ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,571, issued on Aug. 5.
"Indoor/outdoor bird feeder" was invented by Apryl McGill (Kansas City, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention generally comprises indoor/outdoor bird feeder systems and methods for feeding and observing birds via a wall/door mounted indoor/outdoor bird feeder. The system and method include an inside/interior component and an outside/exterior component that fit within an opening in a wall or door. The two components are mounted within a wall or door, such that the interior component and exterior component lock together to form a single unit once installed. An advantage of the present invention ...