ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,337, issued on June 17.
"Automated fiber dispenser" was invented by Monty Veal (Chickamauga, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for dispensing a metered amount of a fiber additive into a concrete mixing system. The system includes a dispensing hopper to hold the fiber additive and to selectively dispense the fiber additive. A discharge outlet is included having an adjustable area formed between a fixed surface and a movable surface. Fiber additive exiting the dispensing hopper passes between the fixed surface and the movable surface. A conveyor and dosing wheel are the fixed and movable surfaces and dispense the fiber additi...