ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,894, issued on Feb. 3.
"Self-propelled overhead livestock enclosure washing system" was invented by Jerome I. Mack (Leola, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An enclosure washing system for cleaning the interior of a livestock confinement building may include a guide track assembly for positioning in an elevated condition above the building floor, and a mobile unit movable along the track assembly. The mobile unit may include a frame and a movement mechanism to move the unit along the track assembly. The movement mechanism may include movement wheels rotatably mounted on the frame to engage the track assembly and a movement motor to ...