CPC Definition - Subclass A01M
This place covers:
- Catching or killing insects
- Special adaptations or arrangements or liquid- or powder-spraying apparatus for the purposes covered by this subclass
- Fumigators
- Flame-throwers specially adapted for the purposes covered by this subclass
- Apparatus for the destruction of vermin, noxious animals or unwanted vegetation
- Traps for animals
- Devices or apparatus for killing animals by dispensing poison, or by projectiles
- Scaring or repelling devices
- Hunting appliances
A01M provides for the catching, trapping or scaring of animals; yet when these processes are used for the purposes of fishing and apiculture/bee-keeping, they are classified in A01K. Furthermore, electric circuits or apparatus specially adapted for catching, trapping and control of animals or adapted for the destruction of insects and animals are classified in H05C. Mechanical devices/apparatus for the destruction of vermin, noxious animals and unwanted plants and vegetation are classified in A01M; yet biocides, pest repellants, attractants and plant growth regulators are classified in A01N.
This place does not cover:
Appliances for catching swarms; Drone-catching devices | |
Fishing | |
Biocides, pest repellants or attractants |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Slaughtering or stunning of animals | |
Spraying or atomising apparatus, in general | |
Equipment for fitting in or to aircraft for dropping or releasing powdered, liquid or gaseous matter, e.g. pesticides, herbicides | |
Electric circuits or apparatus specially designed for use in equipment for killing, stunning, enclosing or guiding living beings |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Animal | Non-human members of the kingdom Animalia, including, but not limited to, mammals, birds and insects. |
Destruction | To destroy or cause the death of a living organism; the non-chemical sterilisation of invertebrates. |
Fumigator | Apparatus used to disinfect or purify an area using the fumes of selected chemicals. |
Insect | A class of arthropod animals characterised by an exoskeleton supporting a three-part body (comprising a head, thorax and abdomen), six legs and two antennae. |
Killing | To destroy or cause the death of a living organism; the non-chemical sterilisation of invertebrates. |
Noxious | Harmful, poisonous or undesirable. |
Snare | An anchored noose typically made from wire or cable which tightens around an animal, preventing release or escape. |
Vermin | Wild animals, e.g. rodents, which may spread disease or be harmful to crops. |
In patent documents, the following words/expressions are often used as synonyms:
- "repellent" and "repellant"
This place covers:
Example from WO2012145198:
Example from FR2738718:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Mobile means for catching of killing insects | |
Fumigators | |
Traps for animals | |
Bait station for other animals | |
Means for repelling | |
Repelling | |
Lure dispensing device; in a sub-group of | |
Deodorisation of air |
Insects | Arthropods (insects, spiders) |
This place covers:
Example from NL1019153CC:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Stationary means for catching or killing insects |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Insects | Arthropods (insects, spiders, ...) |
This place covers:
Example from US5400543:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Insects | Arthropods (insects, spiders, ...) |
This place covers:
Example from WO2012088014:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Powder spraying apparatus | |
Combined liquid and powder spraying apparatus | |
Apparatus for the destruction of unwanted vegetation | |
Distribution of fertilizers | |
Distributing devices specially adapted for liquid manure or other fertilising liquid | |
Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like | |
Chemical treatment of plants or soils | |
Spraying apparatus in general | |
Nozzles |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Atomiser | Using an air stream |
This place covers:
Example from DE924662:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Liquid spraying apparatus | |
Combined liquid and powder spraying apparatus | |
Fertiliser distributor | |
Spraying apparatus in general |
This place covers:
Example from DE1403369:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Liquid spraying apparatus | |
Powder spraying apparatus | |
Fertiliser distributors | |
Spraying apparatus in general |
This place covers:
Apparatus for fumigating e.g. shipping containers, buildings, furniture and rats in holes
Example from DE19708669:
This place does not cover:
Poisoning or narcotising insects by vaporising an insecticide |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Domestic appliance for vaporizing an insecticide | |
Destruction of vermin in clothes and foodstuff | |
Scaring and repelling | |
Injection of fertilizers in the roots of trees | |
Deodorisation of air |
This place covers:
Example from WO2004070269:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Destruction of weeds | |
Flame-throwers in general |
This place covers:
Example from DE19844718:
This place does not cover:
Injecting fertilizers into the roots of trees |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Killing insects | |
Fumigators | |
Destruction of animals using steam, hot air or electricity |
This place covers:
Example from WO0176362:
This place does not cover:
Electric traps |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Destruction of insects | |
Flame-throwers | |
Destruction of weeds | |
Scaring and repelling |
This place covers:
Example from DE202005014568U:
This place does not cover:
Control of undesirable vegetation on roads or permanent ways of railways |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Liquid spraying | |
Flame-throwers | |
Destruction of animals using steam or electricity | |
Hand-tools for uprooting weeds | |
Machines for working soil and weeding | |
Biocides, plant growth regulators | |
Spraying or atomising apparatus in general | |
Soil-conditioning or soil-stabilising materials |
This place covers:
Example from US2012297661:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Traps for insects | |
Bait stations | |
Detection of animals | |
Housing animals |
This place covers:
Example from WO2011142740:
This place does not cover:
Dispensing poison to insects | |
Apparatus having projectiles or killing implements projected to kill the animal |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Bait stations for insects | |
Fumigators | |
Destruction of vermin in foodstuff | |
Devices or methods for introducing solid, liquid, or gaseous remedies or othermaterialsinto or onto the bodies of animals |
This place covers:
Example from US2012000114:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Destruction by steam, hot air or electricity | |
Animal traps | |
Detection of animals | |
Smallarms, e.g. pistols, rifles |
This place covers:
Example from US2010013123:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Catching or killing insects | |
Destruction of animals by steam, hot air or electricity | |
Trapping animals | |
Poisoning animals |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Repelling | means no killing and no trapping |
This place covers:
Hunting,
Detecting and monitoring the presence of prey animals
Example from WO2012057814:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Vaporizing insecticide | |
Detecting the presence of insects | |
Repelling substance; | |
Slaughtering |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Folding seats |