US 11,122,781 B2
HEATER-EQUIPPED MAN-MADE BEEHIVE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INVASIVE PESTS IN A MAN-MADE BEEHIVEGeneral
US 11,122,781 B2
HEATER-EQUIPPED MAN-MADE BEEHIVE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INVASIVE PESTS IN A MAN-MADE BEEHIVE
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Kathleen I Alker
Art Unit:
3643 Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
Agent:
Inventors:
Lynn Williams
Assignee:
Bee Hive Thermal Industries, LLC
Priority:
06/01/17
Filed:
12/03/18
Granted:
09/21/21
Expiration:
08/11/37
Abstract
A heater-equipped man-made beehive incorporates a substantially enclosed hive body having a plurality of joined side walls, a floor, and a top. The hive body defines an entrance sufficient for allowing passage of bees into and from the beehive. A heating element is located inside the hive body adjacent the floor, and is adapted to raise an ambient temperature inside the beehive.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
A01A01K51/00A01K