ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,903, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SURFACE COMPOSEE PRODUCTION ET ASSEMBLAGE (Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne, France).

"Partition for a hive" was invented by Laurent Dulaurie (Leboulin, France), Laurent Bugeaud (Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne, France), Frederic Michiels (Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne, France) and Jean-Luc Chanel (Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Radiating partition for a beehive, said beehive having a floor, a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a removable roof cover, the radiating partition having a rigid one-piece panel which is made of at least one insulating material, and at least one of...