ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,783, issued on Dec. 16.
"Trap for insects" was invented by Dimitrios Aslanis (Vrilisia Attikis, Greece).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention refers to an insect trap consisting of a housing (1) in which there is a power supply system (2) and an electrical circuit board (3). The insect trap has a multi-layer mesh (4), in which an electric field of e.g. 2500 V is developed, thereby killing the insects. It may also have a lamp (7) to attract insects and a tray (8) at the bottom of the trap to collect the killed insects. The use of a screen (6) under the trap covers the remaining space of the aperture, allowing tenants to pass thr...