ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,452, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Bourgault Machines Inc. (St. Brieux, Canada).
"Reconfigurable material moving attachments" was invented by Kevin Punk (St. Brieux, Canada), Christopher Griffith (St. Brieux, Canada) and Kelly Nelson (St. Brieux, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reconfigurable material moving attachment for a vehicle includes a blade having a blade working face directed toward a front of the blade; and a coupling mechanism for reversibly mounting the blade to the vehicle. The coupling mechanism includes a first coupling portion fixed to the blade and a second coupling portion attachable to the vehicle. The ...