ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,576, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Neofysis Biotech Private Ltd. (Karnataka, India).

"Automated mosquito host bio-mimicking device" was invented by Faisal Parambathkandi Kunhumohammed (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses an automated mosquito host bio-mimicking device. The device is capable of being operated in multiple modes. The device includes a pheromone chamber (1) to enclose the mosquito attractants such as pheromones, a thermal chamber (2) to mimic the body temperature and facilitate the dissemination of the pheromones, an electronic chamber (3) for automatically regulating the fu...