ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,527, issued on June 24.
"Selective bait delivery apparatus and method for animal control" was invented by Aaron B. Shiels (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Shane K. Vogt (Steamboat Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bait station system includes an enclosure formed in part by an upper housing. The bait station system also includes a ramp that forms a bottom wall of the enclosure. The ramp moves from an initial position to an active position in response to a weight that exceeds a target animal weight threshold applied to the ramp. The bait station system also includes a bait hopper that holds bait. The bait station system further ...