ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,988, issued on Nov. 25.
"Tree vibrating device" was invented by Joseph Ray (Titusville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leaf shaking device primarily comprised of at least one control unit, at least one cable, and at least one clamp. The control unit is further comprised of a motor with a plurality of vibration levels. The cable further connects to the control unit, wherein the clamp is located at the end of the cable that is not connected to the control unit. The clamp can then be secured around the limbs or trunk of a tree and the motor can be activated such that the tree begins to vibrate. As a result, all leaves on the tree...