ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,884, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to AUI POWER (Elkton, Md.).

"Avian nest guard" was invented by Lars Granger (Elkton, Md.) and Dusten Moir (Elkton, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a nesting platform for a transmission tower. The nesting platform includes one or more floor panels with a substantially planar surface, connected to first and second side walls. The platform further comprises a first strut channel with one or more slots, and an L-clamp with a threaded rod that can be retained in a slot of the first strut channel using a nut. Additionally, a second strut channel with one or more slots is provided,...