ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,639, issued on May 26, was assigned to Buhler GmbH (Beilngries, Germany).
"Residue emptying" was invented by Robert Harrer (Beilngries, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A germination box having a container for receiving grain. A beam is arranged inside the container. Arranged on the beam is a conveyor device, in particular a worm screw, which is arranged horizontally with respect to a base and serves to load and unload the container, wherein the conveyor device is movable in a vertical direction. A plurality of turning screws, arranged vertically with respect to the base, are mounted on the beam and are operated in pairs in oppo...