ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,871, issued on June 3.
"Bee vacuum" was invented by Michael Stanton (Poway, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The bee vacuum may comprise a first bucket, a second bucket, a lid, an intake hose, a vacuum pump, and a battery pack. The bee vacuum may be adapted to collect a plurality of bees from a swarm so that the swarm may be relocated. The vacuum pump located in the bottom of the first bucket be energized by the battery pack to drawn air and the plurality of bees into the second bucket via the intake hose. The second bucket may be smaller than the first bucket and may be nested within the top of the first bucket. The air may pass...