US Patent Issued to STRYGOO on May 19 for "Rodent trap" (Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,813, issued on May 19, was assigned to STRYGOO BV (Geel, Belgium).

"Rodent trap" was invented by Dirk Ernest Rosalia Wenmakers (Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium), Dries Verdonck (Geel, Belgium) and Philippe Caers (Geel, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a trap and related method for catching vermin, especially rats. The trap allows mechanical energy to be stored in an elastic element. This energy can be released momentarily in order to quickly actuate a trapdoor, a cover, from a closed position to an open position, in order to catch a rat thereby."

The patent was filed on July 16, 2021, under Application No. 18/014,501...