ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,125, issued on June 17.

"Livestock oiling apparatus with highly compact configuration" was invented by Lyle Anderson (Whitehorse, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support apparatus for supporting a substance receptive element may have a central axis extending between a top and a bottom of the apparatus, and may include a central base, an upstanding stanchion mounted on the central base and extending toward the top; and a plurality of legs mounted on the base. Each leg is movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position with respect to the base. The collapsed position may correspond to a transport condition of the ap...