ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,894, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Woodstream Corp. (Lancaster, Pa.).
"Liquid hummingbird feeder with base assembly having a two-part nectar basin with recessed sealing member" was invented by Marko K. Lubic (Shillington, Pa.) and Luke Benjamin Haney (Lititz, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hummingbird feeder is provided that has a nectar container with a lower end liquid flow opening, a nectar basin positioned below the nectar container and removably coupled thereto, and a recessed elastomeric sealing member. The nectar basin includes an upper part and a lower part that are separable from one another and configured to be e...