ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,711, issued on March 25, was assigned to Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).
"Hand held snake snare" was invented by Stephen P. Shoemaker Jr. (Redondo Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held snake snare comprises an elongate hollow rod with a bracket mounted on a proximal end. The bracket mounts a spindle coupled to a motor for rotation of the spindle, which carries a length of cable. A power supply powers the motor to rotate the spindle and shorten or lengthen the unspooled portion of the cable. The rod mounts a block at the distal end and the cable passes through the hollow rod and out an apertur...