ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,568, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Forever Young Industries (Brookfield, Conn.).
"Device for attracting worms to the surface of the soil" was invented by Hunter Young (Brookfield, Conn.) and Wayne Young (Brewster, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibrational system for attracting worms having a ground insertion end at a distal portion, a grasping end at a proximal portion, and a plurality of coils at an intermediate portion between the distal portion and the proximal portion spaced apart to provide axially spaced apart gaps between the plurality of coils. The plurality of coils are configured to emit a vibration that attracts...