ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,317, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Dongguan City GeShengMei Industrial Co. Ltd (Dongguan, China).

"Gravity-powered treadmill for poultry" was invented by Taotao Lei (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gravity-powered treadmill for poultry includes a rotating platform driven by a gravity of poultry, a container for holding poultry feed, and a mounting frame for assembling the rotating platform to an external structure. The rotating platform is rotatably mounted on the mounting frame, the rotating platform is inclined relative to a horizontal plane when in use, and the container is arranged beside an upwardly incline...