ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,052, issued on May 6, was assigned to Woodstream Corp. (Lancaster, Pa.).
"Bird feeder with mixed seed feed port" was invented by Cody Litwiller (Lancaster, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mesh feed port for a bird feeder comprises a plurality of intersecting members defining a periodic pattern of openings. The openings include a plurality of first openings sized to receive a seed of a first size in a predetermined orientation, a plurality of second openings sized to receive a seed of a second size distinct from the first size in a predetermined orientation, and a plurality of third openings sized to receive a seed of a third siz...