US Patent Issued to Google on Feb. 17 for "Devices, systems, and methods for transporting live insects" (California, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,874, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Devices, systems, and methods for transporting live insects" was invented by Peter Massaro (San Carlos, Calif.), Charles Behling (Brisbane, Calif.) and Brian Wasson (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for transporting live insects comprising a flexible pressure vessel defining an inner volume and including a sealable opening. The inner volume and the sealable opening are sized to receive an insect container receptacle. The flexible pressure vessel is inflatable. The system further includes a first insect container receptacle in...