ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,148, issued on June 16, was assigned to BIG DUTCHMAN INTERNATIONAL GmbH (Vechta, Germany).
"Device and method for deflecting a conveyor chain and animal feed transport system" was invented by Leon Mann (Vechta, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for deflecting a conveyor chain for transporting animal feed and an animal feed transport system for transporting animal feed includes a housing with a first housing opening and a second housing opening, and a deflection wheel. The deflection wheel is arranged within the housing between the first housing opening and the second housing opening, and is mounted rotatably about a ver...