ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,044, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to LATITUDE INNOVATIONS LLC (Marion Center, Pa.).

"Articulated machine with rotatable boom and cabin for material handling and processing" was invented by Levi Stauffer Jr. (Portland, Ind.), Jason Jones (Bedford, Pa.), Paul Jones (Derry, Pa.), Alvin Zook (Cherry Tree, Pa.), David Cooper (Wonewoc, Wis.), Dyan Cooper (Windsor, Ky.) and David Troyer (Decatur, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulated machine for moving an object includes a front chassis, a rear chassis, a power swivel system, a cabin, and a boom apparatus is provided. The rear chassis can be coupled to the front chassis by a r...