ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,309, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Big Bug Solutions LLC (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Wall plate with pest abatement circuitry" was invented by Thomas Satagaj (Bellevue, Wash.) and Daniel Jacobson (Canton, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall plate with pest abatement circuitry includes a wall plate portion structured to cover an electrical box. The wall plate portion is formed substantially from a plastic material, and it has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is adjacent to an inside volume of the electrical box when the wall plate with pest abatement circuitry is deployed. The wall plate also includes a host...