ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,179, issued on July 15.
"Remote controlled tree trimmer" was invented by David Frederick Austin (Hobe Sound, Fla.) and Terri Austin Keogh (Hobe Sound, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote-controlled tree trimmer including a climbing assembly, a cutting assembly, and a control device assembly. The climbing assembly includes a bottom ring and climbing structures. The climbing structures are attached to the bottom ring. The climbing structures move up and down said bottom ring in a trunk of a tree. The cutting assembly includes a top ring and a cutting element. The top ring is connected to the bottom ring. The top ring is above ...