ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,607, issued on April 22.
"Hand-held insect eliminator" was invented by Stephen James Coughlin (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This Hand-Held Insect Eliminator is a device comprising two flaps of optimal size and shape, which are connected at one end by a hinge. Intelligently designed integrated finger housings at the hinged end allow the device to be easily opened and snapped shut by a wide variety of hand finger sizes. The device can be used on many types of insects, whether flying, hanging, crawling, or at rest. It can be operated in mid-air, against a wall, ceiling, or directly against a surface, or just above...