ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,589, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Rentokil Initial 1927 PLC (Great Britain).
"Pest traps" was invented by John McCaig (Pulborough, Great Britain), Oliver John Lindsey Milverton (Salisbury, Great Britain), Christopher Ford (Hull, Great Britain) and Chris Bernd Reinink (Crawley, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pest trap comprising a main body. A first chamber connected to the main body has an opening arranged to allow a pest to enter the first chamber, there being a movable closure to the opening of the first chamber. A second chamber connected to the main body also has an opening arranged to allow a pest to enter ...