ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,883, issued on April 21.
"Device for mitigating unwanted life forms in a crop field" was invented by Nico Correns (Mannheim, Germany) and Wolfram Haiges (Magstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for mitigating unwanted life forms, the apparatus comprising: a sensor system configured to detect an unwanted life form; an adjustable first electrode; an earthed second electrode; a voltage generator connected to the first and second electrodes; a conductivity generator for increasing conductivity between the first electrode and the unwanted life form; and a controller in communication with the sensor system, the volta...