US Patent Issued on July 7 for "Funnel attachment for a heavy machinery bucket" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,297, issued on July 7.

"Funnel attachment for a heavy machinery bucket" was invented by William Sigle (Stockton, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The funnel attachment for a heavy machinery bucket includes a funnel and one or more hydraulic pistons. The funnel may be pivotably coupled to a bucket of a loader. The one or more hydraulic pistons may pivot the funnel between a funnel lifted position and a funnel lowered position. The funnel may be pivoted to the funnel lifted position in order to fill the bucket with material. The funnel may be pivoted to the funnel lowered position to empty the bucket through the funnel. As non-limiti...