ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,798, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Livin Farms AgriFood GmbH (Vienna).

"Fly cage module with conveyor belt" was invented by Katharina Unger (Vienna) and Jurgen Wixler (Dissen am Teutoburger Wald, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, arrangement and method for producing insect eggs. The apparatus includes a container to accommodate insects in a container interior and prevent the insects from escaping; at least one egg-laying apparatus is arranged in the container and is configured to accommodate insect eggs laid in the container by the insects in the container; and at least one attractant arranged in an area of th...