ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,879, issued on April 21, was assigned to Concept 2 Consumer LLC (Peru, Ill.).
"Bug killing device" was invented by Matthew Pell (Peru, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bug killing bow is provided. The bug killing bow may take the form of an archery bow. The archery bow has a chamber which stores a material such as, for example small particulate material such as salt. The small particulate material may be expelled from a barrel of the bow by air. When the bow is aimed at an insect and the small particulate material is expelled, the small particulate material may be used to kill the insect."
The patent was filed on Oct. 16, 2024...