ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,304, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to CP MANUFACTURING LLC (San Diego).

"Compound auger disc" was invented by Nicholas Davis (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disc for mounting on a disc shaft with a shaft axis is disclosed. The disc includes a leading face that pushes material along an axial conveyance direction that is parallel to the shaft axis. The leading face is constructed of a hard and durable structural material. The disc may also include a distal face/edge constructed of the pliable elastomeric material. The disc also includes a trailing face opposite to the leading face. The trailing face is constructed of a plia...