ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,887, issued on May 20, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Arthropod trapping device" was invented by Adam James Burt (Loveland, Ohio), Christopher Lawrence Smith (Liberty Township, Ohio), Travis Kyle Hodgdon (Cincinnati), Erik John Hasenoehrl (Loveland, Ohio) and Francez Yahiriz Curbelo Canabal (Naperville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to an arthropod trapping device, more particularly, to a compact and portable trapping device comprising a housing and an insert, where the insert is also attachable to or insertable into a handheld trapping implement."

The patent wa...