ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,814, issued on Jan. 13.
"Apparatus for assisting the forward movement of livestock" was invented by Jon Davis Mollhagen (Lorraine, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for assisting the forward movement of animals in a livestock alleyway includes a pivot structure, an actuator and an arm assembly. The pivot structure is rotatably mounted to the alleyway. The actuator connects between the alleyway and the pivot structure for rotating the pivot structure between first and second positions. The arm assembly is pivotably mounted to the pivot structure for rotation between a first extended position and a second retracted posit...