Patent ID: 9671443
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01M,G01N,G01R

Claim:
1. A device for measuring electrical charge of a flying insect comprising an electrically non-conductive hollow tube containing a small opening and a large opening located at opposite ends of the non-conductive hollow tube; a metal hollow tube located inside the electrically non-conductive hollow tube and located with one end of the metal hollow tube beginning approximately 30% to 50% down the non-conductive hollow tube, wherein the metal hollow tube is electrically connected to a means for detecting electrical charge; a metal screen located between the metal hollow tube and the large opening, wherein the metal screen is electrically connected to a means for measuring the electrical charge of the screen, and a fan inside the hollow tube between the metal screen and the large opening, wherein said fan directs the flow of air from the small opening, through said screen, to the large opening, wherein insects are directed, by the air flow of said fan, to impact and become trapped on the screen, wherein said means for detecting electrical charge is via a co-axial connector that is capable of attenuating electrical noise of the device.