ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,185, issued on March 3, was assigned to SIS Development Inc. (Salem, Ore.).

"Automatic optimizing pest control substance delivery system" was invented by Richard A. Kramer (Salem, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automated pest control systems and methods can use information (including input information based on, but not limited to, for example, one or more of the season(s), temperature trend(s) over a period of time(s), length of day(s), change(s) in the length of day(s) over a period of time(s), the deterioration of the potencies of substance(s) based on the exposed shelf-life and/or spoilage of the substance(s), indoor versus o...