ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,199, issued on Jan. 20.
"Excavator bucket" was invented by Kang Jun Lee (Seosan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an excavator bucket including a bottom part forming bottom thereof, bent upward, and extending in a rear direction thereof, first and second side parts coupled to both sides of the bottom part, a cover part forming top thereof, a support part coupled to at least a portion of the cover part and at least a portion of the bottom part and forming the inner surface thereof, a first coupling bracket coupled to the cover part, the support part, and the bottom part and protruding upward and outward theref...