ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,010, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Southworth International Group Inc. (Falmouth, Maine).
"Container unloading apparatus" was invented by Scott Stoddard (Gorham, Maine), Emmanuel Marsh-Sachs (Sidney, Maine) and Jonathan Graeme Robertson (Biddeford, Maine).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for emptying the contents of a container. The apparatus may include a base, a frame, and a vertical lift. The lift may include a drive portion fixed to the base and a linearly movable member pivotally coupled to the frame. The drive portion may be configured for driving the linearly movable member for movement relative to the base along ...