ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,567, issued on Oct. 21.
"Rodent disposal device" was invented by Jared Manske (Breckenridge, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a cylindrical tube placed at the top unit and ramps positioned into grooves on the base unit, wherein the rodent climbs one of the ramps in forward or aft directions into first end of the tube. The device also includes electrically charged thin metal plates on interior diameter of the tube. A PCB is located in the base unit below the tube and connected with metal plates to apply electrical shock to the rodent when the rodent touches the metal plates. The device further includes an electric mot...