ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,514, issued on April 14, was assigned to Syntegon Technology GmbH (Waibilingen, Germany).

"Nest remover and sterile chamber" was invented by Ulrich KrauB (Ilshofen, Germany), Stefan Nagler (Unterschneidheim, Germany), Patrick Holl (Crailsheim, Germany) and Markus Ilgenfritz (Feuchtwangen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an apparatus for removing a nest from a tub without using vacuum."

The patent was filed on Sept. 27, 2021, under Application No. 18/030,212.

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