US Patent Issued to Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University on June 2 for "System and method for mitigating red palm weevil infestations in a palm tree" (Saudi Arabia, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,267, issued on June 2, was assigned to Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"System and method for mitigating red palm weevil infestations in a palm tree" was invented by Kwan San Hui (Norwich, Great Britain), Abdullah A. Alhamdan (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Esam Jassim (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Faramarz Djavanroodi (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Mushtaq Khan (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method for mitigating red palm weevil infestations in palm trees through coordinated ultrasonic disruption. The device includes a solar-powered system including a battery, charger, dimmer, and ult...