190327955, Oct 31, 2019

Filed:

Jan 9, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/476713

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Paul R. Zeamer - Madison WI, US
Daniel C. Johnson - Madison WI, US

International Classification:

A01M 23/26
A01M 23/16

Abstract:

A trap has a housing including an entrance. Internally, the trap has a trigger structure including a trigger plate and a latch mechanism, coupled with the housing; and a pivoting structure pivotally coupled with the housing and adapted to releasably engage with the latch mechanism of the trigger structure. When the trap is triggered by a rodent, the pivoting structure disengages from the latch mechanism and the pivoting structure pivots towards a rear wall of the housing and the trigger plate, and the trigger plate pivots toward the pivoting structure, moving the rodent against towards the rear wall of the housing and trapping the rodent between the pivoting structure and the rear wall. Once the trap is triggered, the rodent is contained and in most cases, killed, within the trap.

US Patent:

20150335003, Nov 26, 2015

Filed:

Apr 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/689224

Inventors:

Paul R. Zeamer - Madison WI, US
James R. Walsh - Wauwatosa WI, US

Assignee:

Bell Laboratories, Inc. - Madison WI

International Classification:

A01M 1/20

Abstract:

An insect toxic bait dispenser has a top with a downwardly opening compartments in which toxic bait fluids may be retained by an underlying foil barrier. The top is supported on a base with posts positioned beneath the barrier. Base prongs extend into a top shaft with ledges at different heights, preventing part separation when the barrier is intact above the posts, and, when the top is closed on the base, piercing the foil seal and dispensing liquids into fluid retaining members held in base pockets. To use, a peripheral tear strip is removed from the base, permitting the top to descend on the base causing the posts to puncture the seal, compressing the fluid retaining members against the barrier to receive and dispense toxic bait liquid while retarding the rate of liquid evaporation. The top may be hinged to the base, or urged downwardly by a threaded cap.