ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,040, issued on Nov. 11.
"Poleborne thrustable arthropod trap" was invented by Gabriel Villegas (Caldwell, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A poleborne thrustable arthropod trap allows a user to kill or capture an arthropod from a safe distance. The trap includes a tube, a pole extending through the tube, and a handle stop attached to a proximal end of the pole to limit distal extension of the pole. A receptacle having a distal opening is attached to a distal end of the tube, and a disk moveable within the receptacle is attached to a distal end of the pole to limit proximal retraction of the pole. A user wielding the tube may shov...