US Patent Issued on March 18 for "Spreader device and method of using the same for optimizing the distribution of grain in storage containers" (Louisiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,359, issued on March 18.

"Spreader device and method of using the same for optimizing the distribution of grain in storage containers" was invented by Patrick Hayes (Welsh, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a spreader device used to fill a container or silo with grain that comprises a shaped body including a primary opening with a removable cover and several angled, peripheral openings located a distance from the primary opening. The spreader functions by allowing grain to pass through its primary opening to form a single flow column and grain pile and then having the primary opening closed via the cover to...