ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,059, issued on April 14.

"Mixing accessory for a drum of a concrete mixer, the drum having helical fins with fingers extending radially therefrom" was invented by George B. Weaver (Almond, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concrete mixing accessory for a drum of a concrete mixer, the drum having an inner surface and an outer surface, the drum including a first helical fin extended from the inner surface and extending from a first end and a second end of the drum, the drum including a second helical fin extending from the inner surface and extending from the first end and the second end of the drum, the accessory comprising: a fi...