ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,634, issued on Sept. 9.
"Hyper-realistic hummingbird feeder" was invented by Madison Giles (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hyper-realistic hummingbird feeder with unique features replicating the natural characteristics of Passiflora vitifolia (red passionflower), such as artificial flowers and leaves that mimic Passiflora vitifolia in color and flexibility that are attached to and around the feeding ports, and the lack of a stable perch that allows hummingbirds to hover while feeding at flowers, which is consistent with natural hummingbird feeding behaviors. Additional features include a removable lid to which th...