ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,973, issued on Oct. 27.

"Automated food dispensing lure for large game, or similar" was invented by Martin Lafond (Rockland, Canada) and Alain Lafond (Verner, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a game lure system designed for attracting large animals. The system comprises a durable and waterproof container divided by a partition into a food storage compartment and a main compartment. A hatch on the container is programmably controlled to open at pre-set times, allowing food to be accessed from the food storage to the main compartment. The timing and duration of the hatch's opening are controlled by a progr...