ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,928, issued on March 18, was assigned to Bee-IQ Solutions Ltd. (Warkworth, New Zealand).
"Anti-predator device for beehive" was invented by Kyle Blair Wayne Atkinson (Warkworth, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present specification discloses a beehive comprising (i) an exterior wall, (ii) a hive interior, and (iii) an entrance through the wall that allows access and egress of bees to and from the hive interior. A beehive disclosed herein can further comprise (iv) a beehive entrance tunnel having a proximal entrance end at the hive entrance and a distal exit end that extends into the hive interior. In operation, the be...