ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,471, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Kinze Manufacturing Inc. (Williamsburg, Iowa).

"Integrated air entrainer segment air source" was invented by Steve Nolte (Williamsburg, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pressure of a fluid passing through several air entrainers can be controlled so as to more effectively move particulate material from one or more bulk hoppers to an end location. This is accomplished through use of an integrated, electric fluid pressure source, such as a fan in one or more of the segments. The pressure can be increased based upon a speed of an agricultural implement or a weight of the particulate material a...