ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,818, issued on April 7, was assigned to The GSI Group LLC (Assumption, Ill.).
"Unloading auger" was invented by Alan C. Hogan (Assumption, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A feed supply system used in distributing feed grain from a feed tank includes a boot unloader coupled to an upstream end of at least one conveyor tube in fluid communication with a downwardly opening aperture of the feed tank. The boot unloader includes an unloader body formed of a front panel and a rear panel to form a receiving portion into which feed grain flows from the feed tank. At least one auger is partially received in the unloader body and extends fro...