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Country	kind	publication No.	Filing Date	Type	Sub-Type
WO	A1	WO2011142740	May 10, 2010	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT		SINGLE-LATCH LOCK AND RODENT TRAP WITH SINGLE-LATCH LOCK		Nov 17, 2011
CA	A1	CA2799147	May 10, 2010	Patent	Application
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application
APPLICATION LAID OPEN		SINGLE-LATCH LOCK AND RODENT TRAP WITH SINGLE-LATCH LOCK		Nov 17, 2011

• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
VMIP LLC	PO BOX 211385 BEDFORD TX 76095

International Classification(s)

• A01M:CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS
• E05B:LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
• E05C:BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FO....

• 2010 Application Filing Year
• A01M Class
• 140 Applications Filed
• 102 Patents Issued To-Date
• 72.86 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Covington, Larry	Weatherford, US	21	178
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 178

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• 1 Citation Count
• A01M Class

• 6.96 % this patent is cited more than
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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date
11.5 Year Payment	$7400.00	$3700.00	$1850.00	Sep 24, 2026

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Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
March 24, 2015	US,8984803,B2   US8984803B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
May 16, 2013	US,20130118056,A1   US20130118056A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 8984803

Single-latch lock and rodent trap with single-latch lock

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Abstract

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Locks for use with pest-control devices such as bait stations or other loadable devices, kits that include a lock and key, and pest control devices that include a lock.

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Mar 24, 2015	I	Issuance
Mar 04, 2015	STCF	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT GRANT	free format text: PATENTED CASE
May 16, 2013	P	Published
Jan 25, 2013	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:COVINGTON, LARRY;REEL/FRAME:029696/0174 Owner name: VM PRODUCTS, INC., TEXAS Effective Date: Jan 25, 2013
May 10, 2010	F	Filing
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