ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,454, issued on Dec. 2.

"Bin cleaning systems and methods of use" was invented by Lorin Reed (Kingsburg, Calif.) and Jim Moshier (Visalia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to apparatuses, machines, systems and methods for periodically washing and/or disinfecting the interior of individual containers having a polygonal base (e.g., rectangular), such as bins of the type used for the used for agricultural commodity collection, storage, and transport (agricultural bins), as well as other types of bins and containers. The systems of the present invention may be operable to automatically and thoroughly clean the in...