ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,188, issued on June 2, was assigned to Bradken Resources Pty Ltd. (New South Wales, Australia).

"Grinding mill liner" was invented by Craig Frank Faulkner (Capalaba, Australia), Terry Alexander Shore (Wallsend, Australia), Brad John Drinkwater (Cooks Hill, Australia) and David Joel Stewart (Maryland, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liner element for lining a vertical grinding mill agitator including one or more primary mounting portions configured to releasably mount the liner to a shaft of the agitator; and one or more secondary mounting portions configured to releasably mount one or more wear members to the liner. A liner...