US Patent Issued to SROOC Holdings on July 7 for "Debris guard for a loader" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,303, issued on July 7, was assigned to SROOC Holdings LLC (Waco, Texas).

"Debris guard for a loader" was invented by Jerrod Chance Cook (Lorena, Texas), Thomas R. Flanary Jr. (Riesel, Texas) and Hugo Gutierrez (Waco, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A debris guard assembly comprises one or more flexible portions and one or more rigid portions. The debris guard assembly allows for motion of a moving component, such as, a hydraulic cylinder or a pivot arm, while preventing debris from falling into the cavity around the moving component."

The patent was filed on April 17, 2024, under Application No. 18/638,644.

*For further informa...