ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,262, issued on June 2, was assigned to Woodstream Corp. (Lancaster, Pa.).
"Moth screen for insect traps" was invented by Adam V. Malave (Elizabethtown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insect trap comprises a housing defining an insect intake opening. A receptacle is removably attached to a bottom of the housing and is in communication with the intake opening. A rotating fan assembly is arranged within the housing and is adapted to draw air in through the intake opening in a direction toward the receptacle. An insect screen is removably attached over the intake opening and defines a plurality of first openings sized to prevent in...