ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,548, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Wantech Pty Ltd. (Scaddan, Australia).
"Straw processing system" was invented by Mark Wandel (Scaddan, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A straw processing system includes a straw pickup assembly, a straw chopper, and a straw distribution system. The straw pickup assembly picks up straw and passes it to the straw chopper for producing a straw feed stream flowing in a feed direction. The straw distribution system has a chamber with a feed inlet for receiving the straw feed stream, a central outlet, and at least a first outlet. The straw distribution system diverts at least a first fractio...