ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,130, issued on April 14, was assigned to Paladin Brands Group Inc. (Delhi, Iowa).
"Movable back drag blade for snow blower" was invented by Jason Swiontek (Jackson, Mich.) and Justin Perkins (Chelsea, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A snow blower device having a housing forming a cavity configured to receive snow. A rotatable auger is supported by the housing and positioned within the cavity to gather and direct snow into a discharge chute having a lumen extending from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing. The device further includes a blade combined with the frame and movable between a retracted position and...