ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,037, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Kooima Ag Inc. (Rock Valley, Iowa).
"Bale ripper assembly for feed mixer apparatus" was invented by Nolan Den Boer (Rock Valley, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bale ripper assembly for pulling plant material from a bale may comprise a bale ripper device supportable on an auger of a feed mixer apparatus and having a first face and a second face with a perimeter. The perimeter may include a leading perimeter portion for orienting in a direction of movement of the device when the device is mounted on the auger of the mixer apparatus and the auger is rotated. The leading perimeter portion of...